The attached infographic resource document descibes ways to engage English Learners in theatre …
The attached infographic resource document descibes ways to engage English Learners in theatre arts classrooms by making learning visible, supporting the language of theatre arts, connecting learning to students' backgrounds and skills, using cooperative learning structures and strategies, and reducing cognitive load and allowing processing time.
The attached infographic resource document describes ways to engage English Learners in visual …
The attached infographic resource document describes ways to engage English Learners in visual arts classrooms by making learning visible, supporting the language of visual arts, connecting learning to students' backgrounds and skills, using cooperative learning structures and strategies, and reducing cognitive load and allowing processing time.
In June 2022, the Virginia Department of Education fine arts program hoste …
In June 2022, the Virginia Department of Education fine arts program hoste a music and culture Institute for Virginia music educators to collaborate with and learn from musicians from Southwest Virginia. This resource list was used by the educator team to build background knowledge, and educators and clinicians provided additional resources and suggested classroom activities. This resource page is a short collection of resources that can be used by music educators to respectfully include music and culture from Southwest Virginia in music classroom instruction.
Students will learn about the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Counter Reformation …
Students will learn about the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Counter Reformation as related events. They will analyze works by the artists Rubens and Rembrandt, and use the artworks to illustrate the divergent beliefs and philosophies of the two movements.
Explore objects from Ancient Rome and discover how Romans portrayed themselves and …
Explore objects from Ancient Rome and discover how Romans portrayed themselves and wished to be remembered. This student-facing resource includes text, images, maps, as well as interactive exercises that call invite students to closely examine authentic objects from Ancient Rome.
The first three activities provide close-up views with guiding questions and background information. What will you learn about the connections between power, status, citizenship, and images in ancient Rome? How do these objects relate to identity and how people are portrayed or remembered? Who is represented and who is not?
The next three investigations offer pop-up hot spots on selected objects to reveal intriguing information about Roman culture, gods, goddesses, and mythology.
How do these objects relate to what the Romans thought was important?
Ryan Dixon of Virginia Beach created a presentation about using the Assessment …
Ryan Dixon of Virginia Beach created a presentation about using the Assessment tools in Schoology. You can download this presentation and make your own version for your division!
Students explore the concept of a sacred place by looking at works …
Students explore the concept of a sacred place by looking at works of art representing sacred spaces, and studying the California missions. They explore perspective and point of view in both the visual and literary senses. Students create a project poster displaying photos, drawings, and journal writings that incorporate the major themes of California's missions, and use perspective and point of view both visually and in writing.
Students will learn how images have been used to persuade people in …
Students will learn how images have been used to persuade people in the past and present about a specific message or idea. They will research the 17th-century European Counter-Reformation and discuss how a sculpture of a saint might have been used as a persuasive image in a Catholic convent or monastery. Working in teams, students will then create sculptures commissioned by "patrons" and write press releases to promote their creations.
Students generate new vocabulary by discussing descriptive words, or adjectives, and the …
Students generate new vocabulary by discussing descriptive words, or adjectives, and the names of shapes they see in a still life painting. Inspired by an object in the painting, students then use their new vocabulary to create a shape poem.
This lesson is part of a sequential unit. Students participate in a …
This lesson is part of a sequential unit. Students participate in a class critique of the symbolic sculptures they created. They critique the work of their peers by responding to questions about the symbolic content and applying criteria for sculpture developed in Lesson 1.
Students will create their own work of art that serves as a …
Students will create their own work of art that serves as a social commentary. Students will make a moral or ethical statement in their work and use elements of the Neoclassical style to communicate their message.
This is the first lesson in a sequential unit. Students look at …
This is the first lesson in a sequential unit. Students look at and discuss still-life paintings and develop a definition for the genre. They then further their understanding of this type of painting and practice watercolor techniques by painting their own still lifes from direct observation. Art production focuses on the tools used to create the illusion of three-dimensional space and convey texture in watercolors.
This lesson is part of a sequential unit. Students choose meaningful objects …
This lesson is part of a sequential unit. Students choose meaningful objects for a still-life arrangement and paint it using watercolors. After reflecting on their choice of objects and composition, students begin to write an artist's statement.
This lesson is part of a sequential unit. Students paint the same …
This lesson is part of a sequential unit. Students paint the same still-life arrangement from Lesson 2, but in an opaque medium. They compare similarities and differences of working with the transparent and opaque mediums and refine their artist's statements.
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