Marilyn Monroe Teacher Resources

Students consider the notion of beauty and what impact the media and popular culture have on it. In this cross curricular lesson, students examine print ads, write down and share their thoughts on them. Then students form literary groups...

What do The Factory and Marilyn Monroe have to do with Campbell's soup cans? Nothing and everything. Welcome to the world of Andy Warhol and explore his legacy in this short video.

Images of soup cans and of Marilyn Monroe connect to represent commerce and celebrity: the pillars of pop art and the source of inspiration for Andy Warhol. A brief video explores the four big ideas behind Warhol's work.

Young scholars create self portraits similar to the Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe portraits using digital images.

In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Marylin Monroe and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...

Encourage your artists to go wild with their color choices in this fun art lesson plan. Similar to the pop art by Andy Warhol, your class will color ordinary black and white photos with vibrant colors to simulate photo tinting. What a...

Discuss pop-art, Andy Warhol, and the concept of collaborative painting with your class. Learners won't be analyzing Warhol's work, but they will be engaging in group activities to understand the collaboration in art. They'll make a...

Create the classic Andy Warhol mass-produced image using clay slabs. Explore the pop art movement using image transfer techniques. This project incorporates art history as well as multiple clay tools. The finished product is an...

Take a deep breath before watching this video from PBS Digital Studios that models for viewers how humans are connected through the air we share. The video explores how small the earth's atmosphere is compared to the rest of Earth.

Read biographical information on Arthur Miller, author and notable playwright. Show your class this presentation as you begin reading Death of a Salesman and look into the man who created the work.

Before reading Arthur Miller's The Crucible with your middle and high schoolers, consider running through this short PowerPoint. Five slides introduce the plot, the author, and Puritanism. The slides are text-heavy, and not much...

In this vocabulary worksheet, students complete 6 different activities that regard the word "name".

In this Pensioner attacking a famous painting worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer...

In this conditional sentences instructional activity, learners match sentences, complete sentences, write sentences, and more. Students complete 7 activities total.

Students examine the issue of body image and the media. They watch and discuss a video, identify ads with unrealistic images, write a letter to the magazine, develop a timeline of changing body types, and conduct research.

Students research individuals considered to be icons. After reading an article about Sylvia Plath, they create written analyses about them along with visual representations. Students discover the differences between icons and heroes.

Students explore how "Joltin' Joe DiMaggio" remains one of America's most beloved sports heroes and a cultural icon of the twentieth century. In 1941 Joe DiMaggio set a major league record that still stands; he safely hit in 56...

Students examine and discuss the artistic style and techniques of the artist Ed Paschke. They analyze various works of art by Ed Paschke, then choose an icon from art history and alter a photocopy of it using scissors and collage materials.

For this English worksheet, students read "Pensioner Attacks Famous Work of Art," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

See a photograph of Marilyn Monroe, taken by chance by a Navy medic, and read about how he had the opportunity to snap that picture.

This video discusses Andy Warhol's, Gold Marilyn Monroe, Silkscreen ink, Silkscreen ink on synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 71.25 x 57 in. (211.4 x 144.7 cm), 1962 (MoMA). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. [3:14]

Andy Warhol's iconic Marilyn Monroe Diptych invites the viewer to consider the consequences of the increasing role of mass media images in our everyday lives. View pictures and read about his techniques and influences in this essay.