National Humanities Center
Teaching The Great Gatsby: A Common Core Close Reading Seminar
The 41 slides in a professional development seminar model how to use close reading techniques to examine the many layers of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. In addition to passages from the novel, slides provide biographical...
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Transformational Geometry & Iteration in Mangbetu Art
Mangbetu art shows the use of all four geometric transforms: Reflection, Translation, Rotation, and Scaling. This website will provide you with some cultural background on the Mangbetu and their art. The software will allow you to...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Cave Art Discovering Prehistoric Humans
By studying cave paintings, students learn about prehistoric cultures and the stories and ideas they wished to communicate to others through art. The lesson plan presented on this website aims to show young students the significance of...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Egg: The Arts Show: Ben Hall of Sapelo Island
Short video from Egg: the arts show in which Sapelo Island resident, Ben Hall, guides viewers through an introduction to Sapelo Island, which is inhabited by the descendants of African slaves. This is one in a series of videos about...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Egg: The Arts Show: Frankie Quimby of Sapelo Island
Egg: The Arts Show video in which Frankie Quimby, a resident of Sapelo Island, talks about the history and culture of the island. This is one in a series of videos about Sapelo Island. [1:48]
PBS
Pbs: How Art Made the World
A companion to the PBS series, How Art Made the World, this site shows the vital role art has played in the development of humanity beginning with very early civilizations. With text, images, and interviews with scholars, the site shows...
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Modern and Contemporary Art
The Art Institute's collection of modern and contemporary art is one of the most comprehensive of any museum and includes two icons of 20th-century American art: Grant Wood's American Gothic and Edward Hopper's Nighthawks. The museum has...
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Sfmoma: Art Think
ArtThink lessons and activities show how interrelated art is with other disciplines, such as language arts and social studies, and teaches us that there are many way to look at and understand a piece of art. The glossary does more than...
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North Dakota Museum of Art
This is the website of the North Dakota Museum of Art. The museum focuses on contemporary art and art that shows the visual history of the region, including a focus on Native American art. Collections and exhibitions can be viewed...
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Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (British Columbia)
The homepage of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, chiefly known for its impressive collection of Asian art, provides a variety of ways to access its collections and special exhibitions: through interactive virtual exhibitions, show...
TES Global
Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Tudor Art and Artists
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slide show of charts showing Tudor art, artists, themes and techniques, portraits, and art skills.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: The Gene Connection Show [Pdf]
Fifth graders will discover the difference between inherited traits and learned behaviors by bringing the traits to life in a game of charades. After that, the students will demonstrate knowledge of recessive and dominant traits as they...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Egyptian Art
Art is usually meant to be seen and cherished, however, Egyptian art was never meant to be seen. The artwork in Egypt was to benefit the deceased. This site shows examples of Egyptian art and details the main characteristics of their...
Other
Art Rageous: Wire and Pantyhose Sculptures
With just a pair of pantyhose, and a coathanger, you won't believe the creative sculptures your students will come up with! This lesson plan gives step-by-step directions, and several colorful examples to show your students. (Click...
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Art of the Ancient Greek Theater
Explore an exhibition of art (sculptures and painted vases) that takes Greek drama as its subject shows the many different ways that Greek visual artists interpreted the dramatic arts in their work. Find a click-through slideshow of art...
PBS
Pbs: Academic Vocabulary in the Common Core: Middle School English Language Arts
This video [14:33] shows a demonstration of academic vocabulary instruction through the context of a complex work, a poem. The teacher demonstrates how to access the literal meaning of new vocabulary and then infer the deeper meaning....
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Pbs Learning Media: Molly of Denali: Beading Art Game
Use this Molly of Denali digital game to extend and expand students' use of informational text, as well as their knowledge of Alaska Native culture. In this game, Molly shows players how to make various beading designs using the...
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: To Kill a Mockingbird
Guide to Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, with historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study including activities, homework assignments, project ideas, and essay topics. A radio show,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Arts and Craft
Join Daniel Tiger and his friends in this collection of fun, printable activities! From creating puppets and Kindness Loops (just like in the show!) to making thoughtful cards for friends, these worksheets will encourage your child's...
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Art Show With the Masters (Lesson Plan)
Lesson plan takes students through the process of researching the life and work of well-known artists, of creating paintings based on the styles of those artists, and of staging an exhibition of their finished pieces. Contains an...
Other
Jinta Desert Art: Aboriginal Iconography
A site that shows Australian aboriginal icons and their meaning as related to the art. Site information and symbol paintings provided by Janet Long Nakamarra.
Other
Art in Canada: Art Talk: Composition Glossary
A definition of composition with other terms and how they relate to composition. This site shows an example and also explains the terms provided.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Balance
ArtLex provides a complete description of the term, "balance," with various links to show how balance relates to art. A work by Vermeer is provided as an example.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Emphasis
A complete description of the term, "emphasis," with links to show how emphasis relates to art. Includes examples of work by Klimt, Demuth, and Minor.