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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Artistic Interpretation of a Classic: The Author's Role

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Reading the original Hans Christian Andersen tale of “The Little Mermaid” and viewing the Great Performances: The Little Mermaid from the San Francisco Ballet video offers class members an opportunity to consider how artistic decisions...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Winter Wonderland Painting

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The examples of art at the top of this page speak for themselves. Here is a fun and lovely project that gets kids outside to observe how snow falls on trees and how various trees are structured. They use crayons, tempera paint, and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Flying Too Close to the Sun

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the myth of Icarus and his father and discuss the associated metaphor. They view the work of a number of artists and create a painting depicting the myth.
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Online Course
University of California

Online English: The Hamlet Module: u.c. Davis

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more about Shakespeare's "Hamlet," when you visit this online English Module.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Who Decides What Art Means?

For Students 9th - 10th
Hayley Levitt explores the complex web of artistic interpretation.
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Activity
Other

Isaac Asimov's Foundations Universe

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers art work centered around the futuristic world created by Asimov (1920-1992 CE) and continued by several other sci-fi writers.