What do Roald Dahl's "Lamb to the Slaughter" and the Book of Genesis have in common? Both are complex texts that model how authors can approach the same concept—betrayal—in very different ways.

Discusses ASCII art, which is art made using text. Provides links to lessons on ASCII art and to a variety of ASCII resources.

This curriculum unit from the Kennedy Center's ArtsEdge program presents an introduction to the concept of visual rhythm and explores the intersection of visual and auditory rhythm. The unit is divided into six lessons focusing on...

Jim Dine's Child's Blue Wall combines sculpture and painting. It is both a realistic depiction of a child's bedroom and an abstract painting of a night sky. This lesson plan explores how Dine accomplished these two ideas in the same work...

Take a one-minute tour through the history of media arts. Examine a variety of media forms and be a media critic. Visit the Media Studio and learn about movie soundtracks, animation, and creating a storyboard. Meet different artists as...

Students explore how stories can be told without words, such as through performance and art. This is one of four storytelling lessons.

Students will be introduced to form, one of the basic elements of art. They will analyze the types of forms and materials used in various sculptures then experiment with lines in both two and three dimensions to see how shapes become forms.

A wonderful educational art site from KinderArt that includes creating a work of art in a style similar to that of Morrisseau. Includes a short biography, art vocabulary, and information on Ojibwa culture.

Learners will have the opportunity to create a drawing of a flower using Georgia O'Keeffe as their inspiration. They will develop skills in drawing and composition and understand the difference between realistic and abstract art.

Art lessons for middle school students. They are sorted into categories of grades, lessons that can be adapted, medium used, subject matter, art period, artist, and cross-curricular connections.

Ten interactive activities that allow you to use the computer to create and manipulate works of art.

Seven lesson plans with unique approaches to drawing the human face. Web site also includes many other links to art related topics.

An educational website exploring the theme of "place" in artwork. How does "place" inspire one? How is it represented and why? What do we learn about places from art? You can find some answers here.

This art project will teach students about various art styles and allow them to investigate various art historical periods. The site has a lesson plan included.

In this activity, you will think about how different art materials can create different impressions by comparing and contrasting two works of art by J.M.W. Turner.

In this tutorial, think about how art and identity are related.

Voice of America offers an article about the arts in the Jazz Age including information about authors who wrote to protest what they saw happening in society. Read this article or listen to the narration of it.

This lesson plan looks at the pop art of Andy Warhol.

This game is played in the style of "Family Feud." Players are asked to recall the artist and/or other facts when shown a work of art.

At this site from KinderArt students will learn about the Book of the Dead and its importance to Ancient Egyptian culture by creating their own Book of the Dead using colored pencils and scroll paper.

A small collection of rubrics for assessing student art at various grade levels.

Find an eclectic list of arts-related careers--from book illustrator to puppeteer--with short write-ups in which practitioners explain what their careers are like.

A rubric for assessing student art accompanied by descriptions of the criteria.

Several rubrics for assessing student art accompanied by some descriptions and teacher notes.