Lesson Plan
Project Articulate

Textured Landscapes with Grant Wood

For Teachers K - 6th
Explore the world of textured landscapes through the eyes of the famous artist, Grant Wood. Here is an elementary art lesson in which scholars learn about Grant Wood's life, view his work, draw their own textured landscape, and then...
Lesson Plan
Walters Art Museum

The Symbolism of Allegorical Art

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Introduce learners to allegorical art with four bronze sculptures by Francesco Bertos. After modeling how to recognize bias and allegory in Bertos' Africa, class groups examine the other three sculptures in the series before creating...
Handout
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Core Analysis Frame: Fiction

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Dig into any piece of fiction with a series of analysis questions. There are two levels of questions provided: basic and in-depth. The basic questions can be copied double-sided onto a single piece of paper, while the in-depth questions...
Handout
ArtLex

Art Lex: Value

For Students 9th - 10th
Artlex's definition of value and how it applies to black and white and color in art. There are links to other sites to further explain the term and also related terms to explore.
Handout
Other

Art in Canada: Art Talk: Composition Glossary

For Students 9th - 10th
A definition of composition with other terms and how they relate to composition. This site shows an example and also explains the terms provided.
Handout
ArtLex

Art Lex: Color

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth instructional page on color that defines a variety of terms related to color.
Handout
Palomar Community College District

Palomar College: 2 D Design Notes: Design and Composition: Color

For Students 9th - 10th
Every aspect of working with color in visual art can be found on this page. Comprehensive information ranging from value to color interaction.