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Perception and Observation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use common and unusual objects to make observations of details, design, and functionality. They describe and draw each object while working in small groups. The differences between observation and perception is covered as part...
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Foreshadowing: A Definition

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Define foreshadowing for your upper graders with this well designed resource. While there are only two slides, the definition and example provided are excellent and if coupled with additional literary devices could make for a great lesson.
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Narrative Structure: Les Miserables

For Teachers 9th - 10th
What is the initiating event? What is the protagonist's goal? What attempts are made to achieve this goal? What is the outcome? Model for your class how to map out the structure of any narrative. Readers then search for answers as the...
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Story of Self-Choosing to Participate

For Students 7th - 12th
Everyone has a story; help your writers develop their own with this prewriting packet. Designed for upstanders to share their story and encourage others to be upstanders, this set of questions helps writers craft and structure a story to...
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Archaeological Discoveries

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Artifacts, inscriptions, and monuments. Here's an activity designed to ensure that all learners are familiar with the key terms and concepts they will need to begin a study of archaeological discoveries.
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Holiday Newsletter

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
There are so many holidays celebrated around winter that it can be difficult to keep track. Consider having your class members design a newsletter highlighting a particular holiday, such as Christmas, Hanukkah, Martin Luther King Jr....
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Matrices

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners explore matrices. Given a particular situation, they discover the make-up and design of a matrix. Students identify examples of rectangular arrays used in real world situations. They solve oral problems in class.
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Introductions: Definition and Writing Tips

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Using PowerShow.com, this presentation focuses on how to write basic introductions including four main points: create an opening sentence that sizzles, identify a clear, central idea, relate the topic's importance, and write a solid...
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Creating a Web Page

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students complete a unit focusing on the creation of a student-generated website. They read and evaluate articles about business ethics, critique websites, and develop a student-created webpage.
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Symbolism in China's Material Goods

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students make a generalization about the process of 'looking' and 'grouping', hoping to show that we, as Americans, show preferences and shared choices. They study examples of American art through time and create a class chart...
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Teaching a Short Story

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students work in small groups and prepare an analysis of a short story to be presented to their peers. They research the story and create a handout or a visual aid that cites sources of information and summarizes the main points of the...
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Measurement: Stream Flow & Stadium Capacity

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study the scientific fields and how information can be monitored and recorded.  In this scientific inquiry lesson students view a PowerPoint presentation and complete a hands on activity. 
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Science 9 Unit 3 Worksheet

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this chapters 2 and 3 science guided reading worksheet, students read corresponding material pertaining chemical reactions and the periodic chart answering 40 fill in the blank questions.
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Architecture

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use the glossary/dictionary and a partner to make flashcards of the important architectural terms and their definitions. Study them, present them to the teacher, and answer 5 correctly. This activity is part of a layered...
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Romeo and Juliet Mix-It-Up

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify themes in Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet by analyzing the film or text. In this tolerance lesson, students create their own Elizabethan era terms related to interacting with different social groups. In groups,...
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Ceramic Tile Wall Murals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create multi-color lithographic posters, reinterpreting the technique of a famous artist or artistic style. They discuss art history, aesthetics, criticism, and personal expression. Students focus on the elements of design and...
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Miniature Landscapes

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students demonstrate their knowledge of the elements of design by creating a pair of textured collages. They visually communicate the feeling of landscapes at different times of day by carefully selecting paper because of color or texture.
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Creating a Children's Book

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students create a studenT book following an introduction to the publication process. Through exposure to several sources, students learn the steps involved in publishing a book.
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Monoprint

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students review Gerald Ferstman's work and discuss abstract art. They design and create monoprints on Mylar. They reflect on their work and write about the experience of creating the piece.
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ENDOWING SUPPORT ELEMENTS

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners demonstrate how an actor might engage sensate reaction using 3 sets of stage props. They imagine and use as many sense reactions as they can to make the props become endowed with a reality. They use one table and chair to...
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Animal skeletal design-reduction relief prints

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders compare and contrast various forms of artistic expression associated with specific groups of people, geographic regions, or time periods, specifically, art of Australia, and create art works using procedures borrowed from...
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M. C. Escher - Design - Math Integration

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners create a tessellations using rotation and translation. They also create a tessellation using reflection.
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Commas with Nonessential Elements Exercise 3

For Students 5th - 9th
In this comma exercise worksheet, students must put necessary punctuation in the sentences provided if they are incorrect.
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Designing a Civilization for an Art Room

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars discover the ideas of civilizations by researching Gandhi's philosophies.  In this art decoration instructional activity, students investigate Gandhi's opinions on civilizations, community and ethics.  Young...

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