Students examine and paint still life paintings. In this still life painting lesson, students look at pictures of European still life paintings and determine the characteristics when using an opaque medium. They use an opaque medium to...

Students study Asian works of art and Japanese haiku. They then take this knowledge and create an original haiku in response to other works of art.

Students examine works of art that incorporate Asian export objects, and then respond to them using Japanese haiku poems. discuss the subject and meaning in a work of art. They explain the basic ideas behind Japanese haiku poetry.