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Compare and Contrast Art

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Practice the skill of compare and contrast. First, show learners the different pairs of artwork in the project packet (included). Then, each learner chooses one of the pairs and finds the similarities and differences between the pictures. The lesson ends with each learner preparing a one-page paper. 

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compare and contrast

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arts, compare, contrast, Expository Writing, visual, comparing artistic mediums, analyze subject representations, english language arts
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Grade
5th - 6th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning

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