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Grade
4th - 12th
Subjects
Visual & Performing Arts
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Lesson Plans
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Duration
3 hrs
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Project-Based Learning
Year
2004
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Lesson Plan

The Body Talks

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Young historians examine the gestures of human subjects represented in Mannerist, Baroque and Renaissance paintings. After they play charades and attempt to match dialogue with body language, learners create a drawing that includes gestures.

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Concepts

gestures, body language, the baroque period, the renaissance

Additional Tags

the baroque period, body language, gestures, mannerist art, visual and performing arts

Pros

  • Adaptable to multiple grade levels
  • Engaging and fun
  • Provides a glossary for common terms from the Renaissance

Cons

  • None

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