art

In this Humanities module middle school students study the painting by Picasso, Guernica, as a primary text and read a few secondary sources about the historical events. Instruction focuses on building a vocabulary to talk about works of art and history, and it offers an opportunity to...

Students will begin learning what is considered an artistic and cultural trend. Next, they will begin doing background research on artistic and cultural trends that occurred in the United States from 1865 to the present. During their research students will examine how the trends reflect and/or...

This common analytic rubric assesses students' artistic expression, specifically an art product or products and an accompanying artist statement. The rubric can be used on its own or in concert with a content-related rubric.

Students will design a YOURbook, which is a "final" small yearbook all about them, or their experience in school this school year, or throughout their 4 years in school. Essentially, they will create a comprehensive spread would demonstrate learning in the following...

In this task students will read, analyze, and write about a range of documentary texts from American art and literature that portray the American dream and how people pursue, secure, or are disappointed in their quest for it. Students will then research the life of a person they know ...