BY GRADE: K-2 3-5 6-8 9-12 BY MEDIUM: Drawing Mixed Media Painting Photography Sculpture BY RELATED SUBJECT: English - Language Arts History - Social Science Mathematics Science Visual & Performing Arts --------------- Lesson Plan Title A-Z Index Lesson Plan Image Bank	Related Subjects Grades     Ansel Adams and the American West In this two or three-session lesson, students will be introduced to Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) and the photography of Ansel Adams.   Visual & Performing Arts, History-Social Science, Engligh-Language Arts CA Standards 3-5                   Become an Ethnographic Photographer Ethnography is the study of specific cultures. An ethnographic photographer uses photography to study the traditions, customs, daily life, ceremonies, and people of particular cultures. In this lesson, students will document their own culture through photography.   Visual & Performing Arts, History-Social Science, English-Lanugage Arts CA Standards 9-12                   California Landscape Mural This one-session lesson deals with the visual art standards of using complementary colors and contrast successfully in an artwork. In this lesson, students will create a collaborative mural of a landscape.   Visual & Performing Arts, History-Social Science CA Standards 4-5                   Portrait in Fruit In this two-session lesson, students will examine images of portraits, and discuss the components and their significance. Students will then create a two-dimensional self-portrait in the style of Arcimboldo. The students will also write poetry and conduct a class survey about the usage of fruit and vegetables in their self-portraits.   Visual & Performing Arts, English-Language Arts, Mathematics, History-Social Science CA Standards 3-5                   Protest Sculpture In this three-session lesson, students will create a sculpture that expresses their thoughts and feelings concerning a social issue. The sculpture may awaken the viewer to the problem and possibly motivate them to action or a new understanding of the problem.   Visual & Performing Arts, English-Language Arts, History-Social Science CA Standards 9-12                   Ritual Vessel In this lesson students will use their knowledge of geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of Ancient Civilizations, Medieval, and/or Early Modern Times to create their own ritual vessels out of clay. Students will focus on a particular culture in history based upon the History-Social Science unit recently studied.   Visual & Performing Arts, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts CA Standards 6-7
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