Lesson Plans - Subject: English - Language Arts

In this one-session lesson, students will be guided into creating their own self-portrait in steps using colored pastels. They will also use their self-portraits as a springboard to write a personal narrative.

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In this two-session lesson, the students will identify and describe characteristics of contemporary artwork. Then, they will create gesture drawings, a drawing technique used to express the action of a subject in a short period of time.

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Sunprints are photographs made without cameras. Technically called cyanotypes, they are made by placing objects directly onto light-sensitive paper and then exposing the paper to light. The resulting image is unique and shows white shapes against a blue background.

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Sunprints are photographs made without cameras. Technically called cyanotypes, they are made by placing objects directly onto light-sensitive paper and then exposing the paper to light. The resulting image is unique and shows white shapes against a blue background.

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In this one to two-session lesson, students will be introduced to the concept of photo-collage. Photo-collages allow students to combine different pictures into one new composition. Working with photographs that have been taken or found images, students will create photo-collages as a means of creative expression.

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