Students will consider the challenges of representing identity visually; consider text and elements of popular culture in an image; continue to consider the role of drawing as a political medium.

Students will consider portraiture as a means of political expression; discuss the elements of a portrait that contribute to its meaning, such as expression, pose, costume, and background; consider the effectiveness of drawing as a form of political expression.

Students will consider gesture in drawings; consider alternative materials and processes artists can use to create drawings; consider the role of chance in the creation of drawings.

In this lesson, students reflect on the social relevance of right-brain and left-brain thinking. Then, they practice the science skills of observation and drawing using a right-brain dominant approach and reflect on whether and how the different perspective helped them to learn the material.

Students will:
1. Respond to a logical, systematic and verbal drawing prompt.
2. Learn about the differences between brain hemispheres and the current emphasis on the value of creativity and imagination by reading and discussing the article "Let Computers Compute. It’s the Age of the Right Brain."
3. Employ drawing techniques to engage the right hemisphere of the brain and then apply these techniques to a science topic.
4. Compare two self-created drawings and reflect on the experience of approaching the topic from two perspectives, linear/logical and spatial/nonverbal/holistic.

In this lesson, students examine famous works of art from the 20th century and discuss the feelings their creations seem to express. Students will then create a painting that expresses their feelings.

Students will compare and contrast two paintings; understand the term modern as used in an historical and art historical context; become familiar with the terms foreground, middle ground, and background.

Students will learn about artists who used numerals in their work, experience chalk pastels as an art medium, and work with adding in number sentences. They will learn about positive and negative space, review warm and cool colors, review the concept of overlapping, and learn how to use stencils.

Students will recognize the utility of mathematics in art.  They will apply Leonardo Da Vinci’s rules of proportion for the human body and will use these rules to compose self-portraits.  In order to determine the measurements of specific body parts, students will use multiple strategies, such as multiplying whole numbers by fractional parts.  This activity also allows students to make conversions between measurements, connections between linear measurement and fractions, and see the relationship between multiplication of a fraction and division by a whole number.  This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

Students create a small time capsule of their own, shaped like a pyramid.

Students create a small time capsule of their own, shaped like a pyramid.
Students will also create a narrative around their art project. Imagine what everyday life would have been like in ancient Egypt.
This lesson is a remix of an original lesson by Helen Nagan

Students have the opportunity to compare works of art from different periods to understand Early Italian Renaissance Art.

Students explore the power of the visual image to convey a message. They examine the portrait of George Washington on American dollar bills. They next use the featured article, 'Prolific Chinese Painter Is Anonymous No More,' to learn about a famous portrait of Mao, and what the artwork reveals about the People's Republic of China. In small groups, students next examine images of important personages in various cultures throughout the world and, finally, create their own portraits that convey messages they wish others to understand about themselves.

In this lesson from The New York Times Learning Network, students explore the power of the visual image to convey a message. They examine the portrait of George Washington on American dollar bills. They next use the featured article, 'Prolific Chinese Painter Is Anonymous No More,' to learn about a famous portrait of Mao, and what the artwork reveals about the People's Republic of China. In small groups, students next examine images of important personages in various cultures throughout the world and, finally, create their own portraits that convey messages they wish others to understand about themselves.

This resource packet contains images and supplemental readings to be used when teaching with Peter Blume's painting "The Rock." Classroom activities and discussion questions are also provided.

Many high school Photography students are unsure how to present flat, printed photographic images in a creative and visually appealing way. This article provides examples of 16 Photography sketchbooks to help motivate and inspire students who study high school qualifications such as NCEA Level 3 Photography (Scholarship), A Level Photography, and IB Art.

Piccassohead is a digital tool that allows users to create their own masterpieces using famous features drawn by Picasso. Use as a tool for exploration, creation, collaborative work, and application of prior knowledge. Imitate the artistic style of a Spanish painter.

In this lesson, students discuss at least one part of George Washington's life and explain why the event was important in his life. Then students will create a pictorial representation of one aspect of Washington's life using one of the following media: mural, collage, picture book, or quilt.

In this lesson from The New York Times Learning Network, students consider the value of a photograph and the circumstances under which photographs are taken, research the importance of a particular photograph, and create original photographs that illustrate the emotions, events or ideas portrayed in photographs of international news.

This is the news article attached to the New York Times lesson activity of the same name.