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	overview by art:21 artist by art:21 episode ------------------------- subject areas: language arts social studies visual & performing arts ------------------------- topics: abstraction & realism home & displacement individuals & collectives labor & craftsmanship the natural world public & private space ritual & commemoration technology & systems war & conflict

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Subject Areas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Language Arts Social Studies Visual & Performing Arts Topics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Abstraction & Realism Home & Displacement Individuals & Collectives Labor & Craftsmanship The Natural World Public & Private Space Ritual & Commemoration Technology & Systems War & Conflict Lesson Plans - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cartoon Commentary Characters & Caricatures Commemorating Heroes Confronting Conflict Converging Media Describing the Real Dictators, Collaborators In the Landscape Landscape & Place Looking at Likeness Mediating Media Migrating Viewpoints Model Homes New Rituals New Tools New Materials Ode to a View Personal Stories... Public Façades... Remaking Myths Systems of Style The Alter-Ego... The Face of Fame Traditional Crafts... Understanding Home War on Film Wartime Voices Yearbook Tribes...		The Online Lesson Library (Seasons 1-3) is a doorway to curricular resources presenting contemporary art and artists for the classroom, hosting a wide range of thematic lesson plans for Visual and Performing Arts, Language Arts, and Social Studies curricula. Educators are encouraged to select the activities, materials, and ideas that meet their individual interests—an entire thematic unit of study, a particular hands-on project, or questions to foster dialogue. The topics described below provide focused ideas that cut across series themes (Place, Stories, etc.) and all of the artists featured in the broadcast. Each topic includes a range of lessons that connect current issues, ideas, and events with an exploration of the diverse perspectives of contemporary artists.
Abstraction & Realism LESSON PLAN SUMMARIES		abstraction & realism The terms abstraction and realism are used not only to describe and interpret visual art, but also to illustrate different forms of communication, concepts, and attitudes. These lessons address the abstract properties of language, the use of cartoons and caricatures in art, and the nature of representation in portraiture. • Describing the Real (Language Arts) Updated! • Cartoon Commentary (Social Studies) • Looking at Likeness (Visual & Performing Arts)
Home & Displacement LESSON PLAN SUMMARIES		home & displacement In an age of international travel and intercontinental trade, leaving home has become more common and even expected in many communities. The lessons in this topic explore feelings of community, commonality, and belonging to a home; as well as dislocation, distance, and isolation from the idea of home. • Understanding Home (Language Arts) • Migrating Viewpoints (Social Studies) • Model Homes (Visual & Performing Arts)
Individuals & Collectives LESON PLAN SUMMARIES		individuals & collectives Identity is a constant conversation between individuality and conformity, between being and belonging. The lessons in this topic explore ideas of how we relate to others and how we understand ourselves both as individuals as well as members of collectives in different contexts and scenarios. • Characters & Caricatures (Language Arts) • Yearbook Tribes & Nomads (Social Studies) • The Alter-Ego Saves the Day (Visual & Performing Arts)
Labor & Craftsmanship LESSON PLAN SUMMARIES		labor & craftsmanship Artists, entrepreneurs, engineers, doctors, etc. all rely on a creative process for participating in their profession and getting their jobs done. The lessons in this topic address how crafts, tools, and skills define people and how craftsmanship relates to particular through time and across cultures. • Dictators, Collaborators, Managers, & Soloists (Language Arts) Updated! • Traditional Crafts, Contemporary Ideas (Social Studies) • Converging Media (Visual & Performing Arts) Updated!
The Natural World LESSON PLAN SUMMARIES		the natural world The relationship between humans and nature has been represented in many ways and in many cultural forms. The lessons in this section explore representations of the natural world in a variety of media including watercolor, photography, and public interventions in the landscape and ecosystem. • Ode to a View (Language Arts) Updated! • Landscape & Place (Social Studies) • In the Landscape (Visual & Performing Arts)
Public & Private Space LESSON PLAN SUMMARIES		public & private space The public and the private realms are defined by physical and conceptual boundaries—mass media and public streets, personal memorabilia and private interiors. The lessons in this topic address the relationships between interior and exterior spaces, and the boundaries established between them. • Personal Stories in the Public (Language Arts) • The Face of Fame (Social Studies) Updated! • Public Façades, Private Interiors (Visual & Performing Arts)
Ritual & Commemoration LESSON PLAN SUMMARIES		ritual & commemoration Commemoration through public monuments, oral histories, musical tributes, and memorials are outlets for understanding and appreciating the events of the past and often a means of better understanding current events. The lessons in this topic explore public memory, myth-making, hero worship, and idea of daily and life rituals. • Remaking Myths (Language Arts) Updated! • Commemorating Heroes & History (Social Studies) • New Rituals (Visual & Performing Arts)
Technology & Systems LESSON PLAN SUMMARIES		technology & systems Technology is a constantly evolving collection of tools, techniques, and methods of production and communication. Similarly, the boundaries of creative thought continually expand to reflect new influences. The lessons in this topic address how people use and understand technology—from the systems we create to define our lives, to the ways technology alters thought and action. • Systems of Style (Language Arts) Updated! • Mediating Media (Social Studies) • New Tools, New Materials (Visual & Performing Arts)
War & Conflict LESSON PLAN SUMMARIES		war & conflict Relevant to all citizens, communities, cultures, and nations, war and conflict evoke a multitude of images and associations, both personal and collective. The lessons in this topic explore war through oral histories, photojournalism, and the role art plays in creating history's "winners" and "losers." • Wartime Voices (Language Arts) • War on Film (Social Studies) • Confronting Conflict (Visual & Performing Arts)

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