Using the American Masters online essay as a tool, this lesson will examine the cultural context of Robert Rauschenberg’s work.
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Robert Rauschenberg: Reinventing Art: Lesson Overview
Diego Rivera: Art as the Universal Language: Lesson Overview
Students will discuss the nature of art, what purposes it serves, and how Rivera's art reflected what was happening in the world during his lifetime.
Paul Robeson: The Renaissance Man: Lesson Overview
In this lesson, students will explore the accomplishments of this decorated athlete, sought after actor, renowned singer, and political activist.
The Sidney Poitier High School: Lesson Overview
In this lesson, students will prepare a mock-dedication for "The Sidney Poitier School." using a selection of reading strategies - Choral Reading, Guided Reading and Reader's Theater - to research the information before putting together their presentations.
Cole Porter: You’re the Top: Lesson Overview
Students will develop a sense of the stimulating company the Porters kept through a brief study of the personalities of that era, and to dissect lyrics in order to examine the breadth of allusion and wit that characterize a Cole Porter song.






