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Daily News Lesson August 12 2024

Art in action: ‘Monuments of Solidarity’ exhibition highlights activist approach to art

Discuss ways that art, activism and community building can intersect
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Daily News Lesson July 29 2024

Art in action: Theater adapts ‘An Enemy of the People’ to address public health after the pandemic

Explore how a classic play highlights the connection between democracy and public health.
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Daily News Lesson May 13 2024

Why "photographic justice" mattered to Asian American photographer Corky Lee

Celebrate May's Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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Daily News Lesson December 12 2022

Why activists are targeting famous art to protest climate change
Discuss the impact of activists vandalizing famous works of art to draw attention to climate change
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Daily News Lesson January 13 2022

Jan 13, 2022 news lessons: Harlem Renaissance play ‘Passing’ and racial identity
Additional stories: Voting rights fight during extreme partisanship -- 3-D technology restores Cleveland Krishna' to divine glory
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Daily Video April 16 2019

Teacher's guide: Notre Dame Cathedral fire
Learn more about the Notre Dame fire and the history of the cathedral with this PBS NewsHour lesson plan.
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Daily Video March 08 2019

How this museum preserves thousands of photographs
Use this PBS lesson plan to learn how the Art Institute of Chicago preserves and repairs thousands of photographs.
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Daily Video February 27 2019

Modern construction leads to discoveries of Rome's ancient past
In this lesson plan, students will learn about new discoveries from Rome's ancient past.
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Lesson Plan April 14 2017

Class debate: Artists lock horns over Fearless Girl and Charging Bull sculptures
Two sculptures located in New York City's Financial District have artists and art appreciators lock…
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Lesson Plan January 29 2015

Lesson plan: Six murals tell the story of La Amistad and the African slave trade
On a moonless night in July 1839, several enslaved Africans unshackled themselves and crept up to the deck of La Amistad where they attacked and killed all but two of their captors. In this lesson, students will learn the story of Amistad through videos and six murals by Hale Woodruff, an artist eager to use his skills to create social change.
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