In this art history video discussion Sal Khan and Steven Zucker consider Salvador Dalí's "The Persistence of Memory" 1931, oil on canvas. (The Museum of Modern Art).

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In this lesson, students incorporate analyses of characters from "The Crucible" with examinations of original seventeenth-century portraits of Puritans to create a visual portrait of the character. The project culminates in a ŇPortrait Gallery WalkÓ where students present and defend their artwork.

In this lesson students will learn terms that describe music, they will move to music, and express themselves with paint while listening to music.

This collection uses primary sources to explore the Hudson River School. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.

Students will be singing the blues in this lesson in which they identify themes from "The Gift of the Magi" and write and present blues poetry based on those themes.

Students explore The Great GatsbyŐs allusion to art and its use of visual imagery and conclude their study by designing their own cover for the novel.

In this art history video discussion Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker consider Fernand Khnopff's "I Lock the Door Upon Myself," 1891. Neue Pinakothek, Munich.

They disucss the Symbolist painters and a poem by Christina Rosetti.

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Did you know a photograph can tell a story? A photojournalist tells stories with his photographs. We learn about his cameras and lenses. Watch him take photos and observe as he edits them. Say cheese! Included are links to age-appropriate lesson plans. [9:26]

This art history video presents a conversation between Salman Khan and Beth Harris about Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" (c. 1503-1505, oil on panel) and its changing meaning. (Musée du Louvre).

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When we view paintings and other works of art our eyes usually move across the surface of the canvas, hitting on various points, objects, and figures in the picture. In this lesson students will learn about repetition, one of the techniques artists often use to highlight important elements within a painting's composition, and to move a viewer's eye around the canvas, from highpoint to highpoint.

In this art history video discussion Beth Harris and Steven Zucker look at the "Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus: Battle of Romans and Barbarians," c. 250-260 C.E., preconneus marble. Palazzo Altemps: Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome. This sarcophagus, also known as the Great Ludovisi sarcophagus (or the Via Tiburtina Sarcophagus), is thought to be a memorial to the wars between the Ostrogoths and Imperial Romans then taking place. It was found in 1621 and named after Ludovico Ludovisi, its initial modern owner.

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This collection of 25 lesson plans uses dance, drama, music, and visual arts to teach math concepts.

In this art history video discussion Beth Harris and Steven Zucker consider Michael Pacher's "Saint Wolfgang Altarpiece," 1471-81, polychrome pine, linden, gilding, and oil (sculpture and painting). Parish Church, Sankt Wolfgang, Austria.

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This are history video discussion with Beth Harris and Steven Zucker looks at Myron of Eleutherae's "Discobolus (Discus Thrower)", Roman marble copy of an ancient Greek bronze, c. 450 B.C.E. (Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome).

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In this video segment adapted from Haskell Indian Nations University, student filmmakers explain why it is important to them to make a video about climate change.

This activity, inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper and the stories of Raymond Carver, challenges students to get inside contemporary life and characters through the creation of monologues.

In this art history video discussion Beth Harris and Steven Zucker look at Sir Peter Paul Rubens' "The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus," 1617-18, oil on canvas. Alte Pinakothek, Munich.

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This art history video presents a conversation between Salman Khan and Steven Zucker about sculpture and the language of representation. They examine Pablo Picasso's "Guitar" (1912-) 1914, made of ferrous sheet metal and wire. It's currently at the The Museum of Modern Art.

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Students create their own monster trading cards using "powerful," vivid language to describe their creatures.