Visual & Performing Arts

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Grades: 3

After completing a traditional still life, students expand and apply their new skills by building a still life in the art room with simple forms. This new drawing is embellished with shapes, lines...

Lesson

Grades: 5

During this Silent Film Unit, students will explore the history of silent film, respond to clips of silent movies, create, rehearse, and perform their own silent films using the Silent Film Studio app...

Lesson

Grades: 5

The students will demonstrate an understanding of the basic dance elements and choreographic structures. Students will be able to demonstrate higher level thinking by utilizing the 5-step writing...

Lesson

Grades: 8, 9, 10

There are many jobs that go under the heading of FILMMAKER...learn about writing, planning, directing, editing, set decoration, costuming, filming "on location", and the other exciting challenges that...

Lesson

Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10

In this lesson, you will be introduced to a complete description of the "duties" of radio hosts who produce shows for public radio & other entities. What may SURPRISE you are the list of talents &...

Lesson

Grades: 8, 9, 10

This lesson will include interviews from the many artistic and technical experts needed to produce a TV program. The student will see what is expected in the numerous & varied positions in...

Lesson

Grades: 8, 9, 10

Media Arts Careers Part 1: Multi-Media Installations Part 2: TV Production and Broadcasting Part 3: Film Production Part 4: Podcasts and Radio Broadcasting/Programming Part 5: Projection Mapping...

Lesson

Grades: 8, 9, 10

This lesson highlights the types of careers available for creative media arts professionals as cities and community groups plan outdoor and indoor festivals that include spectacular/unusual lighting...

Lesson

Grades: 10

This lesson contains interviews with several successful museum curators. These people manage art museums of different sizes & types...some on University campuses, others affiliated with a city, or...

Lesson

Grades: 8, 9, 11

By viewing & taking notes on these excellent PBS video interviews, and then completing a GROUP THEATRE DESIGNER PROJECT, students will be provided with a REAL PICTURE of: 1) How theatre tech...