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Thomas Moran - Smelting Works at Denver
1892- Watercolor
The Cleveland Museum
of Art
http://www.artchive.com/
artchive/M/moran/moran_smelting_works.jpg.html
Day
1:
Goal:
The
students will better understand how art helps communicate a message.
1) Introduce Thomas Moran
(1837-1926)
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/M/moran.html)
2)
Discuss his association with the Hudson River School
http://www.albanyinstitute.org/resources/
Hudson%20River%20School/hrs.htm
3)
Display
Smelting Works at Denver
4)
Create a poetry journal and record
observations
5)
Discuss how this painting relates
to the problem of air pollution in our state (country)
Day
2:
Goals:
1) The
students will learn the
connection
between air pollution and exercise.
2) The
students will learn that people who already are especially vulnerable to air
pollution are even more vulnerable when exercising or engaging in strenuous
work.
Days
3 and 4:
Goal:
The students will sketch/paint a poster to teach others the relationship between air pollution and exercising.
1)
In small groups, have the students
brainstorm the message they want to illustrate in their sketch/painting (The students may want to do extra research).
2) Students share/discuss their final product
OTHER
PROJECTS & LESSONS
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