Teach Writers Titling with The Fog Warning
Winslow Homer’s The Fog Warning offers mentor art for teaching students the value of thoughtful titles. Mentor texts have long been used to model writing techniques. Mentor… Read More
Teach Writers Revision with Nighthawks
Edward Hopper’s preliminary sketches for Nighthawks offer mentor art for teaching students the revision process. Mentor texts have long been used to model writing techniques. Mentor art… Read More
Teach Writers Artistic License with Washington Crossing the Delaware
Emanuel Leutze’s Washington Crossing the Delaware offers mentor art for teaching students about artistic license. Mentor texts have long been used to model writing techniques. Mentor art… Read More
Teach Writers Satire with Parson Weems’ Fable
Grant Wood’s Parson Weems’ Fable offers mentor art for teaching students about satire. Mentor texts have long been used to model writing techniques. Mentor art can likewise… Read More
Cross-Curricular Connect: Nighthawks
Teach close reading skills, the expressive potential of light, and pregnant spaces with Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks Edward Hoppers Nighthawks is in the collection of the Art Institute… Read More
Cross-Curricular Connect: Tragic Prelude
Teach close reading skills, symbolism, and shifting historical “truths” with John Steuart Curry’s Tragic Prelude Tragic Prelude is part of John Steuart Curry’s mural project for the… Read More
Cross-Curricular Connect: America Today
Teach close reading skills, the importance of a unified composition, and regionalism with Thomas Hart Benton’s America Today Thomas Hart Benton’s America Today is part of the… Read More
Cross-Curricular Connect: Cow’s Skull: Red, White, and Blue
Teach close reading skills, the power of particulars, and America’s enduring spirit with Georgia O’Keeffe’s Cow’s Skull: Red, White, and Blue Cow Skull: Red, White, and Blue… Read More
Medium a Month: Tires
Where the creative rubber hits the road—art made from tires One way to cultivate creativity is to make art from the mundane. There is tremendous freedom in… Read More
Cross-Curricular Connect: Allegory
Teach close reading, symbolism, and housing discrimination with Ben Shahn’s Allegory Ben Shahn’s Allegory is part of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth’s collection. Visit their… Read More