Teach close reading skills, the art of the selfie, and personal narrative writing with Frida Kahlo’s Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird. Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace… Read More
Teach close reading skills, religious symbolism, and the Peninsular War with Francisco Goya’s The Third of May 1808 Goya’s The Third of May, 1808 is in the… Read More
Teach close reading, onomatopoeias, and Pop art with Roy Lichtenstein’s Whaam! Roy Lichtenstein’s Whaam! is part of the Tate collection. See their website for detailed information. Click… Read More
Weighing a pig doesn’t make it fatter. Using tests to improve education can be equally absurd. While we have never been better at slicing and dicing student… Read More
Teach close reading skills, satire, and mythmaking with Grant Wood’s Parson Weems’ Fable Parson Weems’ Fable is in the collection of the Amon Carter Museum of American… Read More
Teach close reading skills, artistic license, and anagrammatic poetry with Emanuel Leutze’s Washington Crossing the Delaware. Related Resources Emanuel Leutze’s Washington Crossing the Delaware is in the… Read More
Teach close reading skills, metaphors, and how to paint a philosophy of education with Henry Ossawa Tanner’s The Banjo Lesson The Banjo Lesson is part of the… Read More
Teach close reading skills, compassion, and the rich tradition of Madonna and Child paintings with Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother This page from the Library of Congress provides… Read More
Teach close reading skills, slave narratives, and cosmic retribution with J.M.W. Turner’s The Slave Ship J.M.W. Turner’s The Slave Ship is in the collection of the Museum… Read More
Teach close reading skills, foreshadowing, and historical fiction writing with Winslow Homer’s The Fog Warning Related Resources Winslow Homer’s The Fog Warning is in the collection of… Read More