Students explore the definition and purpose of public art, comparing it to gallery art and identifying how it serves the public through history, beauty, and social commentary.
A unit of humorous, educational lessons where students perform modern comedic plays about ancient pantheons. Students explore the domains, symbols, and myths of Greek and Egyptian deities while practicing reading fluency, character design, and critical analysis.
A lesson introducing students to mobile and browser-based video editing. Students will learn core editing concepts like standard cuts, jump cuts, and J/K cuts, and complete a hands-on 30-second mini-documentary project.
A printable 3-page student-facing project guide and storyboard workbook for planning, drafting, and checking the 30-second "Simple Object" mini-documentary project.
A collaborative art sequence where students create a large-scale mosaic mural to honor a retiring teacher, focusing on themes of growth, beauty, and legacy.
A comprehensive lesson that breaks down the structural, rhythmic, and poetic elements of hip-hop and rap lyrics. Students learn complex rhyming, flow cadence, figurative imagery, and wordplay, then plan and write a complete 16-bar verse using highly visual scaffolding.
A cinematic dark-themed 8-slide presentation introducing mobile and browser-based video editing concepts, core cut techniques, timeline mechanics, and the mini-documentary project brief.
A three-day exploration of the life and legacy of Indiana-born comedian Red Skelton, presented in a vibrant magazine format. Students explore his early life in Vincennes, his iconic characters, and his lasting impact on American comedy through reading and creative performance activities.
A comprehensive self-evaluation and growth-tracking lesson for art students. Students reflect on their artistic process, compare initial drafts to final works, and evaluate their studio habits and citizenship.
A 10-page expanded student workbook featuring visual graphic organizers, fill-in-the-blank rhythm charts, slant-rhyme matching activities, punchline generators, and a step-by-step drafting layout for a 16-bar rap verse.
Production plan and storyboard guide for the 'AI Superstar' promotional video. This lesson contains the visual storyboard detailing framing, presenter actions, and specific 3D cartoon image prompts to help the presenter record and edit the promotional video.
A 2-page student self-evaluation packet containing structured short-answer response blocks, progress scales, and active reflection on technical skills, creative evolution, studio persistence, and growth in studio citizenship.
A lesson dedicated to learning the fundamentals of major scales on the piano, beginning with pentatonic scales. Contains an interactive multi-page mini booklet with keyboard coloring, staff notation trace-and-write, and fingering guides.
