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Subjects

• Arts & Humanities
  Art History, Visual Arts
• Social Studies
  World History

Grades

• K-2
• 3-5
• 6-8
• 9-12

Brief Description

Students follow four basic rules to draw like an Egyptian. Display students' paintings in a classroom art gallery.

Objectives

• explore samples of ancient Egyptian paintings in books and/or online.
• review the four rules in the "draw like an Egyptian" activity.
• create paintings that incorporate the four rules.

Keywords

painting, art, gallery, Egyptian, wig, clothing, jewelry, Egypt, ancient

Materials Needed

• drawing paper
• pencil
• crayons

Lesson Plan

Begin this activity with the following instructions:
Egyptian art is plain and simple. You too can draw like an Egyptian by following the four easy rules. You need only a pencil, crayons, and unlined paper.

The Draw Like an Egyptian lesson (alternate source) is from the Ancient Egypt page of the Virtual Ancient Civilizations unit from Urbana (Illinois) Middle School.

If you would like to share with students some additional Egyptian painting resources, the following Web sites should be of use:

• Egypt Painting
• Ancient Egyptian Coloring Book
• Dress and Fashion in Ancient Egypt
• Time Warp Gallery
  Note: This gallery has some fun paintings in it. It should be noted that the paintings are done by a present-day artist who happens to enjoy painting in the ancient Egyptian style.
• Student Gallery
  See the student gallery connected to this lesson.

Assessment

Did students follow all four rules in this lesson? Rate how well students achieved each goal.

Lesson Plan Source

Submitted By

Gary Hopkins

National Standards

FINE ARTS: Visual Arts

• GRADES K - 4
  NA-VA.K-4.1 Understanding and Applying Media, Techniques, and Processes
  NA-VA.K-4.3 Choosing and Evaluating A Range of Subject Matter, Symbols, and Ideas
  NA-VA.K-4.4 Understanding the Visual Arts In Relation to History and Cultures
  NA-VA.K-4.6 Making Connections Between Visual Arts and Other Disciplines

  GRADES 5 - 8
  NA-VA.5-8.1 Understanding and Applying Media, Techniques, and Processes
  NA-VA.5-8.3 Choosing and Evaluating A Range of Subject Matter, Symbols, and Ideas
  NA-VA.5-8.4 Understanding the Visual Arts In Relation to History and Cultures
  NA-VA.5-8.6 Making Connections Between Visual Arts and Other Disciplines

  GRADES 9 - 12
  NA-VA.9-12.1 Understanding and Applying Media, Techniques, and Processes
  NA-VA.9-12.3 Choosing and Evaluating A Range of Subject Matter, Symbols, and Ideas
  NA-VA.9-12.4 Understanding the Visual Arts In Relation to History and Cultures
  NA-VA.9-12.6 Making Connections Between Visual Arts and Other Disciplines

SOCIAL SCIENCES: World History

• GRADES 5 - 12
  NSS-WH.5-12.2 Early Civilizations and the Rise of Pastoral Peoples
  NSS-WH.5-12.3 Classical Traditions, Major Religions, and Giant Empires

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