Mark+Rudinoff+-+Thinkfinity

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=640 Students will learn about depth, points of view and the use of color to create moods. They will be able to explain the ways in which color is used to create a sense of depth in a two-dimensional space and how it draws the viewer’s attention to a particular point in the composition.
 * Horse of a Different Color: An Introduction to Color in the Visual Arts**

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=642 After learning how to use color to create points of view. Students will learn about how color impacts the viewer’s impression of the work. Through this lesson, students gain an understanding of how color schemes impact mood or tone in a work of art. In addition, they learn about cool vs. warm colors.
 * Color Me Happy: Color, Mood and Tone**

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=634 This lesson teaches students about composition in the visual arts. They learn how the artist’s composition conveys feelings, tones or other information. Students further learn that compositional elements guide the viewer’s eye around the canvas.
 * Everything In It’s Right Place: An Introduction to Composition in Painting**

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=635 This lesson dives deeper into the topic of composition. Students look at a work of art and analyze it based on the composition. Students define the composition elements, the compositional structure and the focal point. Students describe how the composition communicates information or emotional content.
 * Everything In It’s Right Place: An Introduction to Composition in Painting 2**

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=643 The purpose of this lesson is to teach students about allegory and its use in the visual arts. Students will look at a number of paintings and identify allegorical themes in those paintings. Students will further be able to describe what makes an image allegorical.
 * Allegory in Painting**