Students will compare a painting depicting hatmakers at work to a portrait of a noblewoman of leisure. Next, pupils will write narratives from the perspectives of the women depicted in the paintings and then create a paper hat.

Students will discuss the evolution of women's work from the mid-19th century to the present day and then create an artwork depicting women in contemporary times.

After viewing and discussing two beds in the Getty's collection, students design and write descriptions of imaginary beds. Students will understand that everyday objects can be works of art, and that artists can design functional items that reflect their ideals of beauty.

This art history video discussion looks at Marcel Duchamp's "Fountain" (1917/1964). Porcelain urinal, paint (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art).

This art history video discussion examines Edouard Manet's "Olympia", oil on canvas, 1865 (Musee d'Orsay, Paris).

This art history video discussion looks at Edouard Manet's "Plum Brandy", c. 1877, oil on canvas (National Gallery of Art).

This art history video discussion examines Edouard Manet's "The Railway", v 1872-73, oil on canvas (National Gallery of Art).

This is the first lesson in a sequential unit. Students make connections between their own feelings about caring for something and similar feelings that are expressed in works of art

This art history video discussion examines Jean-Honore Fragonard's "The Progress of Love: The Meeting", 1771-1773, oil on canvas, 317.5 x 243.8 cm (The Frick Collection, New York).

This art history video discussion examines Jean-Honore Fragonard's "The Swing", oil on canvas, 1767 (Wallace Collection, London).

This is a one-hour guided drawing lesson in which students will gain knowledge about composition and line. Students will build a personal drawing vocabulary by experimenting with various tools to create their own unique lines and marks using traditional art media. Students will create two original drawings in a one-hour "en plein air", or outdoor, session.

Students will examine the bust, "Portrait of Nadine Dumas", and create a portrait bust of a friend to give to the friend as a gift. Students will then discuss the modeling techniques used to communicate likeness and expression in a three-dimensional bust portrait.

Students will study the composition of landscape paintings, emphasizing space, depth, and the concepts of foreground, middle ground, and background. Students then create their own landscapes using principles of landscape composition.

Students will learn how French artists used lacquer panels in their furniture. They will then explore Asian lacquer panels and create their own Asian-inspired lacquer panel design. Students will then trade their designs and incorporate their classmates' designs into a new furniture design.

This art history video discussion examines The Paris Opera (1860-75) by architect Charles Garnier.

This art history video discussion examines Paul Gauguin's "Nevermore", 1897, oil on canvas (Courtauld Gallery, London).

This art history video discussion examines Paul Gauguin's "The Red Cow", 1889, oil on canvas (LACMA).

This art history video discussion examines Theodore Gericault's "Raft of the Medusa", oil on canvas, 193 x 282 inches, 1818-19 (Musee du Louvre, Paris).

This art history video discussion examines Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson's "The Sleep of Endymion", 1791, oil on canvas, exhibited in the salons of 1793 and 1814 (Musee du Louvre, Paris).

This art history video discussion examines Baron Antoine-Jean Gros's "Napoleon Bonaparte Visiting the Plague-Stricken in Jaffa", 1804, oil on canvas (Musج©e du Louvre, Paris).