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Critical and Creative Art and English

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MANGA MANIA: The history of Japan's obsession with comics

By Critical and Creative Art and English

Comics from Japan, otherwise known as manga, are more popular than ever in America, with sales up 43% in 2020 alone. Often more cartoony and formulaic than American comics, the medium has enraptured young and old, with more titles every year

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Japanese, Visual Arts

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, ...

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PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

CCSS:

RH.6-8.2, RH.6-8.7

$20.00

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African-American Art - A History of Black artists and styles (Slideshow)

By Critical and Creative Art and English

Students can probably name some famous visual artists but can they name even one Black artist? This eye-catching slideshow presents some of the most prominent African-American artists to emerge during the long struggle for equality, discussing

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Visual Arts, Black History Month

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

RH.6-8.7

$20.00

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The Art and History of Photography (Slideshow)

By Critical and Creative Art and English

An eye-catching and informative slideshow presentation guiding students through the history and craft of photography, from the camera obscura of ancient times to the latest smartphone cameras.Includes the first photos ever taken, explaining the

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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PowerPoint Presentations

CCSS:

RH.6-8.7

$20.00

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The Perfect Paragraph (Slideshow and/or Nearpod)

By Critical and Creative Art and English

This is a comprehensive way to teach students how to write, what I call, "The Perfect Paragraph". It is fully editable, but has a lot of Nearpod slides. The presentation breaks down each part of the paragraph - Topic Sentence, Supporting Details,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$5.00

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Google Slides™

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The History of Clowns. How'd they get so SCARY?! (Slideshow)

By Critical and Creative Art and English

This is a one-two day lesson about CLOWNS! Great for Art/History/English classes. Kids are mesmerized by clowns! This one is FUN! Part One: It begins with the history and evolution of Clowns -- Ancient times, Ritual clowns in Africa, Court

Subjects:

Art History, Visual Arts, Halloween

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

$25.00

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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History of Cereal / Cereal Boxes (Slideshow)

By Critical and Creative Art and English

This 21-slide slideshow explores the evolution of cereals, cereal advertising, the unhealthy road cereals have taken with marketing and creating flavors that appeal to kids, the games and prizes in cereals, celebrity endorsements, character appeal

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Arts & Music, Health

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

$20.00

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Art Lesson in Silhouettes (Slideshow)

By Critical and Creative Art and English

A French term for art made cheaply, “Silhouettes” are simplified representations that ask artists and viewers to consider positive/negative space, balance, line and shapes/forms at their most essential. Slideshow includes a history of Silhouette

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Art History, Visual Arts

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, ...

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

$20.00

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Art Lesson in BUBBLE LETTERS! (Slideshow)

By Critical and Creative Art and English

Kids love eye-catching, cartoony bubble letters, an accessible and reflective style students can apply to posters and displays. Slideshow touches on the connections to bubble gum packaging and street art from the early 1970s forward. Includes

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Graphic Arts

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

$20.00

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Google Slides™

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PROTEST ART: A history of popular resistance through images (slideshow)

By Critical and Creative Art and English

Stand up, fight back! Slideshow presenting many important moments and movements in US and world history where events, art, signs, actions and creative protests documented the struggles of "everyday people" against repressive authorities, from

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

CCSS:

RH.6-8.7

$20.00

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Cereal Box Book Reports!

By Critical and Creative Art and English

This is a fun project that can be modified for elementary through high school. Project shown here is for grades 5-8. Working in groups, students will create a cereal box to promote a book they like. Each side has different instructions -- the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Lesson

$1.00

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MLK Day - remembering the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King

By Critical and Creative Art and English

Slideshow presents a history of Dr. Martin Luther King through photographs, showing his progression from a church pastor to become America's greatest civil rights icon, touching on landmark moments in his life and the ongoing struggle for racial

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Visual Arts, Martin Luther King Day

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Not Grade Specific

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

RH.6-8.3, RH.6-8.7

$15.00

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Tackling Short Answer Questions (Nearpod / Slideshow)

By Critical and Creative Art and English

I spend a lot of time teaching my students how to tackle short answer questions. This helps them in ALL subjects. I find that the RACE method (explained in presentation) enables kids, with much practice, to nail a short answer question every

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2, CCRA.L.3

$3.00

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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Art Lesson in SHADING (Slideshow)

By Critical and Creative Art and English

Shading is one of the most essential skills for young artists to grasp, adding realism, dimensionality, contrast, balance and lighting dynamics all at once. This slideshow introduces the concept and breaks down the many aspects and variations of

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Art History, Visual Arts

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

$20.00

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Google Slides™

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ART IN NATURE (Slideshow)

By Critical and Creative Art and English

VISUALLY STUNNING! 42-page slideshow sure to inspire! An eye-opening, colorful presentation of visual designs and patterns in nature -- from the big bang theory and the formation of planetary systems to the designs of Earth's habitat and a

Subjects:

Science, Biology, Visual Arts

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, ...

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

CCSS:

RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.7

$25.00

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Robots in Art - The History of Imagining the Future (Slideshow)

By Critical and Creative Art and English

From automated inventions in ancient history to the dreams of tomorrow, robots have been a fascinating subject for centuries, capturing the imagination of inventors, engineers, designers, writers, cinematographers, and animators and children who see

Subjects:

Science, Social Studies - History, Arts & Music

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

CCSS:

RH.6-8.7

$20.00

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HELLO KITTY: A history of the iconic "cute" cartoon cat through images

By Critical and Creative Art and English

Students recognize the adorable Hello Kitty cartoon character from all types of merchandise, but few know the origins of this $8 billion-dollar per year franchise. This 20-slide powerpoint presentation shows how the business got started in the

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, World History, Visual Arts

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

CCSS:

RH.6-8.5, RH.6-8.7

$15.00

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Groovy! 1960s Art and Lettering (Slideshow)

By Critical and Creative Art and English

The 1960s was a revolutionary time in America, including the art of the day which exploded into dizzying color and new freedoms in creativity, form and expression. This slideshow focuses on artworks and letter forms in sixties style, displaying many

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

CCSS:

RH.6-8.7

$15.00

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Apostrophe Mishaps in Pictures!

By Critical and Creative Art and English

Fun lesson! 2-page handout - "That Dratted Apostrophe" describing the 10 rules for using apostrophes. Then, a 4-page worksheet full of pictures showing glaring apostrophe errors (also lots of possessive errors). Students will state the error,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts

$2.00

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Intro to Characterization

By Critical and Creative Art and English

Introduction to the five main methods of characterization. Two worksheets with excerpts from various books for students to read and analyze for implicit details, inferences, and abstract details that give them information about a character's

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Lesson

$2.00

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GIRL POWER! The history of female super heroines! (Slideshow)

By Critical and Creative Art and English

Crash! Boom! Pow! Nothing catches the eye like a colorful comic book cover, and nothing has captured the imagination like costumed superheroes in dazzling red, yellow and blue. But females in comics have often lagged behind their male counterparts,

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Visual Arts, Women's Studies

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

CCSS:

RH.6-8.5, RH.6-8.7

$15.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Husband and Wife Team here! **** Lisa has been teaching middle school English for 30 years, spending 12 years overseas teaching in international schools and the Peace Corps (Botswana, India, Thailand, Israel, Japan), 2 years teaching in inner city Chicago schools, and the last 15 years teaching middle school English in Westchester, New York. *** Jake has been a middle school Art teacher for 14 years in the Bronx. He brings every topic to life with his highly artistic, personalized, detailed, and well-researched slideshows. They're simply amazing, and kids love them!

MY TEACHING STYLE

Middle schoolers need to be engaged. They need choice. All our lessons/presentations incorporate critical and creative thinking with high-interest topics that our students find relevant. Lessons all hone the skills that kids need to be twenty-first century readers, writers, and thinkers.

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Lisa: BA English - San Diego State University, San Diego, CA MA Education - De Paul University, Chicago, IL ***** Jake: BS Art & Technology - Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY MA - Education - Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY

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