INTRODUCTION EXHIBITION CONNECTIONS    activities:    Studying Portraiture    Perspectives Through      Portraiture #1    Essential Essence! LITERARY CONNECTIONS    activities:    Freeze Frame!    A Writer's Words!    Perspectives Through      Portraiture #2

Explore activities related to the art of portrait drawing:    Studying Portraiture    Perspectives Through      Portraiture #1    Essential Essence Explore activities related to the literary figures featured in the exhibition:    Freeze Frame    A Writer's Words    Perspectives Through      Portraiture #2 The Eye Contact Teacher’s Guide is suitable for high school students in American history, literature, and visual arts classes and supports the following National Standards: History: Era 10, Standard 2D: Understanding contemporary American culture Theater: Acting by developing communication and sustaining characters in improvisations and informal or formal productions Visual arts: Understanding the visual arts in relation to history and cultures English language arts: Standard 2: Students read a wide range of literature from many periods in many genres to build an understanding of the many dimensions (philosophical, ethical, aesthetic) of human experience