Lesson Plans
Integrating portraiture into the classroom provides exciting opportunities to connect students with history, biography, English language arts, and visual art. The portraits found in "Portraiture Now: Staging the Self" have incredibly useful classroom application.
Below are two lesson plans that can be used in conjunction with this exhibition (either in the classroom or while visiting the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery). All lessons are designed for grades 4–12.
Lesson Plans
Integrating portraiture into the classroom provides exciting opportunities to connect students with history, biography, English language arts, and visual art. The portraits found in "Portraiture Now: Staging the Self" have incredibly useful classroom application.
Below are two lesson plans that can be used in conjunction with this exhibition (either in the classroom or while visiting the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery). All lessons are designed for grades 4–12.