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Students gain understanding by applying reading strategies of monitoring, searching, confirming, cross-checking, rereading, and self-correcting.

The Fundamentals of Reading (Nonfiction) can be found at South Carolina ELA Standards

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The Fundamentals of Reading (Nonfiction) can be found at South Carolina ELA Standards

The Large Blue Horses | Artopia
The Large Blue Horses | Artopia

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Franz Marc A Closer Look In The Large Blue Horses, Franz Marc uses rich, bright colors and curvy lines. The curves of the horses are repeated in the hills in the background. Notice how the horses take...
The Life of John Brown, No. 11 | Artopia
The Life of John Brown, No. 11 | Artopia

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Jacob Lawrence A Closer Look Sometimes artists tell stories without words, as Jacob Lawrence has done in The Life of John Brown, No. 11 – John Brown Took to Guerrilla Warfare. This painting is part of...
The Piebald Horse | Artopia
The Piebald Horse | Artopia

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Paulus Potter A Closer Look Paulus Potter has chosen a handsome spotted horse as central to this painting. What visual devices does he use to bring attention to the horse? Look at the various textures...
Painting No. 4 (A Black Horse) | Artopia
Painting No. 4 (A Black Horse) | Artopia

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Marsden Hartley A Closer Look Marsden Hartley paints with contrasting colors in Painting No. 4 (A Black Horse), using warm colors (reds, yellows and oranges) and cool colors (blues, violets and greens...
Race Horses at Longchamp | Artopia
Race Horses at Longchamp | Artopia

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Edgar Degas A Closer Look As an Impressionist, Edgar Degas painted impressions of what he saw. He didn't paint as many details as artists did in the Renaissance, for example. Many Impressionists made...
The Inuit of the Arctic Circle | A World of Poetry
The Inuit of the Arctic Circle | A World of Poetry
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The Inuit of the Arctic Circle The Inuit culture has survived in some of the coldest, most remote parts of the world. Home to the Inuit is the Arctic landscape of Greenland and the northern parts of...
Horse Stable | Artopia
Horse Stable | Artopia

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Gerard ter Borch A Closer Look Genre in art represents what life is like in a particular place and time. If an artist came to your art class and painted you and your classmates working on your artwork...
Horse, Pipe, and Red Flower | Artopia
Horse, Pipe, and Red Flower | Artopia

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Joan Miro A Closer Look Joan Miro presents a collection of various objects in his painting Horse , Pipe and Red Flower. Take some time to identify the objects that are somewhat hidden in this picture...
Horses Actors | Artopia
Horses Actors | Artopia

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Maria Izquierdo A Closer Look Horses Actors is a good example of asymmetrical balance. If you draw an imaginary line down the middle of the painting you can see that the two halves are very different...
Madonna and Child Enthroned | Artopia
Madonna and Child Enthroned | Artopia

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Giovanni dal Ponte A Closer Look Giovanni dal Ponte's triptych has a strong sense of balance. The center panel shows Mary and Jesus Christ with Saint Lawrence and Saint Stephen on either side. Notice...