Read, Listen, View
Enter this Unit.	Middle Level: Grades 6-8 Middle-Level Standard: Nonfiction Listen to presentations or read online information about the historical and cultural context, physical properties, design elements, construction technique(s), and function of each of the unit's 12 ceramic objects, and demonstrate comprehension of the material by responding to questions relating to description, interpretation, and association. (See the "Look" and "Think" questions about each object.) Do the online activity "Who Knows," which interprets and discusses the unit's ceramics from the perspectives of an archaeologist, an art historian, and an artist. Study the online lesson "Ceramic Process" to learn arts terminology descriptive of the construction techniques and the processes used in creating ceramic works. Compare the sizes of the unit's ceramics to each other or to a basketball via the online activity "How Big Is It?" Use the unit's online maps to identify where the ceramics were created and to determine geographical relationships among cultures. Middle-Level Standard: Fiction Listen to the unit's online audio stories based on myths or folktales relating to specific ceramics within the unit, and draw conclusions about the cultural and historical contexts in which the objects were created. To complement study of the Hydria, read Greek myths about Herakles and his twelve labors, Athena, Hermes, Ares, and Zeus; distinguish among qualities that are human, superhuman, and godlike. To complement study of various ceramics within the unit, read Mayan, Chinese, Greek, Yoruba, and Pueblo Indian creation stories, and find similarities and differences among the stories.
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