Lesson Plans and Activities

Angela Davis - Seize the Time Educators Guide

This guide, intended for grades 9-12 educators and their students, introduces Angela Davis and the themes of the Seize the Time exhibition through pre- and post-visit lessons. The resource also includes spotlight lessons for Black History Month and Women's History Month. Created by Dr. Alexandria Russell, 2019-2021 Scarlet & Black Postdoctoral Fellow at Rutgers University. 

Portraits, Role Play, and Writing

In this set of activities, students use a diverse selection of portraits from the Zimmerli's permanent collection as inspiration. These activities are adaptable for a wide range of grade levels, support social-emotional learning (SEL), and offer creative prompts for a variety of forms of writing. (Click the title above to preview/download.)

Objectives

• Use nonverbal and verbal means to analyze, describe, and interpret a work of art.
• Describe the setting, characters, and actions depicted in a work of art by writing a narrative.
• Write a story inspired by the details depicted in a work of art.
• Respond to a work of art with empathy.