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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Take a virtual tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art using Google Arts & Culture Street View! As you move through, click on paintings that you like to learn more about them!

Start the virtual tour here.

Take a break from the many famous artists that the MET has by looking at their special exhibition, P.S. Art 2019: Student Artworks! All the art is done by kids in New York City public schools!

https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2019/ps-art-2019/works-of-art#

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National Gallery of Art

Inside the National Gallery of Art

The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC has art by some of the most famous artists in the world! On their website, you can read about an artist’s life, look at pictures of their artwork, and find out which paintings are on display in the gallery right now, so you can go visit in-person!

Here are a few artists that are featured inside the National Gallery of Art:

Blue Poles – Jackson Pollock
Sylvette – Pablo Picasso
The Zaan at Zaandam – Claude Monet
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Watch this video to learn more about Jackson Pollock’s favorite painting style – Abstract Expressionism!

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Lorton Workhouse Arts Center

Summer Exhibit – ReCOVERing the Classics: Explore re-imagined covers for classic books, all designed by students at South County High School! This exhibit will be at the Lorton Workhouse Arts Center through August 4th, 2019. Click here for more information.

Artist Spotlights! Take a look at the art made by local artists through the Arts Center website. (or, even better, go visit in-person!) Here are a few artists that we liked:

Images from workhousearts.org, click any pic to explore Lorton Workhouse Arts Center!

Bill Firestone is an accomplished painter. His work includes many paintings that interpret the natural and physical environment around him.

This will take you to Bill’s site on Lorton Workhouse’s webpage. You can see portions of a couple paintings but click the image to see all his work!

To see what other exhibits the Lorton Workhouse has this summer, click here.

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Quiddich Quarrels Project

During the Quidditch match, Draco Malfoy becomes a bully and starts calling people names.

Look at this list from stopbullying.gov. It has ways to respond to bullies.

What to Do If You’re Bullied
There are things you can do if you are being bullied:
Look at the kid bullying you and tell him or her to stop in a calm, clear voice. You can also try to laugh it off. This works best if joking is easy for you. It could catch the kid bullying you off guard.
If speaking up seems too hard or not safe, walk away and stay away. Don’t fight back. Find an adult to stop the bullying on the spot.
There are things you can do to stay safe in the future, too:
Talk to an adult you trust. Don’t keep your feelings inside. Telling someone can help you feel less alone. They can help you make a plan to stop the bullying.
Stay away from places where bullying happens.
Stay near adults and other kids. Most bullying happens when adults aren’t around.”

From: https://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/what-you-can-do/index.html#respect

Write a letter to the person being bullied. Explain in detail how he or she could use two of these strategies to confront Draco’s bullying. 

Be sure to be specific. In your letter, say if Draco does this again, then you could do this. 

Take a picture of everything and upload it here.

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Click here to see the rubrics.

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Two Citations for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets bully project

Citing the text is important for everyone to know where you got your information. Sometimes when you look again at the book, you will have a new idea too. Continue reading closely!

Attempt is missing or barely started.There are less than 2 citations and they are vague or unconnected to the main idea. There is only 1 citation that is clear and connected to the main topic.There are 2 citations that are clear and connected to the main topic.
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Review your work and give yourself a score. Explain why you gave your work this score.

To go the the next rubric, click here.

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Create a Potter Card

Cards that have statistics or powers are common across all types of games. Create a card for your favorite character in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets(TM). 

On the front, draw what the character looks like.On the back, write the important numbers or important powers this character has.

Write down two quotes from the book you used to make sure the character drawing was correct. Then, write down a quote from the book you used to create the information on the back of the card.

Then, do the same thing for another character in the book. (This way you can trade cards with a friend!)

Take a picture of everything and upload it here.

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Click here to see the rubrics.

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3 Citations Rubric – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets potter card project

This is the rubric for how many citations are in your description

Attempt is missing or barely started.Evidence does not support the description of the event.Only one piece of evidence cited from the text supports the description of the event.Only two pieces of evidence cited from the text supports the description of the event.All three pieces of evidence cited from the text supports the answer.
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Review your work and give yourself a score. Explain why you gave your work this score.

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3 Key Details Rubric for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Diorama Project

Every piece of writing needs key details to support a main idea. Here is how we determine whether your details are written well.

Attempt is missing or barely started.Less than 2-3 details used or the writing is not clear enough to find the details. 2 details are clearly written and support the main idea OR 3 details are given but may not connect effectively to the main idea.All 3 details connect to the main idea and create a strong piece of writing that conveys the information.
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Review your work and give yourself a score. Explain why you gave your work this score.

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3 Citations: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Diorama Project

This is the rubric for how many citations are in your description

Attempt is missing or barely started.Evidence does not support the description of the event.Only one piece of evidence cited from the text supports the description of the event.Only two pieces of evidence cited from the text supports the description of the event.All three pieces of evidence cited from the text supports the answer.
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Review your work and give yourself a score. Explain why you gave your work this score.

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Good & Evil Diorama of the Chamber of Secrets

You will create a diorama or picture of the Chamber of Secrets and explain what it means. 

It wasn’t always clear what was good and what was evil in the Chamber of Secrets. Create a diorama that shows one scene in the Chamber of Secrets. Include at least 3 characters or objects. Put a white dot on all the things in your scene that are good. Put a black dot on all the things in your scene that are evil. 

List all of the characters and objects you created. Then, state whether each character and object is good or evil. Write a quote from the book that shows you are correct.

Take a picture of everything and upload it here.

Upload your picture here.

Click here to view the rubrics for this project.