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American Gothic– Third Grade

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Crayon drawing of two cartoon characters dressed as 'American Gothic' figures, with a decorative border.
A third-grade child's painting depicts a dog and a cat in clothes, standing before a house with a blue sky background—a charming nod to "American Gothic.
This is a tried-and-true art teacher lesson plan.  The students enjoyed learning the story behind Grant Wood’s American Gothic painting.  We read an article about his famous painting.

They also enjoyed seeing various parodies of this artwork.  They envisioned their own parody of this famous masterpiece.

Modern parody of "American Gothic" with a man and woman using mobile phones, holding tech gadgets and modern items.

  
You can also read this book about his artwork:

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About Marcia Beckett

Marcia is an elementary art teacher and loves painting, drawing, sculpture, art journaling and clay. Her blog, Art is Basic, features many exciting art projects for kids.

One Response to American Gothic– Third Grade

  1. Christy Hartman says:
    November 21, 2012 at 1:27 pm

    I had my 5th graders finish a similar project and it turned out really well.

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