Unit 1: Geography and Environment LESSON 2 Symbolic Animals
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Lesson Overview

Explore the symbolic meanings associated with different animals in Chinese art

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will:

  • Define symbolism
  • Learn the symbolic meanings associated with different animals in Chinese art and culture
  • Think about how animal symbolism can relate to the meaning and function of an artwork
  • Create and sketch a symbolic animal that relates to the student’s own lifeater (unrelated to the Western mythological dragon)

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