This is one of my favorite lessons that combines art history and design. Students use elements from different art periods/ styles to create graphics. Here is the full lesson , including assessment, standards, and brainstorming/ research sheets :

Art History Illustrated Word

  
Here are some examples from my 9th graders:
  Oceanic art- Jada

Roman Art- Elyse

Modern Art- Brian’s 

Oceanic Art- Faridah

 Pop art- Cristal