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Introduction
Welcome to Through the Eyes of an Artist.This lesson integrates Art, Language Arts, and Technology. Students create a 3-5 minute presentation of an artist' biography and artwork. They begin with a pretest of their art vocabulary, participate in Internet/Library research to create a Multi-media biography, and conclude with their presentations, peer evaluations, and a post-test.
The students will share what they have learned about an artist' style, his or her influence on others, the elements of art which stand out in the artist' work and information about the artist' personal life.
Have fun as you watch the excitement grow through the eyes of your students as they explore the life and work of artist such as Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Monet, Seurat and Twentieth Century artist Thomas Kinkade, Bev Doolittle, Anne Geddes or Ansel Adams.
The assumption here is that the technology skills needed to create the Kidpix Slideshow , Hyperstudio Stack or PowerPoint presentation already exsist. If you don't have the necessary tech skills contact your tech teacher or click on the e-mail link at the bottom; I will be happy to help you.
My students enjoyed this project and were very eager to share it with their peers because they had learned so much, not to mention they "look smart" with those flashy presentations!
Subjects: Visual Arts, Language and Technology
Topic: Multi-media Biography
Grade: Seventh - Eighth grade
Student Lesson http://ctap295.ctaponline.org/~jlake/student
Standards
Addressed
Visual Arts
1.0 Artistic Perception
Students develop perceptual skills and Visual Art vocabulary necessary to
analyze art elements and principles of design.
2.0 Creative Expression
Students apply artistic processes and skills, using a variety of media to communicate meaning and the intent in original artworks.
4.0 Aesthetic Valuing
Students analyze, assess and derive meaning from works of art, including their own, according to the elements of art, principles of design, and aesthetic qualities.
Language
Arts
1.0
Reading/Literature
4.0
Writing/Process
5.0
Writing/Communication
7.0
Speaking and Listening
Technology
Skills
Copy, Paste, Save,
Edit, Save Images
Appleworks Word
Processing,
CreatingKidpix Slideshow
or Hyperstudio Stack
Instructional
Objectives
Students will create a multi-media presentation featuring the biography and style of a visual artist. Students will improve their knowledge of Art terms, practice documenting Internet and Library resources and participate in the evaluation process of the project.
Student
Activities
Introductory Activity (2 days)
Students will take an Internet field trip to several museums!
Students will take a online quiz to test their prior knowledge of art terms.
Funbrain.com
Students will identify
basic elements of design using the Internet resources.
WebMuseum
Enabling
Activities (10 days)
Students will choose
an artist whose work they want to know more about and gather information
using Internet sites and books from the library.
As students gather and assimilate the
information they will organize, write, revise and edit biographical information
into Appleworks.
Students will prepare a Slideshow, Hyperstudio
Stack or Powerpoint Presentation.
Culminating
Activity (2 days)
Students present
final multi-media project to peers.
Complete self and
peer evaluations
Take a post-test
Assessment
Each student was graded using a rubric totaling 15pts.
To view the rubric or print copies of it, click here.
Results
To view the results data table, click here.
If you have any questions or comments I would like to hear from you. Just click on the email link below to send me a message. I confess, this is my first Webpage and my first Multi-media project of this nature. I look forward to hearing from you.
Web
Resources & Supplementary Materials
Introductory Activity
Garfield, Gary M.
and Suzanne McDonough. Internet Field Trips. pg. 30-31.
Glenview ,Illinois.
Good Year Books, 1998;
Smith, Irene, Sharon Yoder and Rick Thomas. Classroom Activities with Appleworks 5.0. Eugene, Oregon, iste Publications, 1999
Enabling Activity
Lacey, Sue. Start
With Art Landscapes. Brookfield Connecticut. Cooper Beech Books, 2000
McAuliffe, Michelle and Marsha Black. Busy Teacher's Guide Art Lessons. Westminister, California. Teacher Created Materials, 1999
Sterling, Mary Ellen. Focus On Artists. Huntington Beach, California, Teacher Created Materials, 1994
Culminating Activity
KidPix Studio Deluxe, Broderbund
HyperStudio, Roger Wagner
Appleworks
14685 Pleasant Valley Rd., Penn Valley, CA 95946
Joelle Lake, email - j_lake@pvsdnc.k12.ca.us
Last Revised: 5/5/01