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Independent Learning Matrix Term 2 Weeks 7 & 8

KLA:

Visual Arts

Unit:

Mimicking the Masters

Outcomes:

VAS3.1 Investigates subject matter in an attempt to represent likenesses of things in the world.

VAS3.3 Acknowledges that audiences respond in different ways to artworks and that there are different opinions about the value of artworks.

VAS3.4 Communicates about the ways in which subject matter is represented in artworks.

Learning Intentions

In this lesson, you will learn about

· The art period.

· Investigate different artists and events from a set time period.

· Evaluate artworks from that time period.

· Create your own masterpiece.

Impressionism

(1865-1885)

Learning Tools

Websites

Web 2.0 Sites or Apps

· http://mrspicassosartroom.blogspot.com.au/2011/04/monet-gardens.html

· http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/cube_creator/

· http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=65932

· http://www.claudemonetgallery.org/biography.html

· www.postermywall.com

· http://www.fotor.com/app.html#!module/design/tool/Design

Discovery Activities

Activities about …

Impressionism

Activities about …

Claude Monet

Response

(Thinking)

During the Impressionist period, artists liked to capture their images without detail but with bold colors. Some of the greatest impressionist artists were Edouard Manet, Camille Pissaro, Edgar Degas, Alfred Sisley, Claude Monet and Pierre Auguste Renoir. Manet influenced the development of impressionism.

On our class blog, choose one of the four artworks on the Visual Arts page. Answer the following questions. Crate a post to your blog that answers these questions.

· How would you describe the people in this picture? Are they like you or different?

· What can you tell me about how this person/people lived? How did you arrive at that idea?

· What do you think is going on in this picture? How did you arrive at that idea?

· What do you think is worth remembering about this painting?

Visit the website http://www.claudemonetgallery.org/biography.html

Read information about Claude Monet.

Use the Biography Cube Creator to create a Bio Cube on Claude Monet. Open the link, type your name then click on Bio Cube. Do not click Planning Sheet.

Once you have completed the activity, click ‘Save Final’ and save as a PDF.

Now, head to the website www.smallpdf.com

Click on the yellow box that says PDF to JPG. Upload your Bio Cube and wait for it to convert. Once it has completed, a thumbnail will appear with the word download. Click download and save to your computer. Now post your image to you blog as a post.

Research (Technology)

Watch the video Impressionism - Overview - Goodbye-Art Academy on our class blog.

While watching the video, take notes of interesting facts.

On your blog, create an ‘Impressionism – Interesting Facts’ post. Write down 10 interesting facts you discovered. You must label each fact with a number. You also need to write your facts in order of interest. For example, number 1 will be the fact you found most interesting with number 10 being the less interesting.

Extension: include some artworks shown in the video into your post.

Many people get Monet and Manet confused because of their names.

Research one work of art by both artists and post the images to your blog. Now answer the following questions. Please include these questions on your blog so people know what you are talking about.

· What is different between these two paintings?

· What are the similarities between these two paintings?

· Where do you think each artists made these paintings?

· How are these two paintings different from real life.

https://prezi.com/lh51p2srcfn4/realism-1848-1900\

Compose

(Present)

Find different examples of Impressionism artwork using Google Images and save to the computer. Remember, the artworks must have been painted between 1865 and 1885. Six artworks should be enough.

Now Google Fotor Collage Maker. Go to the website and create a collage of the different artworks that you have saved to the computer. Hint: You will need to import them using the side bar to the right).

Save your collage and share it on your blog.

On the class blog (Visual Arts page), find the WebQuest for Claude Monet. Click on it and work through the tabs on the left navigation menu.

You will need to write information into your Library writing books. You may wish to instead, write your responses onto your class blog.

Consolidation Activity

Recreating Monet’s Garden

Lesson is under the following link

http://mrspicassosartroom.blogspot.com.au/2011/04/monet-gardens.html

Mimic the Master

Complete a worksheet

Use a computer

Complete in your book or blog online

Publish on a computer

Create a class display

Thinking Imaginatively and Creatively

Expressing yourself

Listen to others (reflect)

Use headphones

Investigation

Music or art related

Monet Gardens

These beautiful garden paintings were created by my first graders. Everyone had great success, simply by following along, step by step, while adding their own touches. This project also combines several painting techniques, so students get an introduction to various painting media and experiences.

Materials:12" X 18" white construction paper (I also like to cut the paper to 10" X 16" so I can mount them to a colored background), pencils, tempera paint in the following colors: yellow, green, blue, red, orange, yellow, pink, violet, brown, and white, acrylic paint in the following colors: blue, white, greens, white, pink, and yellow, blue watercolor, tempera and watercolor brushes, small sponge pieces

Art History:Show the students various visuals, posters, and books about the artist Claude Monet. Here is a good site that shows his gardens: Monet's Garden at Giverny

I also show them this video:

They LOVE this video and I highly recommend it! It tells the story of a little girl who travels to Monet's gardens. It is animated with shots of the real gardens interspersed. There is a book version, but the video is so much better!

Studio Activity:

Step 1: Blogger is messing with my photos tonight. Erg! I will fix them ASAP

Hand out white paper and pencils. Have students Draw a horizon line across the paper and part of a pond. I explain that we are only drawing a very small portion of the pond- maybe just the corner.

Step 2:

Put some yellow tempera in a tray and have students "hop" their sponge pieces across the horizon line and fill in the grass area. I remind them that they do NOT want the entire area solid. Some white showing through is fine. Also, remind them not to use the sponge as a brush, swiping it across the paper.

Step 3:

Add some green paint to the tray and have the students repeat step 2.

Step 4:

Add some bushes above the horizon line, using the sponge. I have the students leave an open area for a path. Make sure that they don't leave this open space above the pond or their path will go into it! You can also have the students add an arbor or arch over the opening.

Step 5:

Add some blue tempera to the tray and have students hop their sponge in the paint to mix the blue in. Use this color to hop the sponge across the horizon line to add a shadow. Also, have students add some of this color on one side of each bush to create a shadow on each.

Step 6:

Put some blue and white acrylic in a bowl, side by side. I tell the kids NOT to mix the colors. Rather, they pick up a little of each color to paint the pond. I have them make "waves" in their pond by making small brush strokes. By not mixing the blue & white, they get the effect of the light hitting the water.

Step 7:

While the pond dries, I show the kids examples (photos) of lily pads and water lilies. We also discuss that we are seeing the side of the lily pad rather than the top, so the shapes will be a flattened circle, or ellipse.

They then add about 3-5 lily pads to their ponds using two colors of acrylic paint.

They also add some small flowers to their gardens by dipping the WRONG end of their paintbrushes in various colors of tempera and then dabbing them on the paper.

Step 8:

I place some yellow, pink, and white acrylic paint in a cup and demonstrate how to make the water lilies. Have the students dip their brushes in all three colors (without mixing them all together) and then make four brushstrokes as drawn in the diagram, making sure that the strokes connect at the bottom to form the flower petals.

Step 9:

Add a cobblestone path leading in to the garden. Using the sponge again, dip in to some brown and white tempera, making sure that the colors are not completely mixed together. Have the students use the CORNER of the sponge to make "stones" in the pathway leading in from the arbor.

Step 10: Adding the fence- 2 variations.

I have had students use two different methods for adding a fence. In the first method, students mask off the area of the fence by tape rolling strips of paper to their white paper in the shape of a fence. Then, complete steps 1-9 before removing the paper strips. The white fence shows through.

I have had a few issues with this method; the kids have a hard time rolling the tape, the tape can stick out the edges, and sometimes, the paper falls off. But, if done correctly, the fence turns out wonderful, as shown below.

The second method is just to have the students paint it on with acrylic after the rest of the painting is done. I have used this method more recently. The fence doesn't turn out as crisp, but the kids seem to have an easier time with it. I have them paint the vertical fence posts first before adding the horizontal cross bars. (What is the correct term for those??)

Enjoy some of our gorgeous gardens. Monet would be proud!(Note: we will be adding our digital photos to these next week. See instructions below.)

A techy twist: take digital photos of the students in front of a green screen, print them, and then cut them out and glue to the painting. Or, add them digitally. I had the kids pretend they were picking flowers or standing with their hats on holding flowers.

You can see more of our Monet Gardens on Artsonia.

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Developed by Mitchell Welham - NSW Department of Education 2016