Blabberize

Desired results

Established Goals:

27B — Students who meet the standard understand how the arts shape and reflect history, society and everyday life.

Identify the images, objects, sounds, and movements from a work of art and describe what they tell about people, time, places, and everyday life.

 

Understandings:

Students will understand that…

·         Figurative painting often times tell stories about the subject of the painting

·         Artists use different compositional devices to tell the story

·         Figurative painting try’s to tell complicated allegorical or historical events visually

 

 

Essential Questions:

·         What are some of the things figurative paintings try and convey

·         Why do artists use figures in paintings

·         How do figurative paintings reflect attitudes about history or messages about historical figures.

 

Students will know…

·         How artists arrange information in figurative paintings

·         What types of figurative painting artists use

 

Students will be able to…

·         Tell the viewer about the historical information of a painting

·         Give the time period of when the painting was completed

·         Talk about the meaning /theme of a painting or it’s subject matter.

 

Assessment Evidence

Performance Task:

·         Select a figurative painting

·         Research information about the painting, including artist, time period of completion, concept and theme

·         Use blabberize to animate a figure in the painting and give a report about the information that was gathered about the painting.

 

Other Evidence:

·         Oral and/or written response to one of the essential questions

·         Explanation of the paintings meaning

 

 

Learning Plan

Learning Activities:

Use K-W-L to assess students prior knowledge and identify learning goals for the unit.

Review worksheet on figurative painting