Glogster

Desired results

Established Goals:

25A — Students who meet the standard understand the sensory elements, organizational principles, and expressive qualities of the arts.

1.  Describe a variety of lines (e.g., create a drawing using spiral, jagged, zigzag, wavy).

2.  Distinguish between organic (free-form, natural) and inorganic (geometric) forms/shapes.

3.  Identify primary, secondary, and analogous colors in an art work.

4.  Identify a variety of textures from organic and person-made objects (e.g., use the technique of rubbing).

5.  Show size progression (e.g., organize small, medium, large).

6.  Identify in an art work elements (e.g., jagged lines, curved shapes, bright colors) that convey emotions (e.g., scary, mad).

Tell the story an art work shows.

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

7.  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…

·         Artists work in different styles

·         An artist’s style will often times change or leads to new work

 

 

Essential Questions:

 

Students will know…

·         Historical information about an artist

·         What are the different ways in which artists create their artwork

·         How aritsts are influenced by each others artwork

 

Students will be able to…

·         Identify an artists work

·         List the major pieces of an artists career

·         Provide information about the aritsts paintings that educate the viewer about the artists work

 

Assessment Evidence

Performance Task:

·         Research an artist on the internet, collecting biographical information about the artist and information about his artwork (what were the major styles and pieces that the artist worked in?)

·         Create a glogster poster, including biographical information, pictures of the artists work, links to museums and relevant artwork information that depicts a historical record of the artists life (Try and lead the viewer through the poster informing them of the artists work).  Then present your poster to the class explaining your poster timeline and talking a bit about the artist and chosen artwork. 

 

Other Evidence:

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

·         Create a list of the facts used in the creation of artist glogster

·         Explanation of the links used to supplement pictures or information in glogster.

 

Learning Plan

Learning Activities:

Investigate the life and work of Pablo Picasso(e.g.  Blue period, Rose Period, Cubism, Neo classicism, etc.)

Investigate the major works of Picasso’s life.