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Claude Monet and his Friends and Followers
How did you modify this unit for use in your own classroom?: I chose to modify the lesson titled Whats Your Impression? I used the lessons premise of observational drawing and applied it to a new lesson for Vincent Van Gogh. My lesson was inspired by Van Goghs still life drawings of shoes or boots and my own following of Vincents footsteps through the streets in and around Paris. The question I posed to my students is: What would it be like to walk in your shoes? Students are given the opportunity to share their ideas through artistic and written means.
List your primary instructional objectives for your students.
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Hone students observational skills |
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Explore using color expressively |
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Create and experiment with visual texture
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What role did technology play in this curriculum unit?: Technology was integrated by using the Internet to show students examples of Vincent Van Goghs work. Web sites used included:
www.metmuseum.org
www.mcs.csuhayward.edu/~malek/Impression/Gogh/Gogh06.html
www.vggallery.com/
www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/gogh/
How did you assess and evaluate student performance?: Students were assessed by teacher observations and by a class art critique. During the critique students discussed and compared the similarities and differences between each others work.
Please tell us briefly about your background & teaching experience: Ms. Hom has an MA in Art Education from Teachers College and a BFA in Illustration from Parsons School of Design. S he has teaching experience in both private and public sectors. This is her third year teaching art at P.S. 124. She is thrilled that each day she has the opportunity to share her passion for art with such creative young minds.
What are your recommendations for other teachers interested in adapting this unit?: I would suggest for teachers to ask students to bring in a pair of their favorite shoes that may remain in the classroom as long as needed. If students need to continue their initial drawing in the following class, there would be no need to reconstruct the still-life.
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Samples of Student Projects
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Each student set up a still life of their shoes and created an observational drawing. |
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