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Audience

Pre-reguisites

Subject-Matter

Goals and Objectives

Instructional Plan

Materials

Assessment and Evaluation

Appendices

Resources

Glossary

Introduction

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Aim

Rationale

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Goals and Objectives

• become familiar with visual arts and artists
• become visually aware of detail in the natural and constructed environment
• explore the contributions of visual artists
• recognize the connections between art and daily life
• learn to respect the creativeness of themselves and others
• become aware of the rich arts community where they live
• express their opinions orally and in writing
• respect the interpretive opinions of others

Audience

Pre-reguisites

Subject-Matter

Instructional Plan

1. Guide students through the viewing experience (see glossary) of two Impressionist posters.  This is the time to remind students that we all look at the same art through different eyes.
2. Explain and demonstrate the use and terms of link, hand symbol, back button, and bookmarking the URL.
3. Review student instructional plan
4. Present the vocabulary list of descriptive words and wordsearch
5. Study Impressionism and complete questionaire
6. Have students view the Renoir painting on the home page and have them list at least ten descriptive words that come to mind.
7. Have students view the Van Gogh painting on the home page and have them list at least ten descriptive words that come to mind.
8. Give students a quiz requiring them to contrast and compare these two paintings on the home page.
9. Send students to the WWW to research  Seurat and Caillebotte.  Have them complete an assignment on both.  See website references.
10. Send students to the WWW  to research Monet.
11. Send students to the WWW for a virtual Tour of Paris.
12. Have students select two more Impressionist artists to research.  Use the above assignment as a guide.
13. Send students to the web site on pointillism as the basis of  an oral discussion.
14. Have students recreate Seurat's Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande-Jatteaccording to his or her own personal style; using coloring book version of the painting.
15. Display, view, and discuss the students' works of art.

Students' Instructional Plan

• Observe, tell, and record their first, spontaneous reaction to the Impressionist posters.
• Demonstrate basic computer skills as directed by the teacher.
• Review your instructional plan with teacher
• Find the list of descriptive words to use to express  personal opinions relating to the  works of art and complete wordsearch.
• Study Impressionism web site and complete the questionaire on Impressionism.
• Choose and list at least ten descriptive words for each of the two Impressionist paintings on the home page.
• Complete the quiz comparing the two works of Renoir and Van Gogh
• Research Seurat and Caillebotte on the WWW. Complete assignment.
• Research Monet and his two paintings entitled Water Lillies and Haystacks.
• Take the virtual Tour of Paris and complete the questionaire on Paris.
• Choose two Impressionists artists from the previous list of ten. Use the above assignment as a guide for your research.
• Study the pointillism web site in order to participate in an oral discussion.
• Select art materials to recreate your personal version of Seurat's Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande-Jatte.
• Submit  your art work for viewing and discussion with others.

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Materials

• three to five posters of impressionist paintings
• a list of descriptive vocabulary words
• one coloring book version of impressionist painting
• art supplies-colored pencils and crayons, markers, watercolors, tempera paints, etc.
• writing supplies
• internet accessible computers

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Assessment and Evaluation

• understand that art works are created for a variety of reasons
• make decisions about his or own methods and materials
• articulate his or her own reasons for creating a particular work of art
• see that "accidents" in his or her work can sometimes provide an exciting new direction for the work
• articulate his or her own response to a particular work of art
• see that a single art work might evoke a variety of responses within the class
• contribute to a discussion about Impressionist artists
• demonstrate the ability to locate the URL's for additional Impressionist art research.
• complete two web based assignments.

Appendices

Resources

Favorite Impressionist Paintings     J. Patrice Marandel
Chicago Tribune   10-10-97   Weak Impressions   Alan G. Artner
Chicago Sun Times   10-19-97    Impressions of Renoir   Garrett Holg
WWW
Jim's Fine Art Page

Glossary

Viewing Experience

• tell your immediate reaction to the work of art
• tell what descriptive words come to mind
• keep track of your impressions
• play close attention to detail

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