Transcript PowerPoint Presentation - A NEW LEVEL OF IMPRESSIONIST

A NEW LEVEL OF
IMPRESSIONIST
PAINTINGS
Argy Nestor and Carol Waldron
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Agenda:
• PowerPoint overview
• “How to” in Appleworks Paint
• Samples on the web
• Documents on the web
• Future…
“The first language of humans was
the creation of images on cave
walls, just as the first language of a
child is drawing.”
Margaret Mead
HISTORY
Years of hearing the technology teacher
Tool to encourage kids to think creatively
Goo
Attended a state middle school
conference
• Laptops in Maine
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“Literacy is about more than reading and
writing- it is about how we communicate
in society. It is about the social practices
and relationships, about knowledge,
language and culture.”
» UNESC statement for the United National
Literacy Decade, 2003-2012
Maine Learning Results
Visual and Performing Arts
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A. Content Standard: Creative Expression- Students will create and/or perform
to express ideas and feelings.
– Performance Indicators: 4. Use a variety of resources, materials, and
techniques to design and execute art works.
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B. Content Standard: Cultural Heritage- Students will understand the cultural
contributions of the arts, how the arts shape and are shaped by prevailing cultural
and social beliefs and values, and recognize exemplary works from a variety of
cultures and historical periods.
– Performance Indicators: 1. Classify art works, which represent various
cultures, by genre and style, identifying their distinguishing characteristics.
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C. Content Standard: Criticism and Aesthetics- Students will reflect upon and
assess the characteristics and merits of art works.
– Performance Indicators: 4. Compare and contrast the effectiveness of
selected media, techniques, and processes in communicating ideas.
Process
• In groups of 2, students researched
Impressionist artists from various
websites on Monet, Renoir, Pisarro,
Sisley, Morisot, Armand, Bazille, Degas,
Cezanne, Manet
• They took notes and
shared learning
with the class
Process
• Each student
selected a painting.
Process
• Each recreated their
selected work of art
using the Paint
component of
Appleworks on the
laptop.
Process
• Each recreated the
painting with tempera
paints.
Painting Assessment
ASSESSMENT IMPRESSIONIST PAINTING
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NAME: ____________________________________ CLASS: ______
STUDENT
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1. Use of shapes
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2. Use of lines
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3. Blending
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4. Details beyond shapes
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5. Use of medium
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6. 1st and last name
TOTAL:
TEACHER
Compare the 2 formats
Look carefully at the two pieces of art you are COMPARING AND CONTRASTING
With your partner study the artwork. Discuss what you see and what you think the
artist was trying to show. Do they set a certain mood or feeling? How much of what is
happening is clear? What do the clothes or landscape tell you? What did the artist
use for ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES in the artwork? After you think about this
answer the following questions:
1. Write down everything you see in one piece of artwork:
2. Write down everything you see in the second of artwork:
3. Look at both artworks and identify three similarities.
4. Look at both artworks and identify three differences.
5. Use the similarities and differences to reach conclusions or insights about thee
artwork. List your conclusions.
With your partner write a story about one of the paintings. Use your imagination to do
this. Include in your writing at least 5 Elements or Principles.
Computer Design
Original
Tempura Paint
•All three formats were displayed in the school
halls.
•Interesting to note peoples’ comments on
difficulty of distinguishing between the
reproduction and the computer painting.
5 Main steps in Appleworks Paint:
Draw a box where you will create your painting.
Chunking with the pencil
Fill in the colors with the paint bucket
Add details with the pencil
Blend
Student Samples:
“Never doubt that a small group of
thoughtful, committed citizens can
change the world. Indeed it’s the
only thing that ever has.”
Margaret Mead