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Lesson Three Integrated Concepts • Language Arts: characters, descriptive language • Social Studies: Roles in society • Visual art: photography, character study, portraiture, value, chiaroscuro How would you describe this character? • Describe her physical attributes. • What kind of personality does she seems to have? • Tell why you think that. • How do you think she is feeling? Support your answers. Can you imagine her life? • Where does she live? • Does she have brothers and sisters? • What kind of friends does she have? • What does she like to do? • Would you want to be her friend? • Support your answers. How would you describe this character? • • • • Tell how she looks. Tell how she is sitting. Describe her clothing. What is the expression on her face? • How do you think she is feeling? • Why do you think she feels that way? Try to imagine her life. • What is her home like? • How many people are in her family? • What kind of work do her parents do? • How old is she? • Is she happy with her life? • Does she have friends? • Does she like having her picture painted? Compare and contrast the two artworks. • Compare and contrast the background or setting of the images. • What do you notice about details? • What do you notice about color and light? • Compare the two characters. How are they alike or different? How do you think these pictures were created? • Which of the images is most likely a painting? How can you tell? • How do you think the other image was made? What evidence do you see? • What is your personal response to the different media? Do you prefer one over the other? Why? • Would you rather create an artwork using a camera or paint? Why? Look carefully at the way light is used in these artworks. • Describe the way light is used in the painting. Where is the light coming from? Is it in back, in front or at the side of the girl? • Describe the light in the photograph. Where is that light coming from? • Which picture has the strongest contrast or difference in light and darkness? Compare yourself to the characters. • Which one are you most like? • How are you like that person? • Which one would you most likely choose for a friend? Why? • Do you know someone that reminds you of one of these characters? Could you create a story based on one of these artworks? • What name would you give your character? • What other characters would be in the story? • What would the setting be? • Can you think of a character from a story you have read that is like one of these girls? How are they alike? Information about the art and the artists. • • • • • Title: Portrait of Boot Artist: Henry J. McMillan (American 1908 – 1991) Medium: Gouache on paper Date: Circa 1940 Comments: Henry McMillan was a native of Wilmington, North Carolina. • • • • • Title: Tish Artist: Carolyn DeMerritt (American 1946) Medium: Photograph Date: 1986 Comments: Carolyn DeMerritt was born in Charlotte, North Carolina.