Cynthia H. Roberts
ART APPRECIATION
OBJECTIVE: Study pieces of artwork to develop feelings or tone.
MATERIALS NEEDED: slides, pictures, magazines, pencil and paper.
PROCEDURES:
Introduce Vocabulary:
1) pleasant
2) soft
3) pretty
4) smooth
5) tough
6) sadness
7) natural
8) temperamental
9) morbid
10) bored
11) nature
Divide students into groups of threes or fours. Give them a picture to observe. Students will be using the technique of clustering to write a brief description of that picture. Share their writing with the class.
Have students use one of the mood words of a previous lesson and make a sketch which would depict that mood. Students will write a brief description of their work and add it to the
Students will be allowed to visit an art museum or an art gallery to develop an awareness and better understand pieces of art.
Students will create a piece of artwork and write the meaning and/or significance of their creation.