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 Good afternoon students!

 "The Scream" by Edward Munch "Starry Night" by Vincent Van Gogh

For the next two class periods we are going to be focusing on different works of Art. We have made time for the basic academics and I feel that we need to focus on some of the subject areas that get brushed over in most cases including Art. There are many different interpretations as to what good Art entails. There is also the constant debate as to who even gets to decide what is classified or "deemed" as art. Over the next two days we are going to be hitting all of the fundamentals of art and everything in between.

This page is going to be our activities page where most of our assignments will be found and if there are any questions as we move throughout the lessons please do not hesitate to ask me.

1. **The first activity** I would like to begin with will be to make a **KWL Chart** regarding art and this lesson. Just as a refresher a KWL chart is a chart that lists the things you want to Know in the first column, in the second column are the things that you want to learn and want to be able to take away from this lesson, and the last column stands for what you have learned. So at the end of this lesson we will be filling out the L column with all of the exciting facts that we have discovered.

2. **The second activity** we are going to do is watch a Windows Movie Maker movie about some of the most influential artists that we have witnessed today.The movie is located at the bottom of this page. During this movie I would like some feedback from everyone in the class regarding what you like or don't like about the piece of art. Also I would like you to take a few notes on __Microsoft Word__ as to what commonalities and differences you are starting to see develop in the art.

3. **The third activity** that we are going to do is have a discussion/debate as to [|**what is art exactly**]? There is a huge controversy going on today as to what is art, and who gets to decide what makes something art. I would like to go around the classroom and ask each and every one of you as to what you think makes something art. Some helpful ideas that people have come to already are as follows...  -Does the person who made the piece of art work have to have credibility?  -Do certain materials make something a more important work of art over another?  -Do the artists have to be affiliated with religion to be considered more valuable?


 *  DAY TWO **

Activities 1. Today we are going to begin our second day of learning about art with an activity that is truly hands on. I would like all of you to take some of the materials I have provided in the front of the classroom and I would like you to make something that you feel in your eyes is considered "a work of art". After completing your work of art I would like everyone to break up into groups of four and discuss with your fellow classmates why you feel what you made is considered art. Please be mindful of others perceptions and constructive criticisms.

2. **For our second and last activity** concerning art we are going to be taking more of a historical approach to things. I would like all of you to create a time line using the program [|inspiration]. To access to program please click the word "inspiration" in the previous sentence and it will take you directly to the program. We have already gone over in previous classes how to use this program so you should pretty comfortable in creating a time line. Some guidelines for the time line are to have at least ten different significant dates outlining works of art that you enjoyed between the 1700's-present times. Also please make sure to provide a picture of the piece of art with the date alongside of it. As our last step please make sure to print out your inspiration final product and bring to class the following day to share with your classmates. If you encounter any difficulties while trying to make your Inspiration please click [|this link] for additional help.

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