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Project Title:
American Masterpieces, Getting to Know a
Painting at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Project Purpose:
To use the visual arts terms from our curriculum to analyze a work of
art, in particular, selected American paintings at the Met. |
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CORE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Students will:
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Use the HKMS website to link to the Metropolitan Museum of Art website.
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Choose a work from
selection of American paintings at the Met.
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Analyze the painting,
observing the organization of the composition, the color, the space, and
the mood conveyed by the artist.
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Write a narrative about
the work, using terms from the Visual Arts Curriculum for the fifth
year.
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Fine Arts:
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Elements of Art (2):
Students will
understand the organizational principles of art.
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History and Cultures
(#4): Students
will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.
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Analysis,
Interpretation and Evaluation (#5): Students will reflect upon, describe, analyze, interpret and
evaluate their own and others’ work.
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Connections: Students
will make connections between the visual arts, other disciplines and
daily life.
 Language
Arts:
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Interpret text (image)
by using prior knowledge and experiences
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Creating, interpreting
and evaluating written, and visual texts/images
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Engage in a process of
generating ideas, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing or
presenting
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Proofread and edit for
grammar, spelling, punctuation and capitalization
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1.
Use Internet to
view pre-selected website on American artists
2.
Select painting
and save in jpeg format
3.
Use Microsoft
Word and open a blank document
4.
Insert jpeg of
painting into blank document
5.
Enlarge the
painting and print, selecting portrait or landscape orientation to fit the
size of the painting
6.
Use Microsoft
Word to write a narrative
7.
Use Microsoft
Word Tools (Spelling and Grammar) to review and revise
narrative |
