Art Fair - A new Gallery of Honour (lesson 2)

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A New Gallery of Honour (lesson 2)

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Lesson 1: Describing art and describing a theme

Lesson 2: Worksheet Research Rijksmuseum / Prepare for the museum (describing art)

Lesson 3/4: Reviewing the pieces of art you've found

Lesson 5: Writing about your pieces of art (companion pieces)

Lesson 6: Peer feedback on your companion pieces; hand in finished work at end of class (to be graded)

Worksheet Research Rijksmuseum

• Your teacher will hand out the  "Worksheet Research Rijksmuseum"
• Fill in the page "Pre-trip checklist" and hand it in to your teacher
• When you are finished, continue with the rest of this LessonUp

Describing a piece of art

• Go to the website of the Rijksmuseum's Gallery of Honour via the link on the next slide
• Scroll down and read about the Gallery of Honour
• If you have airpods, watch the 2 min. video 
• Scroll down almost all the way to the bottom and click on "What is there to see?
• Then follow the instructions on slide 5
  

www.rijksmuseum.nl

Are you on the page "What is there to see?"

• Take a look at all the different pieces of art that can be seen in the Gallery of Honour
• Choose one piece of art to focus on during this lesson
  
• Make a screenshot of this piece of art and paste it on to the next slide
• Answer the questions about this piece of art on the following slides
• Be as detailed and descriptive as possible. Look up words you don't know.
• Pay attention to your spelling and punctuation. Remember, you will have to write about different art pieces.  Do it right from start!

Upload the screenshot of your chosen piece of art and paste it here

On the next slides, answer the questions

about your chosen piece of art

Be as detailed and descriptive as possible.  Look up words you don't know.
Pay attention to your spelling and punctuation. Remember, you will have to write about different art pieces for this project.  Do it right from start!

   

1. What is the title of this artwork?

2. The artist's name is...

3. What do you see?
Be as detailed and descriptive as possible.

4. What is happening in this artwork?
Be as detailed and descriptive as possible.

5. Does this artwork remind you of something? What does it remind you of?

6. Does this artwork raise any questions?
What kinds of questions?

7. Imagine you are standing in the middle of the artwork.
What do you see?
What do you hear?
What do you smell?
Be as detailed and descriptive as possible.

8. If you had to describe this artwork to a friend, what would you say?

9. How does this artwork make you feel?
(Use a full sentence, not just a few words)

10. Which part of the artwork do you like best? Why?

11. If you could change one part of the artwork, would would it be. Explain why.

12. What do you think the artwork is made of?
Be specific and look up any words you don't know.

Describing art - Vocabulary

Have a great time at the Rijksmuseum next week!