A new Gallery of honour - lesson 3

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

A New Gallery of Honour

In class today

How was the "Rijksmuseum"?

Which theme have you picked?

Which art works have you picked? Why do they fit within your theme?

Writing about your pieces of art

Activities when time left

(Talking and writing about famous paintings)

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TODAY?

You are going to write a story during English class, where you describe your theme and argue why each of your chosen works of art fit your theme and why they deserve a spot in your Gallery of Honour.

Done with the description of your theme? Work on your script, please.

Time left?

- Finish "A new gallery of honour" LessonUp; lesson 1 & 2

- Finish your Artist Research Task booklet

- Practise with powerful adjectives exercise

- Talking and writing about famous paintings

- GIMKIT

What was the highlight (school related!) of your Rijksmuseum visit?

The task: part 1

The task: part 2

What to keep in mind when writing:

- Use the questions as a guideline but write a running story: don't write a list of answers

- Use capital letters and punctuation

- Think of the common writing mistakes: don't make them - reread what you've written to check.

- Remember that you are writing for someone who hasn't done your research and wants to learn something

- Use powerful adjectives to make your text even more persuasive 

Done with the description of your theme and your script?

Choose from the options below

- Finish "A new gallery of honour" LessonUp; lesson 1 & 2

- Finish your Artist Research Task booklet

- Practise with powerful adjectives exercise

- Cross word puzzles

- Exploring famous images: part 1 & 2: speaking practice

- GIMKIT describing art vocabulary

Exploring famous images

Take a look at the famous paintings on the next slides. Take them in carefully.

What does the art show?

How would you describe this art to someone who couldn't see it?

What colours have been used?

What do you think inspired the artist to create this?

What is the artwork about? Is there a hidden message in the artwork?

What questions would you ask the artist, if you could?

Discuss these questions with your neighbour.

Part 1: with your neighbour

Turn and talk to the person next to you and answer the following questions.

Which is your favourite piece of art? Why?
Which is your least favourite piece of art? Why?
Where do you think the artists got their inspiration from?
What questions do you have about the artists or artwork?

Part 2: individually

Go online and find information about one of your favourite artists.

Pick one work of art by this artist and describe this. Use the “Artist study form” for this. Fill out the entire form, please.

Pay special attention to the words you use! Try to use persuasive language as much as you can.

Homework

Finish this LessonUp, please.

Describing art - vocabulary