Introduction
Have you ever seen the painting "The Red Sun" by Joan Miró or "Guernica" by Pablo Picasso?
We've seen these paintings many times, but what do you really know about the artists who created them, or about what inspired the paintings? What made them famous, and why are they considered to be among the greatest? You are about to find out!
In this web quest you will choose a favorite artist (who does NOT need to be hispanic), research them, and learn what made them influential. You will write a short summary/biography about what you learned, and ultimately recreate one of that artist's paintings of your choosing.
Task
Students will:
*research the life, history, and impact of their chosen artist via a webquest
*complete a graphic organizer detailing what they learned
*Summarize thos facts into a biography.
*recreate one of their chosen artist's paintings of their choice using an indicated app
Process
1. Choose a famous artist for your research and project. Click here for a list of potential artists. You are NOT limited to the artists on this list, nor does your artist need to be hispanic..
2. Research your selected artist and answer the questions. Share your completed research with me via Google Docs. Click here to access the webquest.
3. Complete the graphic organizer with facts you learned. Click here for the graphic organizer.
4. Combine those facts into a biography. Spanish 1 students will write in English, Spanish 2 students will write in Spanish.
5. Use this app to recreate one of your chosen artist's works. Click here for a link to the app.
Evaluation
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CRITERIA |
EXEMPLARY |
PROFICIENT |
DEVELOPING
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ARTIST RESEARCH |
Student identified an approved artist. All research questions are answered fully with details and evidence. Answers were shared via Google Drive. |
Student identified an approved artist. All research questions are answered but may lack details and/or evidence. Answers were shared via Google Drive. |
Student identified an approved artist. Some research questions are not answered and may be missing details or evidence. Answers might not be shared via Google drive |
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GRAPHIC ORGANIZER |
Student included all information from the webquest. |
Student included most information from the webquest. |
Student included little information from the webquest. |
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BIOGRAPHY |
Student composed a well-written essay including all detail from the graphic organizer. There are few grammar and spelling mistakes. Spanish 2 students have written in Spanish. |
Student composed a well-written essay including most detail from the graphic organizer. There are some grammar and spelling mistakes. Spanish 2 students have mostly written in Spanish. |
Student composed an essay including few details from the graphic organizer. There are many grammar and spelling mistakes. Spanish 2 students have not written in Spanish. |
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ARTWORK |
Student recreated one of their chosen paintings with great detail. |
Student recreated one of their chosen paintings with some detail. |
Student did not recreate one of their chosen artists paintings. |
Conclusion
I hope you now feel knowledgeable about your chosen artist. You have just completed your artist research in which you learned about the personal and professional background of your artist. Using that information, you created a graphic organizer with information that relates to your artist. All of this information was then compiled into an essay which demonstrates how your artist, images, and research all connect to one another. Did you learn something new about your artist that you didn't know before? Do you have a deeper understanding of your artist and his/her work and influence on the world? Hopefully you can answer 'yes' to these questions now that you've completed the WebQuest.