Art Fair - A new "gallery of honour"

A New Gallery of Honour
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This lesson contains 10 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

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A New Gallery of Honour

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English planner
Lesson 1 (today): Describing art and describing a theme

Lesson 2: Prepare for the museum: fill in the worksheet

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

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

Lesson 6: Peer feedback on your companion piece, hand in finished work at end of class to be graded.

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In class today
The task

Describing art vocabulary

Blooket vocabulary persuasive writing


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The task: a New Gallery of Honour
What are you going to do in this project?

You are going to learn to describe a work of art.
You are going to pick a theme, around which you are going to design your Gallery of Honour.
You are going to do research in the Rijksmuseum and pick three works of art that fit your theme.

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.

You are going to design your own Gallery of Honour in arts and crafts class.
You are going to present your Gallery of Honour during the ATC Art Fair.
You will be marked by your teachers and parents!

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Describing art - vocabulary

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What is your first impression?
What is the first thing you see?

Slide 6 - Open question

Is it a realistic depiction, or more abstract (or fantasy)?

Slide 7 - Open question

Describe what you see in this painting
Try to be as specific as possible

Slide 8 - Open question

Describe what you see in this painting
Try to be as specific as possible

Slide 9 - Open question

For now
Pair up with the person sitting next to you.


Pick a topic you are both interested in.
Ask each other the questions that are on the page


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