Art Fair - A new "gallery of honour"

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

A New Gallery of Honour

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.

In class today

The task

Describing art vocabulary

Blooket vocabulary persuasive writing

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!

Describing art - vocabulary

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

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

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

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

For now

Pair up with the person sitting next to you.

Go to the following link: https://www.eslconversationquestions.com/english-conversation-questions/topics/

Pick a topic you are both interested in.

Ask each other the questions that are on the page