Introduction:
· Date of piece
· Author/Artist
· Title
· Location
Background:
· Why piece was created
· Symbols/images that are significant or important in piece
· Mood/emotions portrayed in piece
· For art examples: colour/style/shapes
Connection to Central Idea:
· Give evidence about how piece connects to our central idea and lines of inquiry
Personal Connection:
· Why you chose the piece to put in your summative assessment
· Background experience with piece – studied before, family importance, your own cultural connection etc.
We discussed examples that students were considering choosing such as:
Picasso’s Guernica – anti-war painting
Emily Carr’s nature paintings
Geogia O’Keefe
Leonardo da Vinci
Van Gogh’s work
Frida Kahlo’s work
Anne Frank’s Diary
Your INS Novels
Qi Baishi’s Chinese paintings
Monet’s work
M.C. Escher’s work
Movies and Songs:
We also decided one movie and one song could be used as an example for art as long as you could connect it to our central idea and write a detailed paragraph about it. Choosing the movie Chainsaw Massacre or a Britney Spear’s song would NOT be smart choices, but choosing other powerful movies or song lyrics that you have thought about and have a connection to would be acceptable.
