Works of Art
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Grades/Level: Lower Elementary (K–2), Upper Elementary (3–5), Middle School (6–8), High School (9–12) |
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Activity Overview |
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Language textbooks use illustrations to prompt students to talk about what they see and to introduce new vocabulary. Works of art are natural vocabulary builders. It takes time to notice the details in a work of art. Discovering the elements in works of art takes more than thirty seconds. Use the following activity to prompt students to look carefully and to develop new vocabulary using a work of art. |
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Learning Objectives |
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Students will be able to: |
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Materials |
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Any work of art, such as a reproduction of The Entry of the Animals into Noah's Ark by Jan Breughel the Elder |
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Activity Steps |
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1. Ask students to speculate on how much time they think they might spend, on average, looking at a work of art. Record their responses and discuss the factors they believe affect the amount of time they spend looking. Ask students to speculate on how much time they think adults spend, on average, looking at a work of art. After students have answered, explain that the average amount of time people spend looking at one object in a museum is less than half a minute. Ask students if thirty seconds is enough time to spend with a work of art. Why or why not? Try the following experiment in small groups to test their answers. |
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