ART PRESENTATION

What is the purpose of art?

Transdisciplinary theme: How we express ourselves Central Idea: Human beings preserve their traditions through different forms of expression. Line of inquiry: An inquiry about different forms of expression. Key concepts: Form, Perspective Related concepts: Expression - Diversity. IB attributes: Knowledgeable and Open-minded. Skills: Thinking skills.

P.Y.P. elements

Henry David Thoreau

"The world is but a canvas to the imagination"

What othor attributes do you think are important for our topic?

Knowledgeable

Open - minded

For this topic we will be:

Attributes

7. Writing Review

6. Book club

5. Listening

3. Grammar

4. Reading

2. Vocabulary

1. Engage

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Engage

Art is something that everyone has opinions about. It speaks about senses and emotions. Being able to talk about art will help us describe and give opinions about other things we see, hear, smell, taste, touch or feel.

What is art for you?

Art can mean a lot of things!

Engage

Do you have a piece of art at home?

+ Use these words

Lets play!Describe one of the masterpieces and let your friends guess.

vocabulary

"The Great Wave off Kanagawa"By Katsushika Hokusai

"The persistance of memory"By Salvador Dali

"The starry night"By Vincent Van Gogh

Some famous masterpieces

how to Use positions to describe pictures?

Put the mouse over the elements of the collage to see the words that describe positions!

Expression

Click on me to sing my song and learn more adjectives.

If you use more than one adjective, apply the following order: 1. Opinion 2. Shape 3.Color

When you write, the order of adjectives is very important.

First, look at this unscrambled sentence

Then, solve this worksheet.

Grammar: Adjectives

We can't get close enough.

Or to say that something is less than we want or like...

The sun is too bright.

We can use them to say that something is more than we want or like...

or weaker...

It is a pretty bad photo.

Modifiers

Grammar

Modifiers can make an adjective stronger...

It is very beautiful.

These adjectives will help you describe art. Combine them with modifiers!

Dark

Bright

Clear

Blurry

Tip: Mind maps can help you organize your information about characters.

Click here to read the story!

What was he/she like at the beginning of the story? At the end?

How do other characters react to this person?

What does he/she say?

Why is the character important?

Ask yourself the following questions when you read a story:

Everytime we read a story we should identify the characters.

READING

Form

Word search game

Architecture

Acting

Cinema

Doodle

Painting

Let's play!

Cartoon

Photography

Collage

Music

Dance

Sculpture

Do you know all types of art? Which one do you like the most? Click on the type of art to learn more about it and watch a video!

Types of art

I think... I believe.. In my opinion...

This can help you to give your opinions

Everybody's opinion of art can be very different! Let's be open-minded! Ask your friends and family about art! Give your opinion too!

This can help ask about opinions

This can help you identify opinions

What do you think? What about you? Do you agree?

It was very fun!It was too crowded. It wasn't clear enough. It's really blurry.

Listening and speaking

Have you ever visited a museum?

First, get ready to visit a museum!

Nationl Museum of Modern Art (Tokio)

British Museum (London)

Louvre (Paris)

After the visit, describe your favourite piece of art.

Then watch the video! It contains an example of a review.

Finally, write a review about this piece of art. Did you notice that it is close to the school?

First, compare realistic art and abstract art then answer these questions.

Let's write a review

Textures

Materials

Vocabulary

What type of textures can you find at home?