Art Criticism for Elementary
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Objectives
Students will
identify basic elements in a piece of art through speaking
and writing.
Students will
enhance their observation skills.
Materials
Art work
(reproductions, or their own works)
Journals
Procedure
1. This lesson works
wonderfully with young children; simply hold a discussion.
With older students, hold a discussion or ask them to write
responses to the following questions:
Look carefully at
the work of art in front of you. What colors do you see in
it? List the specific colors that you see.
What objects do you
see in the work of art in front of you? List the objects
that you see.
What is going on in
this work of art? Mention whatever you see happening, no
matter how small.
Does anything you
have noticed in this work of art so far (colors, objects, or
events) remind you of something in your own life?
Is this work of art
true-to-life? How real has the artist made things look?
What ideas and
emotions do you think this work of art expresses?
Do you have a sense
of how the artist might have felt when he or she made this
work of art? Does it make you feel one way or another?
2. If the class is
looking at more than one piece, you can ask:
Take a look at the
other works of art displayed around this one. Do they look
alike? What is similar about the way they look( e.g.
objects, events, feelings, the way they are made)? What is
different?
What would you have
called this work of art if you had made it yourself? Does
the title of the work, if there is one, make sense to you?
3. Have students
reflect on their observations.
Think back on your
previous observations. What have you discovered from looking
at this work of art? Have you learned anything about
yourself or others?
Do you like this
work of art? Why or why not? Has your reaction to the work
changed? Do you like it more or less than you did in the
beginning? Why?
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Grade(s)
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Pre-K, Primary (K-2),
Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), Secondary (9-12)
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Subject(s)
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Language Arts, Art
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The Generic Art Game was created by Project Muse (Museums
Uniting with Schools in Education),at the Harvard Graduate
School of Education.
Original copyright 1991, Davis. Copyright 1993, Harvard Project
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