Impressionist Art Exhibit
Your
school is hosting a traveling art exhibit of
such as Frank Weston Benson, Childe Hassam,
Willard Leroy Metcalf. The French Club
has volunteered
to create an informative brochure which will be handed
out to the exhibit visitors.
As member
of the French club it is
your job to create a
brochure which will prepare the visitors
for the
exhibition. You will
use the links provided and choose four Massachusetts Impressionists who
have
worked and/or studied in
touches on their life in
their art.
Process
· Use Microsoft publisher to create
your pamphlet
·
Create a title
page and back page for your pamphlet
Title page:
Should have title, an introduction which should
include what type of exhibit it is, where it
is, what the
opening hours are.
Back page:
Should have citation for pictures, your name, name
of school, class and your email
· Choose four Massachusetts
Impressionists
· Choose two pieces of art for each artist
· Write a biography for each of the
four Impressionists
In your biography include the
following information:
a. Year and place of birth and death.
b. Where did the artist live most of
his/her life?
c. Where did the artist study in the
d. Where did the artist study in
e. If he/ she did not study in
f. Did he/she work with a French artist? What
was that artist’s name?
What if
any influence did the French artist have on the work of the
artist you are
reporting about?
g. What type of painting is the artist
known for i.e. landscapes, portraits etc.?
150
Years of American Painting
A search index which
gives brief information on artist their lives and work
A very comprehensive collection with several
good search indexes
A search index which lets you search
the artists by name
A user friendly search
index which lets you search by movement, artist,
medium, subject and
title.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
This site allows searching by artist,
title, or keyword
Your brochure will be evaluated on its content,
accuracy of information, as well
as
its visual appeal. Each artist’s
biography should be enhanced with pictures of
his/her
work. Please check the rubric for
detailed information of the evaluation
of
your brochure!
Rubric for WebQuest: Impressionist
Art Exhibit
Learning Standard: Culture: 4.5; 4.10; Connections: 7.1
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Standard Criteria |
5 |
3 |
1 |
Total Points |
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Organization Brochures
is well planned and easy to
follow. It includes all the required
information. -title page and back page information -four biographies -2 pictures per artist |
Perfect! Well planned! All
the required information included. |
Good. Well planned but missing
one item such as no title or only one picture per artist or only 3
biographies. |
Not well planned. Brochure does not flow. A few pages not in
order. More than 1 item missing. |
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Creativity The brochure is visually
appealing. The biographies and
pictures match. They are well placed
in the brochure. Fonts are easy to
read. Background enhances the whole presentation. |
Perfect! A piece of
Art! Pictures are pleasing and
strategically placed. The colors are
attractive and blend well together.
Fonts are easy to read. Use of dividers and bars to enhance the
brochure. |
Attractive brochure. Missing dividers or bars. Pictures not well placed. |
Fonts are hard to read
(either too small or poor choice of color). Background color does not blend well
with text and or pictures. |
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Depth of Knowledge Includes biographies of
four Massachusetts Impressionists. All the required information for each
biography is included. The information
in the biographies is accurate and with out spelling or grammatical errors. |
Brochure includes four
biographies with all the required information. The information is accurate. No mistakes! |
Brochure includes four
biographies but two of the required pieces of information are missing. There
are 5 or less spelling or grammatical mistakes |
Brochure includes four
biographies but more than two pieces of the required information are
missing. There are more than 5
spelling and grammatical mistakes |
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A+ 15pts; A 14-12pts |
B+ 11pts;
B 10-8 pts |
C+ 7 pts;
C 6-5 pts |
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The
majority of the work on your brochure will be accomplished during class time
in the computer room. If you need more time it is your
responsibility to finish your
brochure on your own
time. The final product is due the day
after the last day in the
computer lab. Your final product will be a visually, well
organized brochure. It will
include biographies
of four Massachusetts Impressionists, who either studied or
worked in
Please
respond to the following questions on a separate piece of paper which you’ll
hand in with your
brochure:
1. Why were so many
2.
Did the varied landscape of this region influence these artists?
Credits
Pictures:
John Singer
Sargent: Carnation
Lily Lily Rose (1885)
Mary Cassatt:
In the
Childe Hassam: Allies Day (1917)
Images and Animation:
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