American Artists
A collaborative challenge to engage students in Art History
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Add multiple class periods, questions or artist choice in the Comments section if desired
Thursdays, Sept. 17 AND 24
30 min. sessions
scroll to bottom for current schedule
(both sessions are needed to complete the challenge)
Preparation
Each class will choose an American artist and prepare 9 clues about him. Click here for a list of artists
The clues should include:
1. Media used
2. A Historical Event that might have influenced the artist’s work
3. a Compositional devise used
4. a Technique used
5. 2 images
6. 3 additional clues about the artist
Agenda
·Sept. 18 – Partner classes will exchange 9 clues
·Interim – classes research to determine mystery artists that match clues provided
·Sept 24 – each class can ask ONE yes/no question. Guesses are made and artists are revealed.
Current Schedule
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Teacher's Name |
Campus |
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| 7:30-8:00 |
Facilitated by Linda McDonald |
| Ann Harrah 1 |
BJH |
| Crystal Andrus 1 |
MRJH |
| Jaime Ouellete 1 |
BDJH |
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| 8:30-9:00 FULL |
Facilitated by Linda McDonald |
| Jill Brown 2 |
MPJH |
| Anthony Escamilla 2 |
WCJH |
| Brandon Vos 2 |
BDJH |
| Jaime Ouellete 2 |
BDJH |
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| 9:10-9:40 FULL |
Facilitated by Brandon Vos |
| Erin Forbes 3 |
MCJH |
| Brandon Vos 3 |
BDJH |
| Katherine Page 3 |
MMJH |
| Jaime Ouellete 3 |
BDJH |
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| 10:05-10:35 |
Facilitated by Linda McDonald |
| Ann Harrah 4 |
BJH |
| Crystal Andrus |
MRJH |
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| 10:55-11:25 FULL |
Facilitated by Brandon Vos |
| Brandon Vos 5 |
BDJH |
| Jill Brown 5 |
MPJH |
| Candace Deskins 5 |
CJH |
| Anthony Escamilla |
WCJH |
| Jaime Ouelette 5 |
BDJH |
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| 11:45 - 12:15 FULL |
Facilitated by Erin Forbes |
| Erin Forbes 6 |
MCJH |
| Jill Brown 6 |
MPJH |
| Katherine Page 6 |
MMJH |
| Jaime Ouellete 6 |
BDJH |
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| 1:10-1:40 |
Facilitated by Brandon Vos |
| Brandon Vos 8 |
BDJH |
| Ann Harrah |
BJH |
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| 1:50 - 2:20 |
Facilitated by Erin Forbes |
| Jill Brown 7 |
MPJH |
| Erin Forbes 9 |
MCJH |
| Anthony Escamilla |
WCJH |
Comments (2)
Linda McDonald said
at 8:07 am on Sep 15, 2009
FAQ's
Could you give an example of some clues in these categories?
3. a Compositional devise used
4. a Technique used
Would it be something like....
3. used gridding
4. used airbrushing
Linda McDonald said
at 8:07 am on Sep 15, 2009
Brandon's response:
You’re right, “compositional device” doesn’t really make a lot of sense. You can interpret it any way you want. The goal is just to get another clue out of the kids.
If it were me, I might say, “he centered his subjects on his canvas.” Or, “He used the rule of thirds.” I think gridding would be more of a technique than a compositional device. You could say, the “Grid Method...” like lining everything up on a grid. Know what I mean?
I guess airbrushing is both a technique and a medium, right?
Again, in the end, the spirit of the assignment is to do research to find clues- so I wouldn’t sweat the details. :-)
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