A
Day in the Life of an
ART
CRITIC
A WebQuest for 7th Grade
*UNDER
CONSTRUCTION*
Designed by
Rebecca Kardas
[email protected]
Introduction | Task
| Process | Evaluation
| Conclusion | Credits
| Teacher
Page
Introduction
Your dream
is to become a world famous art critic and
review the shows of the Fine Art World's most renowned artists of today.
You have a college degree in Art History and a minor in English and are
interviewing for the position of your dreams, "Head Art Critic for the
New York Times". As a finalist for the job, you must turn in a series of
the best reviews of current art on display.
The Task
You will be required to write a
series of art reviews on the following topics:
Write a critique
of a Native American piece of pottery of your choice.
Write a critique
of an Impressionist landscape of your choice.
Write a critique
of one of Sandy Skoglund's Installations
or photographs.
Write a critique
of a portrait of your choice.
With each critique,
you must be persuasive with your point of view, in order to convince your
readers of your opinion.
You
will need to use the links listed below to find photographs and information
of the artwork. You may need to print the image, it may be helpful as you
write. You may also wish to look for the images and further information
on the artist and artwork in a book that the library or I may have.
The Process
To accomplish
the task, you will want to read a few examples of writing by established
art critics. You will want to get a feel for the type of information these
critics are including in their successful writings. Before you write the
critique on the piece of art, you may want to gather information on the
artist and artwork so you have the knowledge necessary.
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Click on the
art review links below and read a couple of them.
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Browse through
the links below that relate to the artist or artwork you are researching.
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In the Process
block, you might also provide some guidance on how to organize the information
gathered. This advice could suggestions to use flowcharts, summary tables,
concept maps, or other organizing structures. The advice could also take
the form of a checklist of questions to analyze the information with, or
things to notice or think about. If you have identified or prepared guide
documents on the Web that cover specific skills needed for this lesson
(e.g. how to brainstorm, how to prepare to interview an expert), link them
to this section.
COLUMBUS
DISPATCH ART REVIEW
SANDY
SKOGLUND
LIST
OF ARTWORK
STUDENT
ART ONLINE
NATIONAL
GALLERY OF ART
ASK
AN EXPERT
METROPOLITAN
MUSEUM OF ART
WEBMUSEUM
- PARIS
WORLD
WIDE ARTS RESOURCES
LOUVRE
MUSEUM - PARIS
Evaluation
You will
be evaluated on...
Conclusion
Put a couple
of sentences here that summarize what they will have accomplished or learned
by completing this activity or lesson. You might also include some rhetorical
questions or additional links to encourage them to extend their thinking
into other content beyond this lesson.
Credits &
References
List here
the sources of any images, music or text that you're using. Provide links
back to the original source. Say thanks to anyone who provided resources
or help.
List any
books and other analog media that you used as information sources as well.
Last updated
on August 15, 1999. Based on
a template from The
WebQuest Page