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It's Artist Week!

5/19/2014

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This week is artist week in my classroom!  At the beginning of the week, each student selects a photograph of a scene of daily life in a Spanish-speaking country.  I scour the internet for photographs, print them out, and let them choose their favorite.  Then, each day we learn about a different artist.  This year we are learning about José Guadalupe Posada (Mexico), Pablo Picasso (Spain), Joan Miró (Spain), and Fernando Botero (Colombia). 

The students get a blank piece of white paper at the beginning of the week which they fold into 4 boxes.  After we learn about each artist, they draw a version or interpretation of their photo through the eyes of that artist.  At the end of the week, they have an original photograph and 4 very different versions of the photograph in the style of the various artists that we learned about. 

I love this activity because it really forces them to apply what they learn about each artist, not just spit back biographical information.  It is also a project that can be adapted to any level of language learner.  You can even complete the same project with the same group of kids at a later time and just change your artists.

Here is a link to the information and visuals I am sharing for each artist this year:

Famous Artist Information


After my students finish their projects this Friday I will post some examples for you all to see!
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