Writing about Art: Comparing Portraits
Writing about Art: Comparing Portraits
Description:
Students will compare and contrast an academic and an Impressionist portrait through a writing exercise and discussion. Each student will then write a formal commission letter to one of the artists, requesting a portrait. This is a grade-adaptable lesson.
Education Levels:
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject:
Writing (composition), Visual Arts, History
Medium:
Text/HTML
Fee Status:
Free
Beneficiary:
Students
Online provider:
The J. Paul Getty Trust
Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcomes:
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4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
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2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
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1. Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts,
using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
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1. Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
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1. Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
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1.3 Use their knowledge of all the elements of art to describe similarities and differences in works of art and in the environment.
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1.3 Describe how artists can show the same theme by using different media and styles.
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3.2 Compare and contrast works of art from various periods, styles, and cultures and explain how those works reflect the society in which they were made.
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4.2 Develop a theory about the artist's intent in a series of works of art, using reasoned statements to support personal opinions.
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4.3 Construct an interpretation of a work of art based on the form and content of the work.
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1.4 Research two periods of painting, sculpture, film, or other media and discuss their similarities and differences, using the language of the visual arts.
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4.1 Describe the relationship involving the art maker (artist), then making (process), the artwork (product), and the viewer.
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5.2 Compare and contrast works of art, probing beyond the obvious and identifying psycho-logical content found in the symbols and images.
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1.3 Structure ideas and arguments in a sustained, persuasive, and sophisticated way and support them with precise and relevant examples.
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2.4 Write persuasive compositions:
a. Include a well-defined thesis (e.g., one that makes a clear and knowledgeable judgment).
b. Present detailed evidence, examples, and reasoning to support arguments, differentiating between facts and opinion.
c. Provide details, reasons, and examples, arranging them effectively by anticipating and answering reader concerns and counterarguments.
a. Include a well-defined thesis (e.g., one that makes a clear and knowledgeable judgment).
b. Present detailed evidence, examples, and reasoning to support arguments, differentiating between facts and opinion.
c. Provide details, reasons, and examples, arranging them effectively by anticipating and answering reader concerns and counterarguments.
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2.4 Write persuasive letters or compositions:
a. State a clear position in support of a proposal.
b. Support a position with relevant evidence.
c. Follow a simple organizational pattern.
d. Address reader concerns.
a. State a clear position in support of a proposal.
b. Support a position with relevant evidence.
c. Follow a simple organizational pattern.
d. Address reader concerns.
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