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Historian
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Task
Process
Resources
Evaluation
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Introduction
Your dream of becoming a highly
paid art historian for The National Gallery of Art has finally come true.
Your first job responsibility is to work collaboratively with five other
art historians to research and present the key components of an art movement.
Your findings will help curators decide which paintings were most important
and representative of the movement for an upcoming exhibit. Your
research will provide the curators with key information that will help
them understand the chronological order of the art works as well as provide
them with captions for the exhibit. Since you are new to the job, you really
want to impress you new boss by engaging in best practices of a researcher
and working well with your colleagues. Your first raise will depend
on the success of this research project. To aid in the focus of your
research, think about the following question.
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Task
Your task as an individual is to
become an expert on one of the five research topics. Your task as
a team is to complete a Power Point presentation that informs and makes
clear connections of cause and effect between the art produced and the
five focus topics. The skills required to succeed as an individual
and as a team will vary. Your research resources are comprised of
your textbooks, Arttalk and
Art
In Focus the Internet, and various encyclopedia, dictionary
and thesaurus
resources available in CD ROM format. Through the use of online web
module, Blackboard.com, you will be able to
work together during and after class as a group while keeping your findings
in your individual and groups folders
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Process
1. Pick art movement. (Picked at random from a hat for heterogeneous grouping) (Day 1) 2. Meet with your group and locate the chapters in the textbooks that apply to your art movement. (Day 1) 3. As a group, agree on the research topics each individual will research for chapter and Internet reading. While reading, you should practice previously learned note taking techniques. (Day 2 - 4) 4. Individually compose three slides on note card that clearly draw connections between your research topic and your art movements. The use of Venn Diagrams and Inspiration Software may help you display visual connections. (Day 4 - 5) 5. As
a group begin working on the final version of your Art Movement presentation.
6. While creating presentations, each member assume one of the following roles: Typist, Graphic Artist, Proofreader, Recorder and Presentation Coordinator. (Day 5 - 8) 7. Groups present. (Sequence of presentations to be determined by picking numbers from a hat). (Day 9 - 15)
Roles
You will receive two final grades for your presentation. One grade will be based on the work you do as an individual. The other grade will be based on the work you do as a team. Click on these links to see the corresponding grading rubrics.
At the completion of this assignment, you will have a holistic understanding of the cause and effect of art history and how these relate to the evolution of mankind. The study of the sequential events on the timeline will prepare us to delve into the next assignment of comparing and contrasting the different art periods.
Northwestern High School
Please direct all questions and
comments to
msaldana@pgcps.org
Last updated June 2004
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