Subject: Arts and Crafts
Teacher: Eva Pousa
Title of the Unit Discovering Picasso Course / Level 6th primary • To explore and know the life of the artist Pablo Picasso. 1. Learning outcomes • To identify some of the techniques he used and the / Evaluation criteria characteristics of his works. • To value the originality and the creativity as values of the artistic creation. • To value the English as a way of communicating ideas and of knowledge of the contents related to Picasso. 2. Subject Content • Use of the English language as instrument to reach new artistic knowledge. • Viewing of a video that recreates the life of Picasso and his beginnings in the world of the artistic creation. • Composition of an artistic piece recreating techniques of Pablo Picasso. • Exploration of the characteristics and techniques of some works of Pablo Picasso. 3. Language Content / Communication Adjectives: Blue, red, pink, dark, black and white, blurred, Vocabulary spooky, haunted, traditional Nouns: tradition, paintbrush, triangle, square, rectangle, circle, oval, pyramid, rhomboid, and rhombus Verbs: draw, sketch, colour, paint, use, live, represent, like, love, Prepositions: from… to , throughout, with, ago Structures • Comparative and superlative • He used the colour … • This painting represents … • I can see a … • This is the story of … • He lived/painted from … to … Narrative and descriptive Discourse type Reading, listening, writing and speaking Language skills To know how important the figure of Pablo Picasso is in our 4. Contextual (cultural) culture and to Art. element Analysing, interpreting, selecting, commenting, bookmarking 5. Cognitive (thinking) processes 6. (a) Task(s) • Complete a webquest on Pablo Picasso’s life and works. • Create a sketch of figure chosen by the students using some of the techniques used by Picasso. • Create a work of art using Picasso’s techniques. 6. (b) Activities • Watch a video on Pablo Picasso’s life • Complete a webquest on Pablo Picasso’s life and works. • Learning about Pablo Picasso’s work and vocabulary through LIMs • Create a work of art using Picasso’s techniques.
7. Methodology 4 sessións of 60 minutes each Organization and class Session 1 distribution / timing Introduction of the life of Pablo Picasso (Video and web quest) Session 2 The work of Pablo Picasso with special attention to the portraits and self-portraits Vocabulary related to the artistic techniques to use in the accomplishment of the portrait Session 3 Accomplishment of a sketch of a portrait of a figure chosen by the students using some of the techniques used by Picasso. Beginning of the accomplishment of the artistic creation. Session 4 Accomplishment and presentation of their artistic creation. The methodology will be active and participatory. It will try to involve all the students in the class taking into account their educational needs. Powerpoint presentation http://www.slideshare.net/Evapousa/pablo-picasso-35097987 Video http://www.educaplay.com/es/recursoseducativos/1368444/pab lo_picasso.htm Cloze Text http://www.educaplay.com/es/recursoseducativos/1368350/pab lo_picasso.htm Webquest http://zunal.com/introduction.php?w=162525 IWB Computer room • Competence in linguistic communication • Treatment of the information and digital competence • Social and citizenship competence • Cultural and artistic competence • Competence to learn to learn. Evaluation criteria • To create a portrait in an autonomous way following the works of Pablo Picasso as model. • To identify some of the characteristics of the works and of the techniques used in his portraits. • To value the English language as instrument of communication to reach new artistic knowledge. • To show respect towards the foreign opinions and towards the works produced by the friends. • To work in group for the attainment of common goals. • To use adequately the technologies of the information and communication.
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8. Evaluation (criteria and instruments)
Evaluation instruments • Direct observation of the work with special attention to the effort and interest. • Analysis of the presented works. • Self-evaluation and co-evaluation.