Art+Critique+-+High+School+Art

Contributing Teacher(s): Stephen C. Heard
Resources: http://www.dl.ket.org/humanities/resources/art/critproc.htm Class Text Book "Art In Focus" A sample critique of **George Seurat**: //An Afternoon at La Grande Jette (attachment)// A blank critique form featuring **Pierre Auguste Renoir**: //Luncheon of the Boating Party (attachment)//

ISTE Technology:
3. Research and Information Fluency Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. a. Plan strategies to guide inquiry b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media c. Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks d. Process data and report results

Introduction/Problem:
Students will visit __http://www.dl.ket.org/humanities/resources/art/critproc.htm__ (A 4-Step Critiquing Process for Works of Art) they will then be given a sample critique of **George Seurat**: //An Afternoon at La Grande Jette//, class text book (with page locations of the Elements and Principles of Art) and a blank critique form featuring **Pierre Auguste Renoir**: //Luncheon of the Boating Party//. Students will review the above web site and use the class text book as a reference to pull information from to weave into their writings.

Procedures:
Teacher will lead a class discussion on how to critique a work of art and review the Elements of Art and Principles of Design. Teacher and students will examine the sample critique of **George Seurat**: //An Afternoon at La Grande Jette// prompting students to ask questions on the critique process using proper art terminology. Students will review the above web site and use the class text book as a reference to pull information from to weave into their critique of **Pierre Auguste Renoir**: //Luncheon of the Boating Party.//

Student Product/Work:
Students will go over the sample critique, review the steps when critiquing art then students will write about the sample given.

Enrichment/Reteaching:
Review the Elements of Art and Principles of Design.