5th Grade - Lesson 10 : Responding to Art: Art Criticism
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Description of Project
Students describe and analyze the artist’s compositional choices and interpret a work of art.
Washington Masterworks
The Prisoner by Mihaly de Munkacsy
Photos courtesy of the Frye.
Instructional Video
Learning Standards
Arts GLEs
- 7.2.a Identify and analyze cultural associations suggested by visual imagery.
- 8.a Interpret art by analyzing characteristics of form and structure, contextual information, subject matter, visual elements, and use of media to identify ideas and mood conveyed.
- 9.a Recognize the differences in criteria used to evaluate works of art depending on styles, genres, and media as well as historical and cultural contexts.
- 11.a Identify how art is used to inform or change beliefs, values, or behaviors of an individual or society.
Common Core ELA
- 5.RI.3. Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
- 5.W.1.a. Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped together.