Material

Reading? News piece or article? Essay? Film? Documentary? Online Video? In-person or online Museum Tour? Artwork? Exhibition?

Lesson Plan

I. Pre-read or Preview

• Survey the material
  • What is it about, an initial idea?
  • What have other people said about it?
  • What clues can we obtain from the surface that give hints about what is discussed?
  • What previous knowledge can we relate this to?
• Ask questions
  • Write at least 3-5 questions about the material to be studied, basing them from initial observations

II. Study

• Consume the material - annotations optional
  • Read texts
  • Watch videos and films
  • See artworks
  • Observe exhibitions

III. Recite

• Answer the questions - write your answers or discussions on the material
• Go back to the material - this time, take notes with purpose
  • Reading - break down, look for the key info
  • Watch - take down notes, pausing in between scenes
  • Artworks - take a second look
  • Exhibitions - converse with docents or guides, read exhibition texts more thoroughly, go back to the works
• Refine or add to initial answers
• Write other important points not covered by the discussion questions
• Summarize information in 3-5 sentences

IV. Research

• Choose 1-3 ideas, works, or artists from the material studied as a point of focus for further study
  • Ideas (explain the main idea behind the idea, give examples)
    • Art Historical Periods and Movements
    • Art Techniques
    • Art Theories, Concepts, and Criticisms
  • Works
    • Background of the work (provenance, impetus)
    • Composition and Components
    • Interpretation and how it fits in the overall practice of the artist (or in an idea or an exhibition)
  • Artist
    • Basic Info + Movement
    • Practice + Influence
    • Significant Works
• Create a study material on the chosen idea, work, or artist (optional) - choose one for your database - 3-5 sentences each max

V. Review

• Group two topics as focus of first quiz
• Hold a quiz after studying third topic. Same procedure for third, fourth, succeeding topics
• Guidelines
  • No look back, write five main ideas discussed by each material
  • Choose 1 out of the three research items. Explain the main ideas in 3-5 sentences