October 16, 2014 - Thursday

Class Work

Leftovers. . .

Reminder: The final draft of your comparison/contrast essay is due today - now is a grand time!

Where did you go on Tuesday? When I got outside to join you in the clothesline project, you were nowhere to be found! Submit the sheets now for 1/2 credit.

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Artifact Project

1. Define "artifact." What is your definition?
2. How does Webster define "artifact?" http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/artifact?show=0&t=1413480407
3. What artifacts do you own? What does the artifact say about you or about the original owner if you are not the original owner?
4. What is the history of your artifact? What is the history of other artifacts like yours?
5. How do artists portray your artifact? Look for a piece of art . . . Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc. search. Find one work of art that contains your artifact. Answer the questions on the "Looking at Art" sheet. Post your answers in CANVAS today. Also post a picture of the art selected.

Looking at Art

· What is the title of the work? How does the title help you to understand the message? What is the message?

· How does this work relate to your topic? Discuss.

· What is the most obvious image in the work. To where is your eye drawn?

· Look at the colors. Are they symbolic? Would the message be different if the colors were different? Explain.

· Study the shading and shadowing. How do these elements impact the overall message?

· How do the lines and angles impact your eye as you study the work?

· Who is the artist? When was the work created? Is the artist's message about a specific event in history? What was going on in the world when the work was created? Is the art universal - speaks to people of all times and in all places, or is it limited to the audience for whom it was created.

· How does the work relate to us in 21st century America?

 

6. Think about it. How did the artifact come into your possession? Share the story with others at your table. What is the history of the artifact itself? (Conduct research. Keep track of your sources.) Post your personal story and the researched history notes in CANVAS by Tuesday. (50 points - 25 story of how you came to own the artifact/25 for the research notes on the history of artifacts like yours.)