Thursday, May 6, 2010

Week 3+ Symbolism on wiki

Topic: Symbolism in art on wiki
Curriculum area: Art
Year level: 8
Time allocated: 2x 60 min ( lesson 4 and 5) in class plus time at home.
Students' prior knowledge and experience:
  • lesson 1; information in symbolist lecture
  • lesson 2; discussion of symbols and symbols in advertising
  • lesson 3; drawing and association exercise
Learning outcomes:
  • learn how to use a wiki and its role in this unit of work.
  • through guided discovery learning, use the wiki as a place to create knowledge around the unit of work.
  • communicate with classmates around the unit of work.
  • use the wiki format to anaylse artwork and see how classmates analyse artwork.
  • peer to peer learning.
Procedure class 1:(computer lab and projector required)
  • in class lesson on how to use and navigate a wiki.
  • Rules on appropriate behaviour and language.
  • images and questions will be posted to guide students on how to use a wiki post instructions.
  • each day an additional image or question will be added to the wiki to encourage at home use.
Procedure class 2:(computer lab and projector required)
  • in class lesson on what is working well and how to use it more effectively.
  • in class discussion on what has been learnt so far.
  • add something you have learnt.
  • students to start their own project page today, where they concentrate on one symbolist artwork that they like. Students to find their own image and information. This will continue as a homework project.
Assessment of student learning:
  • level of interaction and contribution
  • has the student created their own page (individual student page as an assessment item)
  • in class discussions

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