It's been nearly a month since my last post, but that's because students have been busy, busy, busy! We've had three areas of focus: interpreting artwork, writing strong discussion posts and learning about the Elements of Art. Discussion boards are a great way for students share their thoughts with one another in the virtual setting. Students have been practicing identifying how artwork can tell a story or evoke a mood through context clues within the art and sharing their ideas through discussion posts. I'm really proud to see how well students are taking to this concept, as it is one that will follow them throughout creative arts, and it is closely related to identifying mood or theme within literature, like they do in ELA.
In the last couple of weeks, students have been working on becoming experts on one Element of Art. The elements are the building blocks of art, and each class was divided into 7 teams (one for each element) to research and create a slideshow to present their findings with the class. Students yet again have been doing a fantastic job collaborating with one another and making these presentations together even though they are working from separate locations. Below I'm sharing a few highlights from the presentations:
