Topic(s): Fine Arts: Music, Dance, Film, Literature, Theatre, Visual Arts
EU: Time and country of origin influence our lifestyles and preferences.
EQ: How do time and the country where I live, influence my preferences, daily routines, and lifestyle?
Students are getting ready to participate in the modern art gallery recreating Serov's painting The Girl with Peaches. The times we live in and geographic location have a huge impact on everyday life. This knowledge enables us to understand the things we do on a daily or another episodic basis. Students recreate famous paintings transferring their cultural experiences.
Valentin Serov. The Girl with Peaches (The Portrait of Vera Mamontova) 1887. The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
“The Girl with Peaches” is a visit card of Valentin Serov (1865-1911).
Look at the painting and label as many objects as you can starting from the smallest end finishing with the biggest.
I can match a character or an object to a supporting visual.
I can identify an object in a painting.
Find a peer, exchange greetings, introduce yourself by giving simple biographical information, and ask each other Who and What questions about the painting.
I can exchange greetings/farewells.
I can introduce myself, giving simple biographical information.
I can respond to yes and no questions.
I can respond to who and what questions.
The girl in the picture seems very happy. Create an "equation" of her happiness. Then recreate the painting to tell us about yourself, your life, and your happiness. What makes you happy? Write your own "equation." All the pictures are to be presented at the class gallery. Attend the gallery and find if there are the same addends as yours.
I can name my family members.
I can list items I see every day.
Valentin Serov. The Girl with Peaches (The Portrait of Vera Mamontova) 1887. The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
“The Girl with Peaches” is a visit card of Valentin Serov (1865-1911).
Look at the painting and write down three Who, three What, three Where, and one When questions. Think about geography, location, and daily routines.
I can identify the rooms of the house and/or furniture based on spoken and written descriptions.
I can identify some daily activities.
I can identify some food items.
I can understand the days of the week and parts of the day.
I can understand When, What, Who, and Where questions.
I can identify professions and locations.
I can recognize color words.
I can recognize a person’s basic description
Ask your peers the questions you prepared. Then ask them about their personal experiences in mentioned matters. (Do you eat peaches? Do you like them? Do you eat in the dining room or in the kitchen? Do you live in the house or in an apartment etc.)
I can ask and answer questions about rooms of the house, furnishings, etc.
I can discuss a home including its rooms, furniture, and household objects.
I can discuss my daily routines.
Recreate the picture but make it about you and your lifestyle. Create a title card and present your picture. All the pictures are to be presented at the class gallery. Attend the gallery and find what is common and what is different in your and your classmates' preferences, and daily routines.
I can present information about my and my classmates' preferences and daily routines.
Valentin Serov. The Girl with Peaches (The Portrait of Vera Mamontova) 1887. The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
“The Girl with Peaches” is a visit card of Valentin Serov (1865-1911).
Examine the painting and find similarities and differences between your and Vera's lifestyles and daily routines.
I can identify someone's daily routines and lifestyle.
Discuss similarities and differences between your lifestyles and daily routines and a child from the XIX century.
I can give detailed descriptions of my lifestyle, daily routine, and my preferences and respond to questions about them.
I can exchange a detailed description of daily routines and past lifestyles based on a painting.
Recreate a picture according to your lifestyle and preferences. Write down descriptive complex sentences using That. Start from the House and finish with the Peach. (This is the big house that my lovely parents bought. This is cute me who live in the big house that my lovely parents bought. These are crunchy cucumbers that are in the tasty salad that is in the blue bowl that stands on the round table in the big house that my lovely parents bought ) Present your picture at the class gallery.
I can write a creative story about my lifestyle, preferences, and daily routines.