Lesson Plans

Horsing around: A virtual romp through the history of art

http://www.artjunction.org/horsing_around/index.html

A lesson plan for Grades 6–8 Visual Arts Education

Provider: @rtroom

The Horsing Around webquest is designed to be used by students to learn about the importance of the horse in the history of art. In this webquest, students examine how artists from different cultures and time periods have portrayed the horse and then get to express their own views of the horse by creating original works of art.

The Task: In this webquest, you will first consider your own experiences and thoughts about horses. Next, you will select a work of art from a list of Web resources to examine more closely. Then, working with a partner, you will analyze and compare how artists from different time periods and cultures have portrayed the horse. Finally, you will create your own work of art inspired by the horse.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Visual Arts Education (2001)

Grade 6

  • Goal 1: The learner will develop critical and creative thinking skills and perceptual awareness necessary for understanding and producing art.
    • Objective 1.02: Explore strategies for imagining and implementing images.
  • Goal 5: The learner will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.
    • Objective 5.03: Discover relationships of works of art to one another in terms of history, aesthetics, and cultural/ethnic groups.
    • Objective 5.06: Recognize and discuss the aesthetic diversity of various cultures.

Grade 7

  • Goal 1: The learner will develop critical and creative thinking skills and perceptual awareness necessary for understanding and producing art.
    • Objective 1.02: Develop strategies for imagining and implementing images.
  • Goal 5: The learner will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.
    • Objective 5.02: Describe characteristics of specific works of art that belong to a particular culture, time and place.
    • Objective 5.03: Describe relationships of works of art to one another in terms of history, aesthetics, and cultural/ethnic groups.
    • Objective 5.06: Explore the aesthetic diversity of various cultures.

Grade 8

  • Goal 1: The learner will develop critical and creative thinking skills and perceptual awareness necessary for understanding and producing art.
    • Objective 1.02: Refine strategies for imagining and implementing images.
  • Goal 5: The learner will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.
    • Objective 5.03: Compare and contrast relationships of works of art to one another in terms of history, aesthetics, and cultural/ethnic groups.