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Adirondack
Art & Literature Project
Challenge: Given a historical
era, work individually and with your class to create an exhibit book
that has uniform font and format and a cover representing a theme
common among the book’s content.
As an individual you will:
- Given a list, select a contemporary artist and piece of
his/her art.
- Working with the materials provided, select a literary
companion piece (poem or except from a larger work) for this work art.
- Given a list and assigned an era, select an historic artist
and piece of his/her art.
- Working with the material provided, select a literary
companion piece (from the same era) for this art work.
- Select a third piece of art from either your contemporary
artist or historical artist and write an original piece of literature
as a companion piece to your selected art.
- Write a critical essay of at least 6 paragraphs long that
compares and contrasts your analysis of two pieces of selected art.
As part of the class you will work toward consensus to decide:
- The format and font for the written pieces in the book.
- How to display copies of the artwork in the book.
- The theme, shape, content of the cover of the book.
As a member of the class you will:
- Contribute your pieces of art and literature on time and
following the guidelines decided on by the class
- Work as an editor, copy designer and/or on the table of
contents.
To achieve this goal, take notes as your guest artist models how to
look at and interpret visual art.
Review the Analyzing Art Worksheet.
Use print and Internet sources to gather fine art, literature,
historical information and models for your book. (Keep a working
bibliography.) Visit: http://adkcurriculumproject/TSAdirondack_Artists.htm
Use process writing to produce all written pieces for the book.
Use a variety of materials to create the book cover.
Work cooperatively.
Meet deadlines.
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