Art Gallery Project | Presentar una obra de arte | AP Spanish Belleza y estética

For this activity, I had my students visit the Art Institute of Chicago, and had them analyze their favorite painting in the museum. Students wanted choice so I gave it to them. In the past, I made them present on Frida Kahlo or Remedios Varo, but this time I had them choose their own painting and in real life, they produced even better presentations.

Objetivo: Usar el idioma español para presentar episodios históricos o personales que han impactado la expresión artística apoyado por imágenes que lo ilustren. 100% en español. Esto significa proveer todo desde los títulos, países, etc. al español.

Product includes:

• Objetivos
• Requisitos de la presentación (en español)
• Hoja de observación de arte
• (Explore la exposición (fill in the blank) y elija una obra de arte sobre la que desea escribir. Dure aproximadamente 20-30 minutos con esta obra de arte observando la pieza y llenando la hoja de trabajo. ¡No se olvide de tomar una foto y hacer un boceto   (sketch)!
• Instrucciones sobre cómo presentar profesionalmente ante el público
• Rúbricas
• Páginas para que los alumnos tomen notas sobre las otras presentaciones y aprendan sobre MUCHOS héroes y villanos y no solo algunos.
• Páginas editables para incrementar o disminuir la dificultad del proyecto.
• 100% en español (con excepción a las intrucciones para el profesor)

Instructions for the teacher:

I had my students visit the Art Institute of Chicago, because they have a wonderful permanent exhibit on Surrealist painters from Europe and the Americas. However, if students really fell in love with another painting, I allowed them to pick it if they could defend their reason.

If you do not have Access to a museum, you can bring the museum to the classroom! Just print the paintings around the classroom and créate your own art gallery.

Another option is to have students browse museum sites in Europe, the United States or Latin America. The museum, El Prado in Madrid or Museo Reina Sofía have wonderful online exhibits that we can browse through.

Afterwards, have students fill out the worksheet provided and have them analyze. I then give them about two days to research the painting. Some are harder than others depending how famous the painting is.

After they are done with their research, have students create a PowerPoint presentation, and present entirely in Spanish. I give them the weekend or two days to practice their oral presentations at home.

Then we take two days to present in public, and the teacher uses the same rubric from page 1 to grade students. As students present individually, the rest of the class takes notes using the worksheet on pages 4-8. That way we all learn about so many different paintings from each other as opposed to reading a book or watching a movie about only one artist.

Use the pages as followed:

Page 1: Rubric and Project Handout.

Page 2-3: Fill in the blank and respond to art analysis question

Page 4-8: Note Taking Activity

Page 9: English Instructions

Page 10: Spanish Instructions.

I use this Project for the theme of beauty and aesthetics, but that is no requirement!

¡No prep needed! ¡Just print!

El surrealismo en Europa, España y América Latina

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The activity is related to the AP Spanish Beauty and Aesthetics subtopics:

context 1 Definitions of beauty

context 2 Fashion and design

context 3 Language and literature

context 4 The visual and performing arts

context 5 The architecture

context 6 Definitions of creativity

La actividad se relaciona a los sub-temas de AP Spanish Beauty and Aesthetics:

contexto 1 Definiciones de la belleza

contexto 2 La moda y el diseño

contexto 3 El lenguaje y la literatura

contexto 4 Las artes visuales y escénicas

contexto 5 La arquitectura

contexto 6 Definiciones de la creatividad