Culture spot: Famous Artists By: Božica Krpes-Pregun OŠ Grabrik Karlovac

„A Wakeful Dreamer” Who is it? Put the letters into the proper order to find out.

M A G R H A C A L L C

Brainstorming Who was Marc Chagall? What is he famous for? Where did he live? When? Have you seen any of his paintings? Is there anything else that you know about him? Let’s find out more !

Group work 5 groups (5-6 pupils each) LETTER CARDS Task 1 Put the cards in the right order. If you do it correctly you will get the THEME in capital letters and KEY WORDS in small letters. (Instructions for the teacher: Don’t show the next slide before the cards are ordered correctly. The material needed to make the cards is added to this presentation.)

Expected results: Group 1- PEOPLE P Feiga-Ita E Bella O Ida P Valentina L Virginia E Varian Fry

Group 2 - PLACES P Vitebsk L Moscow A St Petersburg C Paris E New York S Saint- Paul de Vence

Group 3 - TECHNIQUES TE oils CH water colours NI gouaches Q stained glass U ceramics E mosaics S murals

Group 4 - SYMBOLS S cow Y herring (fish) M window B horses O fiddler L tree S cock

Task 2 a) Go to the Internet and find out more about the THEME and the KEY WORDS. b) Prepare a brief report on your research.

PICTURE PUZZLE Task 3 a) Put the pieces of the puzzle together to make a picture. b) Describe the picture. Do you recognize any of Chagall’s symbols? What does it mean? How do you feel about the picture? c) Think of the best possible title for that picture! Let’s find how close you have guessed (Instructions for the teacher: Don’t show the next slide before the puzzles are put together. The material needed to prepare the puzzle is added to this presentation.)

Paris Through My Window

The Blue House

The Bride (Le Mariee)

White Crucifixion

I and the Village

Marc Chagall was one of the most important artists of the 20th century. He inspired many other artists, not only painters but also writers, poets etc. There is even a song called Painting by Chagall. Task 4: Read the lyrics of the song and find the parts that refer to Chagall and his paintings.

The Weepies: Painting By Chagall Thunder rumbles in the distance, a quiet intensity I am willful, your insistence is tugging at the best of me You’re the moon, I’m the water You’re Mars, calling up Neptune’s daughter Sometimes rain that’s needed falls We float like two lovers in a painting by Chagall All around is sky and blue town Holding these flowers for a wedding gown We live so high above the ground, satellites surround us. I am humbled in this city There seems to be an endless sea of people like us Wakeful dreamers, I pass them on the sunlit streets In our rooms filled with laughter We make hope from every small disaster Everybody says “you can’t, you can't, you can't, don’t try.” Still everybody says that if they had the chance they’d fly like we do.

(Expected answers: the moon, the water, we float like two lovers, flowers for a wedding gown, wakeful dreamers...) Evaluation -How did you like this lesson? -Which activity did you like most? -Would you like to learn about other artists in this way?

Reward for hard work Now we can all relax and enjoy Chagall’s paintings accompanied by the music of The Weepies. (Instructions for the teacher: To watch the film go to