1. “Art is a lie that helps us to realize the truth.” ~ Pablo Picasso

2. Unit 12: Art

3. Vocabulary – p. 178
art: the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination
Renaissance: the revival of art and literature in Europe in the 14th-16th centuries (the word means “new birth”)
composition: the artistic arrangement of the parts of a picture
perspective: a point of view; in art, a drawing that gives the effect of distance.

4. Analogies – p. 180 Throw: Ball What is the relationship?
Corresponding verb to object
Which set of words has the same relationship?
B. shoot: gun

5. Analogies – p. 180 What is the relationship? Cause and effect
6) Germ: Disease
What is the relationship?
Cause and effect
Which set of words has the same relationship?
D. war: destruction 5

6. Four Artistic Elements
color
shape
line
mood

7. Questions to ask about the elements of art:
* What kinds of colors do you see? Are they dark, light, bright? Are the colors true to life?
* What shapes has the artist used? Are they tall shapes? short shapes? large shapes? small shapes? Are the shapes true to life?
* What are the lines like? Did the artist make curvy lines? straight lines? thick lines? thin lines?
* How does this painting make you feel when you look at it? What do you think was the artist’s mood when he or she drew this?

8. Text 1 (p. 175)
Let’s read about some famous artists and their works of art.
For each one, we will see a picture of the artwork, and we will use the questions about the elements of art to talk about them.

9. Vincent van Gogh –Public Garden at Arles
Element: Color
Vincent van Gogh –Public Garden at Arles

10. Edward Munch –The Dance of Life
Elements: Line, Mood

11. Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque –Versions of the Violin
Element: Shape

12. Piet Mondrian -Composition 7
Element: Line

13. Piet Mondrian -Composition with Red, Yellow and Blue
Element: Line
Piet Mondrian -Composition with Red, Yellow and Blue

14. Marcel Duchamp –In Advance of the Broken Arm
Element: Mood
Marcel Duchamp –In Advance of the Broken Arm
Original
Replica

15. Take a break…
“As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death.”
~ Leonardo da Vinci ( )

16. Slang Segment
“chill”
- to relax; hang out (also “chill out” – take it easy)
Let’s go chill at your place.
“my bad”
- to admit fault - “That was my bad.”

17. Prefix – “co” Meanings and examples: together; mutual
coeducation, coexist
partner in an activity
cofounder, coauthor

18. Idioms: Cooperation – p. 179
is a loner
two heads are better than one
brainstorms
goes it alone
put their heads together
joined forces
pools her resources
lend me a hand

19. Chinese Contemporary Art
Read the article, “Chinese Checkers”, and write 3 True or False questions for your partner to answer.
To write a good True or False question, do not just copy the same words from the statements in the text.

20. Homework
1) Read Text 1, “Why All the Celebrity Worship?” on p ) Write a 5-7 sentence paragraph: In your opinion, what makes someone a hero? I will collect this paper at the beginning of class.