Student worksheet Levels 2/3

DIEGO RIVERA

In this activity we will visit the site for Diego Rivera---one of the three great Muralists of modern Mexico we will be studying this year and to know more about MURALS.

PREDICTING:

List the general historical data you would expect to find out about the life of this muralist.(at least 5)

READING:

1. Go to http://www.diegorivera.com/indexesp.php

2. Answer the following:

Where was Diego Rivera born? ____________________________________________________

Where did he study?____________________________________________________

Who influenced his style?____________________________________________________

What other style did he learn in Paris?________________________________________________

What art forms of the past did he reuse?_______________________________________________

For whom did he want to do his art?________________________________________________

3. Click on GALERÍA, choose 3 of his arts works, click on each and give the following information:

colors used

number of people

What does the art depict?

Do you see Diego Rivera in the picture?

4. List the titles of all 24 art works. Circle words in the titles you do not know.

5. List all of the words from the titles that are similar in English.

6. List and look up all the words in the titles you don't know.

POST-READING

You are visiting Mexico over the holidays and want to see the places where there are Diego Rivera paintings. From the Web Museum site you are in, go to MURALS (it is one of the 6 choices in Boxes at the bottom of the page) and list the places you could visit (4 only).
Discuss with your compañero de clase which location you would go to first, second, etc. and what you would find there.
Referring to your Plano de la ciudad de Mexico, plan a tour in sequence.

APPLICATIONS

Your teacher may ask you to do one or more of the following in Spanish.

Make a museum (virtual?) to display your favorite murals of Diego Rivera.
Write a diary about your trip and all the works you have seen and where
Create and write a biography to present to the class in any format you wish.
Compare Diego Rivera's works to another artist you like.
Do a poster advertising an upcoming Diego Rivera display.
Read a book, magazine article (at least 3 pages) or ? about Diego Rivera's life and include Frida Kahlo
Paint your own mural!

POINT VALUES:

Computer Work/ Site Access 25 pts.

Written Work for # 2A/2B thru 5A/5B 25 pts.

Applications 50 pts.

TOTAL 100 pts.

Criteria: All work is to be neat and of a quality worth displaying.

DIEGO RIVERA

TEACHER LESSON PLAN

SEÑORA LYNN TRACADAS

LANGUAGE: ESPAÑOL

LEVEL: I , II and III

GRADE LEVEL: 9-12

OBJECTIVES:

· Visit a Virtual Museum
· Recognize an artist's influences,style,size,use of color, message, interpretation of history, and impact on culture.

MATERIALS:

· Computer with access to the World Wide Web, poster samples of a selection of the artist's works, classroom resources.
· Student worksheets.

STANDARDS ADDRESSED:

· STANDARD #1.1:Students engage in conversation with a classmate, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
· STANDARD #1.2:Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
· STANDARD #1.3:Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
· STANDARD #2.1:Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the cultures studied.
· STANDARD #2.2:Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied.
· STANDARD #3.1:Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language.
· STANDARD #3.2:Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are available only through the foreign language and its culture.
· STANDARD #4.1:Students demonstrate an understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of their language and their own.
· STANDARD #4.2:Students demonstrate an understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
· STANDARD #5.2 Students show evidence of becoming lifelong learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES ADDRESSED

· Verbal-Linguistic
· Logical-Mathematical
· Visual-Spatial
· Interpersonal
· Intrapersonal

PROCEDURE

Ask students to list what information they expect to find in a biography.
Ask students to share what information they expect to find.
Have students use a selected Web site and find expected
Information http://www.diegorivera.com/indexesp.php
To help students find expected information and have students find cognates.
Then have students look for meaning in artistic context.
Have students understand how history is reflected in art.
Ask students to list words they don't understand and they think they need to know. Listing new words for vocabulary enhancement.
Have students list in order their preference of art works to see on a trip to a foreign city.

APPLICATIONS

Make a virtual museum to display on-line favorites.
Write a diary about a trip and all the works they have seen.
Create and write a biography to present to the class in any format
Compare Diego Rivera's works to another artist they like.
Do a poster advertising an upcoming Diego Rivera display.
Read a book, magazine article or else about Diego Rivera's life and include Frida Kahlo.
Paint their own poster.

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Computer Work/ Site Access	25 pts.
Written Work for # 2A/2B thru 5A/5B	25 pts.
Applications	50 pts.
TOTAL	100 pts.