By Josei Roguero

Language: Spanish

Level: 1

Grade Level : 9-12

Objectives:

• Read about the lives of Rivera and Kahlo
• Read about the different styles of painting: Muralist and Surrealist
• Students are to create their own version of a mural or surrealist painting

Materials:

• Computer with access to the World Wide Web
• Student worksheet

Procedure:

1. Ask students to list what they know about each of the artists.

2. Have students go to the web site on each of the artists given and find and write down the information on the worksheet.

Diego Rivera:

·http://www.diegorivera.com/

Frida Kahlo:

·http://members.aol.com/fridanet/kahlo.htm

3. To help students find expected information have students look for cognates.

4. Then have students look for meaning in context.

5. Ask students to list words they don't understand and think they need to know. Let students work with a partner to guess the meaning of words they need. Then discuss with class.

Extension:

Have students create their own version of a mural or a surrealist painting.

Have students present their painting to the class and give information about the artist.

Artistas Mexicanos

Diego Rivera Y Frida Kahlo

In this activity we will be visiting web sites for two artists from Mexico.

1. Write down information you know about before going to the web site.

a. Diego Rivera:

b. Frida Kahlo:

2. Go to the web sites for each of the artist below. (You may use other web sites)

Diego Rivera:

·http://www.diegorivera.com/

Frida Kahlo:

·http://members.aol.com/fridanet/kahlo.htm

3. For each of the artists give the following information:

·¿Nombre?

·¿Cuándo nació?

·¿Dónde nació?

·¿Dónde estudió?

·El estilo del pintor:_________________________

·El nombre de la obra:_______________________

·Copia de la obra para enseñar a las clase.

·Algo interesante acerca del pintor:

·¿Nombre?

·¿Cuándo nació?

·¿Dónde nació?

·¿Dónde estudió?

·El estilo del pintor:_________________________

·El nombre de la obra:_______________________

·Copia de la obra para enseñar a las clase.

·Algo interesante acerca del pintor:

4. Did you find all the information that you needed? Put a check mark beside each item in #3 above that you found. Put an X in front of each item you did not find.

5. List words that are similar to words in English.

6. List words that are not like English but that you understand by context.

7.Now make your personal version of a mural or a surrealist painting that includes events in your life (past, present , Future).

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