Remote Learning

You will have class every school-day from January 5th to 15th.

Please check Edsby for instructions the day before class so that you know whether you need to TUNE IN or TUNE OUT for class the next day. Some of our class days will be done "synchronously" - meaning that we are all meeting together to talk and learn on Teams, and some days will be "asynchronously" which means that I will take attendance on Teams, then you will be practicing skills and learning on your own. (And I am always available during school hours to answer questions / help / meet you on Teams in you need!)

TUNE OUT:

Days when I need you to TUNE OUT are days when you should put everything else away and focus on MAKING ART. During this important Studio Time please work on developing full-page artworks, in detail, in your idea journal. Choose from either making your own personal artwork (from your imagination) or from the list on the PASSION PROJECTS handout which was provided in class about two weeks ago. (A copy is also posted on the bottom of this page.)

TUNE IN:

On days when I need you to TUNE IN, you will log into the Microsoft Teams app, and BE PART OF THE CLASS. There may be a lesson, a video, a discussion, or instructions given during this time. It is important that you keep your camera ON but your microphone OFF unless asked otherwise. 

 PASSION PROJECTS: 

Forgot your handout? Here is another copy to download.

MEME ASSIGNMENT:

​Look at all the funny memes that have been circulating the internet since the beginning of the Corona Pandemic!

Memes have become part of our daily lives. 

​What makes a great meme?
​
The best memes…
  1. are funny!
  2. reflect something that is timely in the news or pop culture!

COVID-19 Memes (Inspired by Art History)

With great thanks to Ursina Amsler, from Masconomet Middle School, who developed this unit.
ASSIGNMENT GOALS:
  • To look at a variety of artworks in major galleries and museums
  • To use three of these images to relate to the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic
  • To create three interesting or funny memes

For this week's assignment, you are challenged to create a meme that deals with some aspect of Life in Quarantine, Code Red in Winnipeg, Remote Learning, the Coronavirus, and/or Covid-19, using a piece of art from a gallery or museum as the picture image. Humor can help get us through difficult times!​
ASSIGNMENT TASKS:
  1. Choose three pieces of art from an online museum or gallery website and save them to your device or computer. When you search for an image, you might have a caption (the text) already in mind, and know the type of image that would fit the text, OR you might be inspired by an image you find randomly looking around! 
  2. You must also write down the information about the images you chose in your sketchbook: 
    1. The title of the art piece (if known)
    2. The artist’s name, (if known)
    3. The date created (if known)
    4. The medium it was made in (if known)
    5. The museum that houses this work of art (where does it "live" now?)
  3. Upload the image into an online meme generator to add your text.
  4. Save your finished meme to your device and post it in our class Padlet!

Choose from one of the links below to browse the art collections of a few famous art museums. Take your time looking through the art. 

*Note: Some art has nudity! Artists have drawn, painted and sculpted the human body since the beginning of time, so nudity in art is not uncommon. If nudity makes you uncomfortable, do not download any images involving nudity!                              

Here are some finished examples:

Title: The Unicorn Rests in a Garden
Artist: Unknown (made in Paris, France and the Southern Netherlands)
Date: 1495-1505
Medium: Tapestry (woven wool and silk) 
Location: Metropolitan Museum, New York
Title: Whistler's Mother
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1871
Medium: Oil on canvas
Location: Musee D'Orsay, Paris
Title: Marble Statue of a Lion
Artist: Unknown
Date: 400-390 BC
Medium: Marble
Location: Metropolitan Museum, New York

Click Here to Add Your Meme to the Padlet!