Michigan Arts Education Instructional and Assessment ProgramMichigan Assessment Consortium

VISUAL ARTS AssessmentPerformance Event V.E233

From Landscapes to Land Art: A Docent’s Guide to the Portrayal of Nature in Art

Grade 5

Student BookletStudent Directions

Teacher Scoring RubricStudent Worksheets

Name: ______________________________________

Teacher: ______________________________________

School: ______________________________________

Date: ______________________________________

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS "Dutch Boats in a Gale" by Joseph Mallord William Turner, circa 1801

"Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, The" by Thomas Moran, circa 1893-1901

"Lightning Field, The" by Walter De Maria, 1977

“Indra’s Cloud” Anne Percoco; Vrindavan, India; 2008. Supported by the Asian Cultural Council and Friends of Vrindavan.

"Remainder" by Clinton Snider, 2015

"Waterloo Bridge" by Claude Monet, circa 1900

"Clearing Up, Coast of Sicily" by Andreas Achenbach, PD-1923 (published before 1923 and public domain in the US), Walters Art Museum

"Sandworm" by Marco Casagrande, 2012, Used under authorization of Creative Commons License CCO 1.0

“The Kiss: by Paul Wagner and Manfred Kielnhofer, 2005, Used under authorization Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. No changes made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en.

"Spiral Jetty, Rock, Earth and Algae" © Holt-Smithson Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY.

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STUDENT DIRECTIONSThis assessment has two parts to it: o Part 1–Create a Word Banko Part 2–Write a Script to Describe the Work of Art

The directions for each part are given in the Student Booklet.

PART 1–CREATE A WORD BANK Throughout history, nature has been a favorite theme of artists. However, the ways in which artists portray nature and our relation to the natural world have changed over time. The images on pages 8-10 capture five different views of nature, each with its own message.

In Part 1 of this assessment, you will select one image and analyze the work of art to determine the message that you believe the artist conveys in the image. You will begin by creating a word bank listing words that tell how the artist used visual elements, mood, and media to convey his or her view of nature. Visual elements include texture, line, color, space, movement, and proportion or scale.

Then in Part 2 of the assessment, you will write a script for someone who will be explaining the image to others.

Before you begin, think about your own relationship to nature.

Do you enjoy playing outdoors?

Are you inspired by the beauty of nature?

Do you think our environment is fragile and needs to be protected?

Does the power of nature ever frighten you?

After reflecting on your own thoughts and feelings about nature, take a few moments to “walk” through the images.

How do you feel in the environment created by the artist—safe, curious, inspired? What does the artist want you to look at? How do you know?

As you think about these questions, ask yourself, how has the artist used visual elements, mood, and media to convey his or her view of nature?

To begin, look carefully at the images on pages 8-10 in your Booklet. Select one work of art that appeals to you. You will have 3 minutes to select an image.

Now turn to the Part 1–Worksheet on page 5 of your Booklet and read the directions silently as your teacher reads them aloud.

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Directions: Look carefully at your image and the examples included in the Word Bank. Then think of words that best describe the visual elements, mood, and media in your image. In the next part of the assessment, you will use your Word Bank to write a script that describes the work of art and explains how the artist used visual elements, mood, and media to convey his or her view of nature.

Be sure to write the number of the image you have selected to analyze on the line at the top of the worksheet.

You will have 12 minutes to study the work of art you selected and create the Word Bank that you will use in Part 2 of the assessment.

When time is up, you will use your image and Word Bank in Part 2.

PART 2–WRITE A SCRIPT TO DESCRIBE THE WORK OF ART For this part of the assessment, you will write a script that a docent, or guide, could use to describe your work of art to visitors in a museum. Using the Word Bank you created in Part 1 and the guiding questions on page 6, create a script that describes the work of art and explains how the artist used visual elements, mood, and media to convey his or her view of nature.

The Teacher Scoring Rubric that will be used to evaluate your script is on pages 3 and 4 of your Student Booklet. Review Level 4, the highest level of performance.

TEACHER SCORING RUBRIC

Dimension 1 2 3 4

Interprets the artist’s view of nature with reference to visual elements in the artwork.

Student describes the subject of the artwork but does not interpret the artist’s view of nature.

Student interprets the artist’s view of nature but does not make reference to visual elements in the artwork.

Student interprets the artist’s view of nature with reference to at least two visual elements, such as texture, line, color, space, movement, or proportion or scale.

Student interprets the artist’s view of nature with reference to at least three visual elements, such as texture, line, color, space, movement, or proportion or scale.

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Describe the mood of the artwork and relate the mood to the artist’s view of nature.

Student describes the subject of the selected image but does not identify the mood of the image. Student does not relate the mood to the artist’s view of nature.

Student uses at least one term from the Word Bank to describe the mood of the selected image.Student does not relate the mood to the artist’s view of nature.

Student uses two or more terms from the Word Bank to describe the mood of the selected image.Student describes how the mood created by the artist communicates his or her view of nature.

Student uses his or her own expressive language to describe the mood of the selected image. Student describes how the mood created by the artist communicates his or her view of nature.

Identify media used in the artwork and relate the media to the artist’s view of nature.

Student describes the subject of the selected image but does not identify the media used in the image or relate the subject to the artist’s view of nature.

Student identifies some media used in the selected image. Student does not describe how the artist’s choice of media communicates the artist’s view of nature.

Student identifies some media used in the selected image. Student partially describes how the artist’s choice of media communicates the artist’s view of nature.

Student identifies all media used in the selected image. Student describes how the artist’s choice of media communicates the artist’s view of nature.

Word Bank Student does not use words that describe the visual elements, mood, and media used to create the artwork.

Student sometimes uses words that describe the visual elements, mood, and media used to create the artwork.

Student uses 3 or 4 expressive words that sufficiently describe the visual elements, mood, and media used to create the artwork.

Student uses 5 or more clear and conscious words that describe the visual elements, the mood, and media used to create the artwork.

To start this part of the assessment, turn to the Part 2–Worksheet on pages 6 and 7 and read the directions. You will have 35 minutes to create your script.

When time is up, make sure your name is on your Booklet. Please leave your Booklet on your desk.

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PART 1–WORKSHEET

Number of Selected Artwork: ______________________________________

Directions: Look carefully at your image and the examples included in the Word Bank. Then think of words that best describe the visual elements, mood, and media in your image. In the next part of the assessment, you will use your Word Bank to write a script that describes the work of art and explains how the artist used visual elements, mood, and media to convey his or her view of nature.

WORD BANKVisual ElementsExamples:Texture—rough, hardLine—wavy, curvedColor—pure, muddySpace—immense, crowdedProportion or Scale—

massive, minute(Use five or more words.)Mood or FeelingExamples:peaceful, lonely, festive(Use three or more words.)

MediaExamples:oil painting, steel(Use three or more words.)

PART 2–WORKSHEET

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Directions: For this part of the assessment, you will write a script that a docent, or guide, could use to describe your work of art to visitors in a museum. Using the Word Bank you created in Part 1 and the guiding questions below, create a script that describes the work of art and explains how the artist used visual elements, mood, and media to convey his or her view of nature.

GUIDING QUESTIONS What is the subject?

What is the mood of the artwork?

How does the artist use color, shape, or other visual elements to create a mood?

In your opinion, what message does the artwork convey about the artist’s view of nature, whether through the mood, the subject, or the media used?

How does the media chosen by the artist relate to his or her view of nature?

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WORKS OF ART

1. Dutch Boats in a Gale by J. M. W. Turner, 1801 (oil painting, 64.2 x 87 inches)

2. The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone by Thomas Moran, 1893 until 1901 (oil painting, 96.5 × 163.375 inches)

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3. The Lightning Field by Walter De Maria, 1977 (400 stainless steel poles in a grid measuring 1 mile by 1 kilometer, Catron County, New Mexico)

4. Indra’s Cloud by Anne Percoco, 2008 (over 1000 water bottles sewn with rope made from scrap plastic from a label factory and floated in the polluted Yamuna River in India, 8 x 6 x 14 feet)

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5. Remainder by Clinton Snider, 2015 (mixed-media sculpture with cardboard box)

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