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Introduction
You are an art student living in Madrid, Spain. You need to prepare for a visit from your friends, who are also art students, in the States. You need to research the art museums you are going to take your guests to tour while they are visiting. You need to research 2 classical and 2 modern artists you think they would enjoy seeing while they are in Madrid. You will prepare the tour, and create a presentation to show them when they arrive in town, which includes highlights of the things they are going to see.
Task
Your group will choose one of the following to create for your presentation: a power point, or a poster. The presentation should show all of the wonderful art pieces they will see while they are on their tour. In addition to exploring the art available to see, you need to pick 2 artists to highlight: one modern artist and one classical artist.
Process
To become familiar with art available in museums in Madrid, please visit the following websites, one for the Reina Sofia and one for El Museo Prado. For each museum, make a list of a minimum of 8 pieces of art from these museums. The websites are in Spanish, so to get started browse the colecciones.
Out of the 2 museums, pick one artist you would like to highlight for the group. Include the following information about the artist:
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What country are they from?
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What type of art are they most famous for?
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What is their most famous works?
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Give a brief biography of the artist.
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Include any interesting or important information about the artist that you think your friends would like to know.
Evaluation
The following presentation rubric will be used to grade your project. BE SURE TO CITE YOUR SOURCES!
Presentation Rubric
Organization |
1 Below Expectation
Audience cannot understand presentation because there is no sequence of information. |
2 Needs Improvement
Audience has difficulty following presentation because student jumps around. |
3 Meets Expectations
Student presents information in logical sequence which audience can follow. |
4 Exceeds Expectations
Student presents information in logical, interesting sequence which audience can follow. |
Subject Knowledge |
Student does not have grasp of information; student cannot answer questions about subject. |
Student is uncomfortable with information and is able to answer only rudimentary questions. |
Student is at ease with expected answers to all questions, but fails to elaborate. |
Student demonstrates full knowledge (more than required) by answering all class questions with explanations and elaboration. |
Appearance |
Student uses superfluous graphics or no graphics.
Student's presentation has four or more spelling errors and/or grammatical errors. |
Student occasionally uses graphics that rarely support text and presentation.
Presentation has three misspellings and/or grammatical errors. |
Student's graphics relate to text and presentation.
Presentation has no more than two misspellings and/or grammatical errors. |
Student's graphics explain and reinforce screen text and presentation.
Presentation has no misspellings or grammatical errors. |
Presentation |
Student reads all of report with no eye contact.
Student mumbles, incorrectly pronounces terms, and speaks too quietly for students in the back of class to hear. |
Student occasionally uses eye contact, but still reads most of report.
Student's voice is low. Student incorrectly pronounces terms. Audience members have difficulty hearing presentation. |
Student maintains eye contact most of the time but frequently returns to notes.
Student's voice is clear. Student pronounces most words correctly. Most audience members can hear presentation. |
Student maintains eye contact with audience, seldom returning to notes.
Student uses a clear voice and correct, precise pronunciation of terms so that all audience members can hear presentation. |
Conclusion
Your group will create a presentation approximately 5 minutes long that includes a visual or visuals. You will present to the class on the same day. Make sure you go over the rubric thoroughly, so you know how you will be graded.
Credits
Presentation Rubric was found at: http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/rub.pres.html
Pictures
Pictures courtesy of http://www.penwith.co.uk/artofeurope/el_greco.htm and http://www.canadianart.ca/online/see-it/2008/06/26/the-new-man/
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