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Students will interpret and analyze impressionist artwork by identifying key characteristics, techniques, and meanings (VA:Re8A.5)

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Students will write clear and coherent explanatory texts about impressionist artwork, including relevant details and precise language (5.W.2)

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• Identify 3+ characteristics of impressionism
• Use art vocabulary accurately
• Write organized explanatory paragraphs
• Include specific evidence from artwork
• Use transition words effectively

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How do impressionist artists capture moments in time, and how can we effectively communicate our understanding of their work through writing?

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Teacher presents key characteristics of impressionism: loose brushstrokes, emphasis on light, outdoor scenes, and everyday subjects. Students take notes using the reciprocal teaching strategy of summarizing.

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In groups of 4, students analyze different impressionist paintings using the reciprocal teaching roles:
- Predictor: What might this painting be about?
- Questioner: Poses questions about the artwork
- Clarifier: Explains unclear elements
- Summarizer: Synthesizes main ideas

Create your group observations in a shared Padlet column!

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Students draft explanatory paragraphs about their group's artwork using the following structure:
1. Introduction with artwork title and artist
2. Description of visible elements
3. Analysis of techniques used
4. Personal interpretation

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Students display their drafts on a class Padlet wall and provide constructive feedback to two classmates using the TAG method:
- Tell something you liked
- Ask a question
- Give a suggestion

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Advanced students can compare and contrast two impressionist paintings, analyzing how different artists approached similar subjects.

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Term generally applied to a movement in art in France in the late 19th century. The movement gave rise to such ancillaries as American Impressionism. The primary use of the term Impressionist is for a group of French painters who worked between around 1860 and 1900, especially to describe their works of the later 1860s to mid-1880s. These artists include Frédéric Bazille, Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro, Auguste Renoir and Alfred Sisley, as well as Mary Cassatt, Gustave Caillebotte (who was also an important early collector), Eva Gonzalès, Armand Guillaumin and Stanislas Lépine. The movement was anti-academic in its formal aspects and involved the establishment of venues other than the official Salon for showing and selling paintings.

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Impressionism is a 19th-century art movement characterized by relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open composition, emphasis on accurate dep...

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Struggling students can use a guided writing template and word bank of art vocabulary terms to support their analysis.

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Monitor student understanding during reciprocal teaching groups using a checklist of key impressionist characteristics and writing elements.

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Review student drafts and peer feedback comments to identify common areas for mini-lessons.

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Students will select a new impressionist artwork and write a final explanatory text demonstrating both art analysis and writing skills. Use provided rubric addressing both VA:Re8A.5 and 5.W.2 standards.

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Students share in small groups: What was the most surprising thing you learned about impressionism today?

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Students complete a 3-2-1 reflection:
3 characteristics of impressionism
2 writing techniques used today
1 question they still have

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Explore the Musée d'Orsay's virtual collection of impressionist art. Choose one artwork and practice your analysis skills using today's writing template.

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Exhibition Tonight with the Impressionists. Paris 1874

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Paris, April 15, 1874, eight o’clock in the evening, in the former studio of the famous photographer Nadar, on Boulevard des Capucines. On the 2nd and 3rd floors of the building, some thirty painters gathered to present a selection of some 165 works to the public. Relive the opening night of the first Impressionist exhibition in virtual reality! A unique, immersive journey back in time, to share with family and friends.

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Write a creative story about being inside an impressionist painting. What would you see, hear, and feel? How would the light and atmosphere affect your experience?

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Complete the final draft of your explanatory text incorporating peer feedback and teacher suggestions.