Submitted by Heidi Kreutzer
Objectives:
Content:
Students will:
- identify characteristics of Surrealism in the work of Salvador Dalí
- identify the time period and historical significance of the era when The Hallucinogenic Toreador was painted
- identify Dalí as "The Hallucinogenic Toreador" artist and name basic details of his life
- distinguish a Surrealist work of art from other types of art
Cultural:
Students will:
- begin to develop an understanding of art as a form of cultural expression
Language: Content Obligatory
Students will:
- use the following new terms accurately in written and verbal communication: el surrealismo, el sueño, el sombrero, el toreador, el toro, la estatua, las moscas, la imagen doble, el subconsciente
- use the following descriptive words with accurate gender and number agreement: distorsionado, irracional, irreal, extraño, como un sueño, yuxtapuestas
Language: Content Compatible
Students will:
- review and use new adjectives listed above (as well as those from Days 2 and 3) to compare and express opinions
- use expressions of emotion (from Lesson 2) to give opinions and react to the work of art
Learning Strategies / Social and Skills Development:
Students will:
- work cooperatively in groups with each member carrying out his/her role as assigned
- work cooperatively in small groups to compare worksheets / opinions
- use prior knowledge of vocabulary and language functions to describe a painting
- demonstrate an ability to engage in active listening while using prior knowledge and context to infer meaning of unknown words
- gain practice in note taking
Time Frame:
One 50-minute period.
Materials Needed:
Task 1: PowerPoint presentation or slides of Dalí's works
Task 2: daily graphic organizer (distributed during Lesson 02)
Description of Assessment (Performance Project):
TASK 1 (note: this task is based in part on the lesson prepared by Amy Buttner in Lesson 1: Características del Surrealismo)
Into: Students will be initially introduced to surrealism by looking at some of the works of Dalí using an internet site that showcases many of Dalí’s works (or with slides or PowerPoint).
Through: In Spanish, the I will present a variety of Dalí’s works and then returns to a few individually to discuss the subject matter, colors and qualities the works have that make them surrealistic. I will focus on target vocabulary words that the students will later be expected to use (e.g. imágenes distorsionados, irreales, irracionales, extrañas, etc.).
After comparing Dalí’s earlier works to those that represent surrealism, in small groups students will make a list of important characteristics of surrealism (found in the vocabulary list above and mentioned by the instructor) which would be written down by each group. One student should act as language facilitator, one as the recorder and the other as reporter.
Beyond: Each group’s reporter will report back and the instructor will make a master list of all the characteristics of surrealism. A short discussion of the reading assigned for this lesson will follow.
TASK 2
Into: As in the other lessons, the instructor will follow the previous activities with a brief description in Spanish of Dalí’s life, accompanied (if possible) by a Power Point presentation with other works of art by Dalí.
Through: I will display the Hallucinogenic Toreador. In small groups (again with a language facilitator, recorder and reporter), the students will describe the painting, its subject matter and style, using the new and previously learned vocabulary. They will record their observations and opinions on the graphic organizer distributed during Lesson 02.
Beyond: After a brief discussion in Spanish of the students’ opinions with the reporters giving information from each group, I would ask students again to review vocabulary and continue work on their final projects.
Assessment:
The instructor will circulate throughout the small groups in the classroom, monitoring student discussions.
Attachments:
NOTE: some attachments are in PDF form (get Acrobat Reader)Graphic Organizer (first distributed during Lesson 02)