Synthesis: the combination of ideas to form a theory or system. Art Analysis is a skill that my students are still working on so I thought I would share how I have tried to teach them, in order to see if anyone else can help me. All feedback, suggestions, and ideas are welcome. I love looking at the work of other artists, and have a genuine interest in what the artists have done and why, but I do not see the same passion ignited in my students. They see it as a 'task' rather than a valuable step. We used to do the 4 step analysis, but the students would not engage in the synthesis aspect so here are a few things that I have done to try and encourage it... 1) Unpicking the research According to the IB command terms, when students write an Art Analysis they must "Break down in order to bring out the essential elements or structure. To identify parts and relationships, and to interpret information to reach conclusions." (IB Command Terms). First they must break down into essential elements or structure then identify relationships then interpret information to reach a conclusion. I have created a prezi where I modelled how I would research an artist's work to Diane Mayer. Pablo Picasso. 2) Post-it note practice. I find that some of the answers that I get show an understanding of the media, or the concept behind, but are not showing the how they know. They do not sythesise the information to show a real understanding. For example: "In the piece "We Don't Need Another Hero" Barbara Kruger is looking at gender in equality." instead of "Kruger expresses her stance on gender in equality in "We Don't Need Another Hero" by showing a girl pointing and being impressed by a boys muscles as this reinforces the idea that women are presented as weaker and unequal in society." To aid this I ask them to use post its. One for the point that they are making, one for the one evidence that they can use to prove it, one for connection between the point and the evidence. 3) Chalk Talk This is a "visible thinking strategy" that was developed by us to help the students to look at the artwork and justify their question and raise new ones. The aim is for them to look at what the artist has done and respond using only the three pens, not verbally. The idea is that they either say a feeling, ask a question, or answer a question. The students are still developing these skills. Any help would be greatly welcomed.
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