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AGENDA• Opener:•Review of Music Terms• Class work:•Age of Isms Activity Sheet• Exit Slip: •Completion of your review sheet

OPENER- ARE YOU SMARTER THAN FERRIS BUELLER? As you watch the following clip, identify as many artists and

images as you can by writing the name of the artist and the title of the images on the space provided on your learning guide.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaJRtRZIT5o

MUSIC REVIEWAs you watch the following clip, complete the

section that says OPENER on your handout by identifying the title and composer of the piece.

In addition, sketch an image that will help you remember this song. Some examples are provided below:

MUSIC IDENTIFICATION ANSWERS

Swan Lake – TchaikovskyRide of the Valkyries – WagnerClair de Lune – DebussyBolero - Ravel

AGE OF ISMS ACTIVITY PAGEObjective :

To demonstrate your knowledge of the Age of Isms contentProcedure:

- For each square provided on your activity page, complete the assignment stated. For example, if it says your “draw your name in the style of Seurat,” write your name using dots (since Seurat completed all of his images using dots, you do the same with writing your name).

Requirements: - Each square needs to be filled in its entirety with either images or text and must use color where appropriate (on the images)

Time allotted: 30 minutes

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Manet,_Edouard_-_Olympia,_1863.jpg

MULTIPLE CHOICEThe next slides contain the

remaining answers to your learning guide.

As the teacher scrolls through the PPT, write down the correct answers.

If you know this information, you will do well on the exam. Pay attention to this information as it comes on the screen.

AGE OF ISMS REVIEW QUESTIONS• 1) Who was Constable?• English artist who used color and space to emphasize the English country side• 2) What is the theme of Pygmalion?• Social inequalities and women’s rights• 3) Which Russian composer wrote for the “classical ballet”?• Tchaikovsky • 4) What did Romanticism focus on?• Glorifying the individual, nostalgia for nature and the past, emotion and feelings• 5) In Debussy’s Claire de Lune what color category did he use?• Cool colors (blues, purples, etc.) • 6) Why did people have romantic views of the English countryside?• The Industrial Revolution made the cities very dirty• 7) Who was Courbet?• Father of the Realist movement; many of his works were considered

controversial • 8) What is corps de ballet?• Large group of dancers found in classical ballets (Swan Lake/Nutcracker)

AGE OF ISMS REVIEW QUESTIONS9. What is Thomas Eakins known for doing in his university classroom?Showing a nude male model to a co-ed class10. What symbols are shown in Courbet’s painting, Interior of My Studio- Seven

Years of My Life as an Artist?Nude woman- nature; young child- innocence; the artist- a bridge11. Who is Manet?Artist who is known from transitioning from Realism to Impressionism 12. The Luncheon on the Grass was controversial for what reason?The nudes were not idealized (no s-curve or contrapposto); the men were fully clothed

while the women were naked 13. What kinds of plays did Henrik Ibsen write?Plays about STDs, marriage, and the roles of women in society 14. What was Eugene Delacroix known for in his paintings?Expressive paintings of war and tragedy 15. The Death of Saradanapalus is considered a Romantic painting for what

reason?The Assyrian King would rather sacrifice his possessions than give them to the enemy 16. What types of paintings did Francisco Goya paint?Nightmarish visions that showed the evil side of human nature

17. Name Wagner’s four-opera masterpiece.The Ring of Nibelungen 18. What is a Romantic Play?A play where the main character can’t get what he or she wants due to physically limitations

(LITTLE MERMAID) 19. Which American artist focused on “womanly” topics?Cassat 20. How are Impressionist characteristics shown in Rodin’s use of media?He uses clumps of clay so that gives the audience the impression of a man thinking, two people

kissing, etc. 21. What element of music does Ravel use in the waltz to show the chaos in Europe

after World War One?Dissonance in the harmony 22. What was Wagner’s concept of “opera being a synthesis of all the arts” called?Gesamtkunstwerk 23. What were the innovations to ballet during Romanticism?Shorter skirts, pointe shoes, men lifting women 24. How is the Romantic period different from the Neo-Classic period?They’re opposites. The Romantic period focuses on emotion while the Neo-classic Period is the

rejection of emotion.

AGE OF ISMS REVIEW QUESTIONS25. How did Monet work with light in his paintings?He would paint the same subject at different times of the day to show how light changes the

color of a subject. 26. Describe Impressionism.An artistic style where short, choppy brushstrokes of unmixed paint are used to create an

image. 27. What timbre does Ravel use to symbolize the Industrial Revolution in Bolero? Drums28. What is Pointillism?Small, dots of color are used to create an image29. How are art elements used in The Hay Wain to glorify the English countryside?Color/Space30. What art elements are used by Van Gogh in the Starry Night?Movement, rhythm, repetition, and pattern 31. What is a Melodrama Play?Plays where the audience’s heart strings were pull by putting good characters against bad

(Lady and the Tramp)32. How does Van Gough use movement and rhythm in Starry Night?to make the wind look like it is moving.

33. What are the 5 I’s of Romanticism?Individuality, Inspiration, Intuition, 34. What did Van Gogh use elements such as twisting lines for?To express his feelings35. What symbols does Gauguin use in his self-portrait?He represents how contradictory he can be by hinting that he is in the Garden of Eden by showing

apples above his head. He shows his goodness by placing a halo over his head. He represents his tendency to be bad by having the serpent slighter around his right hand.

36. How are Impressionism and Post-Impressionism different?Individual approach is emphasized in Post-Impressionism. 37. Japan’s artwork influenced which painters during the Impressionism period?Degas and Cassat38. How did photography influence Realism?Artists used photographs to help construct their paintings. 39. What theme was commonly used during the Romantic period to the Post-

Impressionistic period?Nature/landscapes40. Which artist fit into both the Realist period and the Impressionistic period?Manet41. What artist would blend the medium of visual art with an obsession of movement?Degas42. Renoir felt his paintings were finished when?He could smack the bottoms of his nudes.

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONSShort Answer One: Realist TheaterBe able to explain how a Doll’s House uses symbolism and promotes

women’s rights.

Short Answer Two: Impressionist MusicBe able to identify musical timbres in Bolero OR Clair de Lune. Explain how they make the music impressionist. Explain how one of the elements discussed suggests a mood or historical

event

 

Short Answer Three: Post-Impressionist Visual Art1.Compare and contrast by explaining use of color and paint

application.2.Why are these Post-Impressionist?   

Short Answer Four: Romantic Dancea. Describe three innovations to ballet during this period.b. Pick one ballet and explain two reasons why it is Romantic.c. Cite one example to explain how Romantic ballets influenced Women’s Rights.

EXIT SLIPREVIEW OF EAKINS’ THE GROSS CLINIC

As you watch the following clip, answer the questions on your learning guide.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2UKLO6fHmk

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IF ALL ELSE FAILS (AND YOU WERE LAZY)