DESCRIPTION: Working in two teams students select and study a work of art and then define their selection for the other team by focusing on the description.

OBJECTIVES: Students explore the nature of modern art while learning about the process needed to make an informed judgment.

PROCEDURE: Let's divide into two teams. Each team will work in a separate gallery to select and study a work of art. Make very careful observations because when team B joins team A, in team A's gallery, team A will be responsible for giving five clues that will reveal its selection. Each clue will describe what the work of art is not (i.e. it is not a sculpture, it is not as wide as a refrigerator, it is not composed of bright colors, etc.) After team A gives its five clues I would like team B to find the work as quickly as possible. You may have one guess only. If team B cannot locate the correct work of art, team A must provide five more clues. The object is to locate the work after the first round of clues or after as few rounds as possible. Now that team B identified team A's selection, let's go to team B's gallery and guess its selection.

MINNESOTA GRADUATION STANDARDS:
(1) Read, View, Listen
(2) Write and Speak
(3) Literature and the Arts

Age level: Appropriate for grades 5 and up.
Artworks used: Students select works from two different galleries.
Props needed: No props needed.
Related to Minneapolis Sculpture Garden: No
Notes: Use this activity on the 2nd half of the tour.


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