Van Gogh Lesson Plan

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March 30, 2007

On this day in 1853, the great post-impressionist painter, Vincent Van Gogh was born. Learn more about him here: http://www.helium.com/tm/243517/vincent-considered-great-impressionist

Discussion Questions:
1. True or False. Van Gogh never planned his paintings in advance.
2. True or False. Van Gogh was criticized for painting too slowly
3. True or False. Van Gogh only painted things in their natural colors.

Webquests

Enjoy some works of Van Gogh with this power point presentation:
http://www2.visalia.k12.ca.us/teachers/gconn/van_gogh_lesson_plan.htm
Try this fun game that takes you inside one of Van Gogh's paintings. Click on Who at the bottom of the page. A fish then asks you what Van Gogh was trying to do in a certain painting. He gives you three choices. What is the answer? http://www.eduweb.com/insideart/tour4.html

Quote

"A good picture is equivalent to a good deed." Van Gogh
Journal

Look at Van Gogh’s “A Starry Night” http://www.andreaplanet.com/mosaic/starrynight/

• Compose a poem about how Van Gogh was feeling when he created Starry Night
OR
• Write a short narrative entitled The Starry Night, based on the work.

Reading


Learn more about Post-Impressionism http://www.edhelper.com/ReadingComprehension_47_13.html



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