Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Monet's Waterscapes

Subject Area

World Languages

Grade(s)

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Overview

This interactive, hands-on French activity introduces students to the artist Claude Monet and his artistic style. The activity instructions and resources are in English, making it suitable for novice low to novice high French learners. This particular activity also connects directly with the national art standards allowing students to make direct connections between their French class and other subject areas. Students start by exploring Monet's background and then watch a short video clip about his artistic style. Students are then guided through an activity in which they apply Monet's techniques to create their own works of art.

    World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

    WL17.WL.L1.5

    Identify products of the target cultures.

    Unpacked Content

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    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • the tangible products that are important to their life and culture.
    • the tangible products that are important to the target language life and culture.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    Novice Mid Level
    • list common target language cultural products such as paintings, songs, and foods.
    • watch video clips or music videos and identify cultural products.
    • describe basic craft products from target language countries.
    Novice High Level
    Students are able to:
    • list common target language cultural products such as paintings, songs, and foods.
    • watch video clips or music videos and identify cultural products.
    • describe basic craft products from target language countries.
    • investigate the relationship between cultural products and perspectives.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • an ability to communicate in another language fosters a better.
    • understanding of my own language and culture.
    • custom and tradition vary within a culture, as well as between cultures.
    • other understandings will vary according to theme being taught.
    World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

    WL17.WL.L1.6

    Connect with other disciplines while using the target language.

    Unpacked Content

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    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • the importance the metric system plays in measurements throughout the world.
    • that weather patterns are dependant on geographical locations.
    • currency changes from country to country and exchange rates are variable
    • where the target language is spoken.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    Novice Mid Level
    • use map skills to identify countries and geographical features around the world.
    • identify resources needed to calculate exchange rates and measurments.
    Novice High Level
    Students are able to:
    • use map skills to identify countries and geographical features around the world.
    • identify resources needed to calculate exchange rates and measurments.
    • investigate other disciplines using the target language language.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • proficiency in a foreign language is a vehicle to gaining knowledge that can only be acquired through that language and its culture.
    • world language learning offers opportunities to uncover big ideas in and about other disciplines.
    • strategies used to acquire a language are transferable to other areas of learning throughout life.
    • a second language facilitates the acquisition of information about the world outside our experiences.
    World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

    WL17.WL.L2.5

    Identify perspectives through products of the target cultures.

    Unpacked Content

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    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • a tangible or intangible product is influenced by the target language life and culture.
    • the perspective of a the target language culture is interconnected with the products of the culture.

    Skills

    Novice High Level
    Students are able to:
    • list common target language cultural products such as paintings, songs, and foods.
    • watch video clips or music videos and identify cultural products.
    • describe basic craft products from target language countries.
    • investigate the relationship between cultural products and perspectives.
    Intermediate Low Level
    Students are able to:
    • utilize common target language cultural vocabulary to discuss paintings, songs, foods, etc.
    • investigate and explain the relationship bewtween cultural products and perspectives.
    • investigate and explain the realtion between cultural practices and perspectives.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • similarities and differences in the products of another culture often stem from the perspective of that culture.
    • an ability to communicate in another language fosters a better.
    • understanding of my own language and culture.
    • custom and tradition vary within a culture, as well as between cultures.
    • other understandings will vary according to theme being taught.
    World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

    WL17.WL.L2.6

    Connect with other disciplines while using the target language, utilizing the past time frame.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:WL17.WL.L2.6

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • how their peers in the target language culture typically spend their freetime.
    • what a typical school day in the target language culture is like.
    • what kinds of media are popular among their peers in the target language culture.

    Skills

    Novice High Level
    Students are able to:
    • use map skills to identify countries and geographical features around the world.
    • identify resources needed to calculate exchange rates and measurments.
    • investigate other disciplines using the target language language.
    Intermediate Low Level
    Students are able to:
    • interpret simple statistics on daily life activities of their peers in the target language culture, such as schooling, freetime activities, and social media usage.
    • identify and interpret basic information from authentic sources, such as news articles, event flyers, invitations, and advertisements.
    • identify a few target language news sources and stores.
    • use the target language to learn about other disciplines.
    • use information learned in the target language in other disciplines.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • proficiency in a foreign language is a vehicle to gaining knowledge that can only be acquired through that language and its culture.
    • world language learning offers opportunities to uncover big ideas in and about other disciplines.
    • strategies used to acquire a language are transferable to other areas of learning throughout life.
    • a second language facilitates the acquisition of information about the world outside our experiences.
    Link to Resource

    CR Resource Type

    Learning Activity

    Resource Provider

    National Gallery of Art
    Accessibility

    Accessibility

    Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
    License

    License Type

    Custom
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