Haitian Culture Curriculum Guide

9. Students present their self-created artwork and supporting paragraphs to the class. After each
presentation, ask volunteers to answer three key questions: (1) What color(s) do you think is
most important in this artwork? Why? (2) What do you think is the artist’s main idea in this
work? (3) Do you see any similarities or differences between this artist’s work and the
Haitian painting s/he chose to interpret?
10. Be sure to have the slides of the Haitian painting students chose on display during
presentations.
11. As a class, reflect upon what students learned from the assignment. You might focus upon the
use of color and how artists communicate their messages in paintings.
Assessment:
• Rationale for favorite artwork displayed
• Participation in class discussion
• Artistic interpretation of chosen painting
• Four-sentence paragraph on artistic interpretation of chosen painting
• Reflection on assignment
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