Format
All virtual workshops can be tailored to fit your normal class period. Up to four consecutive virtual workshops can be facilitated in one day.
1. Hello from the Penn Museum
2. Brief overview of archaeology, anthropology, and artifacts
3. Explore connections between stories past and present
4. Discover Culture Through Painted Scenes on Greek Pottery
5. Investigation of Greek Myths in Painting
6. Design Your Own Greek Vessel
7. Questions with our Museum educator
Objectives
Essential Question:
How will close study of scenes painted on Greek pottery reveal the artistic techniques used in the past and today to tell stories through static imagery?
Students will…
1. Strengthen observation and reasoning skills through manipulating objects and materials
2. Develop their vocabulary
3. Make connection between ancient and modern storytelling practices
4. Experiment with shapes, patterns, and figurative scenes to create a personal design.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
• CCSS.ELA: Writing
Text Types & Purpose; Production and Distribution of Writing; Research to Build and Present Knowledge
• CCSS.ELA: Speaking & Listening
Comprehension and Collaboration; Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
• CCSS.ELA: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Comprehension and Collaboration; Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT: Geometry
Analyze, compare, create, and compose shapes; Reason with shapes and their attributes
State Standards
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