1. ACTIVITIES ABOUT GOTHIC ART
AIMS:
- Knowing the importante of the Church in the Middle Ages.
- Identifying parts of a Gothic Church.
- Recognizing the important artistic and cultural innovations of Gothic.
- Comparing Churchs of different places.
- Analyzing characteristics of Gothic sculptures and paintings.
- Showing comprensión of texts and pictures about art in oral or written form.
CONCEPTS:
- Medieval Christianity.
- Gothic architecture, sculpture and painting.
PROCEDURES:
- Describing Gothic Pictures.
- Investigating about Gothic.
- Using a specific vocabulary.
- Interpreting different information and relating it with studied concepts.
ATTITUDES:
- Showing comprehension about preserving medieval legacy.
- Curiosity to learn about different art forms.
ACTIVITIES:
1) Explain what new changes you can see in Gothic cathedrals if you compare
them with Romanesque cathedrals.
2) Draw basic cathedral designs.
3) Make a list of skills needed to be an engineer and to be able to build a
cathedral.
4) Look for the new vocabulary that you use to describe gothic art in
http://medievalwriting.50megs.com/churchglossary/glossaryn.htm and translate
it into Spanish.
5) Describe which new topics and themes were introduced in Gothic paintings.
6) Explain the main differences between Romanesque and Gothic sculptures.
7) Investigate about the styles, techniques and stories of stained. Use this web:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/trail/church_state/modern/act_stained_glass_entry.
shtml
8) Find three famous Gothic painters and sculptors and describe their main works.
9) Visit http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/architecture/gothic.htm and
compare these cathedrals: Chartres, Florence, Reims and Westminster Abbey.
10) Choose a Gothic cathedral and make a mural where you show all the Gothic
elements that there are inside. You have an example in http://www.stjames-
cathedral.org/Tour/default.aspx