Canada is a beautiful country!

How do we know?

Teaching Slideshow By R.M. Anderson

What does our country look like? From North to South East and West Do different regions of

Canada look the same?

Purpose of Project

Exposure to Canadian art

Practice research skills

Integrate technology

Exploring art media

An impression of the northern Canadian wilderness is captured in Arctic, by the Canadian artist A. Y. Jackson. The painter was a member of the Group of Seven, a group of influential Canadian artists of the early and mid-1900s whose purpose was to create images that reflected the Canadian landscape.

Microsoft ® Encarta ® Encyclopedia 2002. © 1993-2001 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Artwork can help us put a picture in our heads!

Let’s look at Artwork Photographs Prints Books On the Internet

Our project will include

ResearchArtworkPresentations

Where can we find information about Canadian Artists?

Heart of Canadian Art Canadian Artists on the Web

 

World wide art web (listing by Canadian cities)

Federation of Canadian artists (requires flash)

National Gallery of Canada Canadian Artists.com

Sample Canadian Artist Tom Thomson

Thomas John Thomson (1877-1917)

Born in Claremont, Ontario

Spent summers from 1913 to 1917 as a ranger in Algonquin Park, Ontario

Ice covered Lake

Inspired Canadian landscapists Group of Seven

Mysterious death 1917 Biography slide show

We will create a museum

Artwork displayed Create a PowerPoint Put together exhibit Share on the web

Things to Know

I can work with a partner or by myself.

I may bring in my own resources.

I will do my best work. I will remember to follow behavior expectations

I will stay on task. I will self-evaluate with a rubric

Can we prove Canada is a unique and beautiful country?

Now let us begin…