Students in the French, German, Latin and Spanish classes
have been busy preparing themselves for their upcoming annual field trip to
Washington D.C. French 3 and 4
classes as well as Spanish 3 and 4 classes have been diligently studying the
artists of their respective countries to glean some information about the
culture of the country and the impact of these artists on the world.
French 3 students choose an individual painter and prepare a
written paper as well as an oral presentation, done in French, at the National
Gallery of Art. The French 4
students act as observers and evaluators of their peers. This year, students have studied
Matisse, Monet, and Van Gogh.
Spanish 3 students have worked in groups studying the lives
of 6 Spanish artists including El Greco, Velázquez, Goya, Picasso, Dalí and Miró. This year, for the first time, their
presentations were done on Google presentations, making the artwork much more
available and visible for their classmates. While in the gallery, students will have a chance to see
works of these artists and also see the artwork of those artists who influenced
these famous Spaniards.
The Latin 4 students will be visiting the gallery to note
the influence of Rome and Roman mythology on many artists. This year, all of
the artwork viewed by the students is done by Italian artists. They will be asked to observe these
influences on both paintings and sculptures currently on exhibit in the
gallery.
The German 4 students will have the opportunity to visit the
Holocaust museum as part of their study of Germany and its culture. They will take a guided tour of the
museum and note the impact of the holocaust. As part of the German 4 curriculum, students have studied
the existence of a resistance movement called the White Rose. They will look for evidence of this group
in the museum and observe all of the signs and written materials in German.
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