Art Literacy

Analysing an artwork is a key skill for students! Teach your students how to analyse an artwork using this one-page worksheet.  It uses Blooms Taxonomy to create higher-order thinking questions that cover describing, understanding, analysing, evaluating and creating. There are two versions of this resource, one with the word analyze & color and one with […]

How do you get your students to write an artists statement?  One way is to use this worksheet.  It breaks down the tasks into three sections: what they have made and with what materials, the process they have been through and where they got their inspiration from. If students write a sentence for each they […]

Blooms Taxonomy for Art Revised I’ve updated my ‘Blooms Taxonomy for Art’ and ‘Blooms Taxonomy Question Cards’ and put them together in this great value download.  With this resource you receive: Blooms Taxonomy for Art Revised (pictured right) Blooms Question Cards Lesson Plan for Question Cards They both now include the headings: Remembering Understanding Applying […]

Do your students create an Art Glossary in the back of their sketchbooks where they can add keywords and definitions?  It’s a great way to evidence subject-specific language and embed art literacy.  With this resource now even your glossary can look arty.  It gives you a choice of 4 styles to choose from.  Three are […]

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This worksheet asks students to analyze a Van Gogh drawing.  It uses Blooms Taxonomy to create higher order thinking questions that cover describing, understanding, analysing, evaluating and creating. There are two versions of the one worksheet with different spellings of the word Analyse and Analyze.  This resource also includes a larger version of the artwork […]