Creating images of fantastic creatures based on the works of Mariia Pryimachenko

Form 6     Lesson Plan

Subject  Creating images of fantastic creatures based on the works of Maria Pryimachenko

Objectives:

Practical:  to improve reading and speaking skills by discussing the art of Maria Pryimachenko;

 сreate decorative image of the animal, following the work of Maria Pryimachenko.

Educational: to extend Ss knowledge about folk art;

to increase the motivation of learning English language;

Developing: to develop Ss’ creative taste, the ability to observe the world around them;

learn SS to love the nature of native land, and to respect the creative heritage of artists of Ukraine.

Vocabulary: brush [brʌʃ] - пензель

gouache painting [gʊ'ɑʃ] - гуаш

water tank [tæŋk] - посудина для води

amateur ['æmətə] - аматор

cripple ['krɪpl] - позбавляти працездатності

tend [tend] - випасати,

polio ['pəʊliǝʊ] - поліомієліт

carpenter ['kɑ:pɪntə] - тесляр

bow [bəʊ] - вклонятися

trim [trɪm] - прикрашати

Equipment: a laptop, handouts, the multimedia projector, a Power Point presentation, pencils, erasers, gouache paints, brushes, paper sheets, water tanks, napkins for wiping hands and brushes, cloth, reproductions of M.Pryimachenko's paintings ".

PROCEDURE

I The beginning of the lesson

1 Greeting

Today at the lesson we are going to talk about the life and art of Maria Pryimachenko. Pablo Picasso once said after visiting Pryimachenko's exhibition in Paris, "I bow down before the artistic miracle of this brilliant Ukrainian." "When I look at her paintings, I feel myself just like a baby in art in comparison with her".

II The main body of the lesson

2 Speaking (group work)

a) Introducing new vocabulary

Each student gets a lesson vocabulary and drills the pronunciation of the new vocabulary.

b) Lexical warm-up

 Each student takes a proverb and has to explain its meaning:

•                      "A picture is a poem without words" Horace
•                           "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. " Pablo Picasso
•                      "Every artist was first an amateur" Ralph Waldo Emerson
•                      "Art is the only way to run away without leaving home." Twyla Tharp
•                      "I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things." Henri Matisse
•                      "Painting is just another way of keeping a diary." Pablo Picasso
•                      "I dream about my painting and I paint my dream. "Vincent van Gogh
•                      Art is long - life is short.
•                      "If  I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint. "Edward Hopper

Ss give their answers using such phrases as : To my mind……….......

In my opinion…………

I think…………………

c) (Pair work) Ss take out the pieces of paper from the "magic hat" with the questions and answer them in turn

For example:

What is art?  Name the most famous artists.    

Would you like to visit some art exhibitions?

3 Reading

So, we talked a little bit about art. Nevertheless, who is Maria Pryimachenko?

I Before reading

While reading the text, we’ll find out about the life and creative path of this outstanding representative of Ukrainian art.

Ss read the text.

Answer keys: 1 C, 2 A, 3 D, 4 B

The biography of Maria Pryimachenko

A. Mary Pryimachenko is the representative of naive art. Though she didn't study at any art schools her works became well known all over the world. The year 1936 was the beginning of global recognition for Mary Pryimachenko - her works were exhibited in Kiev, Moscow and St. Petersburg, the next year - in Paris. In 1957-1959 her works were represented abroad in Paris, Sofia and Vienna.

C. Maria Oksentiyivna Pryimachenko (Primachenko) was born January 12, 1909 in the village Bolotnya near Kiev. Maria was quite unfit for village life. Polio had crippled her when she was a little child. Her father, Oxentiy G. was a carpenter, and her mother, Paraska was a recognized embroidery master.

D. Famous artist died at the age of 88 on August 18, 1997 in her native village Bolotnya. Fortunately, Pryimachenko's artistic family continued. Maria's son was her best pupil - Fedir, now he is an honored artist of Ukraine.

B. A very interesting fact about Maria Pryimachenko is that she was right-handed, but she painted all her pictures with her left hand. Japanese use Mary Pryimachenko's drawings to illustrate their alphabet, Pablo Picasso admired the works of Ukrainian genius, and the year 2009 was announced UNESCO declared the year of Pryimachenko.

During reading

Ss are given time to read the questions and possible options to choose the correct answers.

1. Maria Pryimachenko was born in

a) 2009 b)1909 c) 1997

2. She studied in:

a) Lviv National Academy of Arts  b) Moscow Academy of Arts                                          c) she didn't study anywhere

3. Pryimachenko was recognized as an artist:

a) after her death  b) in 1957  c) in 1936

4. She spent all her life:

a) abroad  b) in Kyiv  c) in the village Bolotnya

5. Maria Pryimachenko:

a) had no children b) had the only son c) had three children

6. She painted her pictures with:

a) left hand b) both hands c) right hand

Answer keys: 1b, 2c, 3c, 4b, 5a

III After reading

Put the paragraphs in the correct order.

Answer keys: 1 C, 2 A, 3 D, 4 B

3 Speaking

We are going to get acquainted with  unique works of Ukrainian art.

Ss watch and discuss PPT about the art of Maria Pryimachenko.

As we can see in her paintings, Maria Pryimachenko wanted to tell us about beauty and ugliness, good and evil that surrounds us.

4 Interactive exercise

Today we will try to create our own decorative image of any creature following the work of Maria Prymachenko.

a). Briefing

Procedure

1. Consider future work. Choose an animal, whose image you want to create. Think about the general appearance of that animal.

2. Draw an animal with a pencil. Think about colors for your picture. Note: animal's color should be generalized. If necessary, think about the decorative elements that will trim your animals.

3. Presentation of a painting

Demonstration of the works. For 2-4 represent their work.

5 Summing up

Today we've talked about an outstanding Ukrainian artist Maria Pryimachenko, about her life and her art.

Tell me, please, why is it important to remember and to research the art of such people as Maria Pryimachenko?

What Maria Pryimachenko wanted to show us in  her paintings? Pick up the painting you like the best and try to describe it.

Would you like to visit MariaPryimachenko's exhibition?

Did you like to create unusual images of animals?

The end of the lesson