The beauty and the beasts: animals in paintings and pictures from the Italian Renaissance to the present days (EN-CUR-153)

The learning scenario takes a cross-curricular approach. It enables English teachers to offer their students a CLIL lesson on Art using a second language communication. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to describe the main features of a work of art in English. They’ll also be ready to create a similar one using digital resources and tools. The learning scenario uses a Flipped Classroom approach to introduce Europeana. Students then work in groups to create a final product.

This learning scenario has been developed during the English version of the “Europeana in your classroom: building 21st-century competences with digital cultural heritage” online course. The course aimed to improve teachers’ understanding of cultural heritage in order to efficiently integrate it into their lessons and practices. The courses can be accessed here.

Authors: D’Aloisio Elisabetta, Franceschetti Donata

Age of students: 12-13

Subject and topic: Art, English, Animals in paintings and pictures

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Anonymous says:

October 21, 2019 at 5:00 pm

Congratulations for this very interesting work which has the merit of questioning the making of a work of art and not only its interpretation. I am convinced that after this experience, the students’ view of the works will be much more enlightened. I was also interested in the theme because I think I would be inspired by this work for a more classical course on the tale The Beautiful and the Beast. Nathalie Chessé Chesnot

brendanbuttigieg says:

December 9, 2019 at 6:04 pm

I really like this learning scenario not only for the approach use but also for the subject matter which I am sure that students will definitely find it attention grabbing. Discussing a work of art is surely a very good exercise which encourages the students to become creative thinkers and active interpreters as there might be various interpretations about a particular art work from different viewers.

Well done!

December 9, 2019 at 6:23 pm

I also like the fact that there is a collaboration between the English and Art teacher. When considering that I am an Art teacher I intend to do some type of collaboration with class teachers by working together.

I think that I will implement this learning scenario as I really liked how it is structured. The students will do a discussion about a particular topic while using a particular language. This would be a good introduction for an Art lesson with me about the same topic. The discussion would surely help them to come up with more in dept ideas to create a better art work. All the art works of the students will be then exhibited in a collaborative way with the works of other class rooms and be part of a permanent school mural.

Thanks again for sharing your learning scenario which I found very inspiring!

ivanabusuttil says:

January 28, 2020 at 7:51 pm

I really like the fact that this learning scenario takes on a cross-curricular approach. The topic is interesting in itself but the fact that you managed to include digital competence as well as creativity in the activities planned, makes this LS even more interesting. Well done!

ayrtoncurmi says:

January 29, 2020 at 9:00 pm

This is a very interesting learning scenario! I really like the fact that it also promotes collaboration between educators. We are role-models for our pupils, therefore, we should promote collaboration by collaborating with each other. This learning scenario promotes 21st-century skills such as collaboration, critical thinking, problem-solving amongst others.

Thank you for sharing.
Well done!!

Despoina Kyriakaki says:

March 20, 2020 at 10:36 pm

In this scenario I really appreciate the use of detail in each step of implementation. To help students deal with enough tasks there is continuous evaluation, both in the beginning and at the end of the lesson, in order to ensure the effectivity of the lesson. One more positive thing is the use of Google tools in order to prepare students before the implementation of the lesson. Well done!

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