Beautify Your Surroundings

HW: Unbroken Field Trip permission slip and $9 cash BOTH Due Friday, January 9. Finish Views of National Parks Museum Exhibit by Friday

Goal: By Friday, January 9, students will solve a problem created by crowded hallways by curating an exhibit to be displayed of an artist or photographer related to US National Parks.

Problem: The hallway lacks visual appeal. 

Solution: Curate an exhibit to create visual appeal that will inspire creativity and peace (like the National Parks) in our hallways.

Research: How did your artist/photographer contribute to the national parks? 

• Brief biography
• Quote
• Statement of UNIQUENESS or IMPACT ON AWARENESS
• 5-6 examples (name and date) + 1 map

Product: Views from the National Parks Exhibit Template

1. File>>> Make a copy
2. Share with partners and klm0027@yahoo.com

Assessment Checklist:

• ALL sections of template complete with fonts and format unchanged
• Images selected are relevant and useful
• Understanding of the artist's work and contribution to the national parks
• Edited and Shared

Sources to Check:

• PBS National Parks
• National Gallery of Art (search by artist) 
• National Parks Service (search by park, then artist) 
• Library of Congress  
• National Parks Museum Management Program (click Park Profiles) 
• Masters of Photography
• General searches and research on your artist from the Internet

The Subjects

• Albert Bierstadt (painter) 
• Thomas Moran (painter) 
• George Masa (photographer) 
• Ansel Adams (photographer) 
• Iwao Matsushita (photographer)
• Chiura Obata (painter)
• William Henry Jackson (photographer) 
• Frank J. Haynes (photographer)

Extension:  Add a slide to the end

Apply the artist’s work to a problem faced by National Parks today–OVERCROWDING.

Write (arial font) a proposal to the general public

1.   Create a product/idea to solve the problem.

2.   Describe how this artist’s work could be used to inform the public of the problem of overcrowding

3.   Explain why you think the artist’s work would motivate people to accept your idea.

Keep in mind the different perspectives of stakeholders involved in the discussion.