“Starry Starry Night” (Performed by Don McLean) Reflection & Discussion

“Starry Starry Night”(Performed by Don McLean)

Reflection & Discussion

BEFORE LISTENING:•Do you like art?•Do you usually go to museums?•What kind of art is appealing to you? •Do you think we should study the different forms of art in school? Why? Why not?

Art Quiz1.This artist was not from Spain:

a. Picassob. Salvador Dalic. Rafael

2)This artist painted abstract images:

a. Pollockb. Monetc. Manet

3)This artist had a mental illness:

a. Van Goghb. Michelangeloc. Kadinsky

4)This artist was not gay:

a. Leonardo Da Vincib. Michelangeloc. Pollock

5)This artist painted water lilies:

a. Manetb. Vincent Van Goghc. Monet

WHILE LISTENING:

Listen to the song and guess which artist it is about.

AFTER LISTENING:•Look at the pictures again.•Identify the elements that describe the artist and this particular piece of work. Can you tell which picture the song is describing? What about the artist? Talk to a peer.

Van Gogh

His name (VINCENT).

He was mentally ill (SANITY).

HILLS, TREES and a BREEZE.

SWIRLING CLOUDS

1) Do you like this painting? Why/Why not?2) Do you like the song?

3) How does it make you feel? Explain.