Qing+Ming+Shanghe+Tu

Title: //Along the River During Qingming Festival// Artist: //Zhang Zeduan// Time: //12th century original// Materials: Ink and colors on silk. Dimensions: 24.8 x 528.7 cm.
 * Qing Ming Shanghe Tu by Zhang Zeduan**

One of the most well known painted scrolls in China is the Qingming Shanghe Tu. Found in Manchuria, it is said to be China’s Mona Lisa of paintings. The title refers to the Qingming Festival, or Clear Bright Festival, which is a festival involving the sweeping of tombs and prayers for the dead. It was a holiday that all participated in. It is thought that the scroll depicts the festival. However, only one grave sweeper can be found in the painting. __Qingming__ can also mean "Peaceful and Orderly." Combined with Shanghe Tu, or "along the river," the name __Qingming Shanghe Tu__ could be translated as "Peace Reigns over the River." It is thought the painter, Zhang Zeduan, was commissioned by an emperor to capture the prosperous life of China under his rule. The emperor wanted to show the beauty of the Song Dynasty at all levels and lifestyles along the river. The city depicted in the scroll is thought to be Northern Song’s capital Bianjing, now known as Kaifeng. However, no distinctive landmarks are given to show that it is Kaifeng, including the bridge in the middle known as the Rainbow Bridge. It can be just any bridge. The artist has given us instead an ideal city. Though Zhang has been given credit for the scroll over one hundred artists are thought to have worked on the scroll. We know that the emperor commissioned the scroll because of seals on the scroll that identify it as part of the personal collection of the emperor. This are indicated by colophons, written notes or what we would call foot notes The scroll is around 5.28 meter long, or 24.8 x 528.7 centimeters. It depicts 814 humans, 28 boats, 60 animals, 30 buildings, 20 vehicles (wagons and chariots), 9 sedan chairs, and 1,170 trees. The right side of the painting depicts the rural life, unhurried rural folk, farmers, goatherds, pig herds, and ordinary farm life of crop fields. Moving to the left of the scroll contains more imagery of city life, hustle and bustle of people, houses and house life, merchants, and common folk. Amusement forms can be found in peddlers, monks asking for alms, jugglers and actors. Health workers, and trade smiths such as millers, masons, metalworkers, carpenters, and people of all walks of life can be seen in detail as the eyes wander along the streets just outside the city. Wine sellers, grain markets, paintings, dyed fabrics, weapon dealers, instruments, restaurants and taverns can be found as the eyes traverse the land and river.
 * Introduction**

Scrolls allow the ease of transference of information whether it be in writing or painting. The beautiful brush strokes of calligraphy whether it is Jewish, Chinese, or Japanese is a form of art in itself. Scrolls are a wonderful piece of art because they allow the viewer to control what they want to see in a painting form. The picture plan can be controlled whether it is an arms length apart, a very small picture plan, or unrolled so that everything can be viewed. Usually unrolled and read right to left, the viewer can still go backwards or forwards in reading. Versions of the __Qingming Scroll__ can be found in the Beijing and Taipei National Palace Museums. Regarded as National Treasures, the scrolls are only on display briefly every few years to preserve the quality and longevity of the scrolls. Many copies of the __Qingming Shanghe Tu__ have been duplicated and sold to the public, documents like videos and books describing the scroll in full detail are sold at the museums as well.
 * Descriptive Analysis**

This scroll takes a viewer on a journey, letting the eye wander freely on the sheet. A person’s eye can follow the river stopping along various points and taking in detail in various aspects, such as the plain rural life of farms and travelers. The very first frame is of a man guiding donkeys that carry fuel. The detail is so intricate that willow leaves are shown pruned so that they grow larger, their roots growing in length to encompass the river bed helping to keep down erosion. Following the river it takes the viewer through farms and finally onto suburban life. Here the eye is free to move away from the river and visit houses. The eye is also allowed to “walk” along roadways, pathways, or alleys allowing the viewer to imagine becoming a civilian of the city themselves. Finally the viewer reaches the first of many boats in the scroll. The boats are depicted with elaborate detail and are shown from different viewpoints. Keeping in mind that this is a representation of actual life and showing various lifestyles in the Song Dynasty, it is not surprising to catch a man sleeping underneath a roof. The river parts the viewer’s eyes, splitting the land into north and south. The river is directly in the middle. One must choose which journey he will take. In front of a restaurant, a man adjusts two donkeys pulling his loaded wheelbarrow. A woman with a small child is seen through an open window, an invitation to visit a private home. A boat that is parked running with the river is so detailed that the artist has rendered shrouds to make depth perception. A tow rope extends from this boat about two slides down showing five trackers pulling it upstream against the current. Each figure is detailed and individual from each other, one is of a man in a round hat and straw rain coat, to one just in a straw hat, another without straw hat and coat.
 * Formal and Contextual Analysis**



Finally the viewer meets the center of the scroll, the land mark wooden bridge. Here the viewer sees a mass group of people. Upon viewing the boat at a perpendicular angle with the bridge the viewer can tell that the current is too strong. People are frantic because the mast has not been put down and threatens to crash into the bridge. People on the bridge are climbing over railings to see if they can help. A tow line has been snapped and a boatman quickly hurries and throws another rope to the bridge, it uncurls as it flies through the air. Just after the bridge, the viewpoint shifts so that the viewer can see the entire bridge and the land it connects to. Once again as a traveler on the painting the viewer can walk through the mass of people, wagons with horses pulling it, merchants, venders and stalls, people carrying goods, or just standing and talking, only to have the decision of whether to cross the bridge or not. This viewpoint gives us a firsthand view of merchant lifestyle. Continuing further down the scroll the viewer is invited into a military barracks watching guards either having lunch or taking naps. For the first time a Buddhist monk appears with his shaved head and a temple behind him. Guardian deities stand at either side of the monk. On a bridge below the viewer can see multiple social groups. Robed men with kerchiefs are contrasted with laborers wearing trousers. Donkeys pulling wheelbarrows while robed men ride horses. As said before the painter shifts points of view so that the viewer can encompass everything.



The third landmark of the scroll is a large brick gate. Its elaboration in detail is comparable to the bridge scene, from architecture of the sloping roofs and guard house to the wild growing trees and brush at its base. Looking between the gates pillars a camel is seen walking out. Moving along past the brick gate and down the street a barber shaves his customer. Camels and merchants stand with goods, perhaps paying taxes bringing into the city that is just ahead. This is where main city life has come into full effect. Taverns and venders are even more in number, their doors open inviting people to come in. Others like homes are closed for privacy. The road then splits into a crossroads, giving the viewer the choice again of which path to take. The viewer slowly reaches the end of the scroll, greeted with the pharmacy owner living in his detailed home with chimneys and courtyards and a decorative bamboo rock garden. The ending of the scroll is amazing still in that a traveling scholar unlike the other figures seen before has entered onto the scroll. This image portrays that the viewer is about to embark on the same journey that has been given to the viewer, however he travels in the opposite direction and then the scroll abruptly ends.



With each viewing of the scroll a new journey is taken as well as a new understanding of its people and the city. With the lack of knowledge of this scroll, it creates new mysteries and keeps the viewer spell bound to revisit.

Title: Along the River During the Ch'ing-ming Festival Artist: Court painters, Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1911) Materials: Handscroll, ink and colors on silk, Dimensions: 35.6 x 1152.8 cm

Other scrolls have been made mimicking Zhang's scroll. During the Ming Dynasty (14th-17th Century) one scroll was made to show an even wealthier landscape. Five Qing Dynasty court painters in 1736 also created a scroll to present to Emperor Qianlong. In the 5-plus-meter-long painting, there are in total over 550 persons in different clothes and expressions engaged in different activities, showing a proper spacing through an artful painting composition method. The wooden Rainbow Bridge was replaced by a stone bridge, with the arc of the bridge much higher, and a boat is guided underneath instead of threatening to crash into the bridge. In addition to the persons mentioned above, there are still 50 ~ 60 livestock including cattle, horses, mules, and donkeys, and more than 40 carriages and vessels in different sizes presented on the painting. The buildings, bridges, and city towers possess their respective characteristics and show the architectural properties of the Northern Song Dynasty. (Source: CulturalChina.com)

Brilliantly colored and characterized by sure, fine brushwork, this represents a fine example of Ch'ing court painting. Although this handscroll has lost much of the archaic feel of the Sung dynasty version, it is a valuable source of information for late Ming and early Ch'ing life and customs. The style also reflects the influence of Western painting techniques, popular at the court then. The buildings and streets, for example, were rendered with Western-style perspective, and even some Western-influenced architecture appears. The bridge and buildings are depicted in the ruled-line method ("chieh-hua"), and the figures are also exquisitely detailed. (Source: National Palace Museum of China).

(Along the River During Qingming Festival, an 18th century remake of the 12th century original)

Whether original or imitations, "Upper River during Qing Ming Festival" scroll is not simply a scenic landscape painting but also in essence a historical snapshot of the people and society at that time. It depicts the scenes along the both banks of the Bian River of the capital city of Bian Liang (Kaifeng, Henan Province today) of Northern Song Dynasty during the Qing Ming Festival.


 * Qingming Festival (Pure brightness Festival)**

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar is divided into 24 solar periods and Qing Ming (Pure Brightness) is the first day of the fifth period. It falls at the point when Spring turns to summer, around the tenth day of the third lunar month. On this day, whole families go to their ancestral grave site to sweep the graves of their forefathers and make offerings to them - a ritual that shows how mindful the Chinese are of where they come from. he Qingming (Pure Brightness) Festival is one of the 24 seasonal division points in China, falling on April 4-6 each year. After the festival, the temperature will rise up and rainfall increases. It is the high time for spring plowing and sowing. But the Qingming Festival is not only a seasonal point to guide farm work; it is more a festival of commemoration. The Qingming Festival sees a combination of sadness and happiness. This is the most important day of sacrifice. Both the Han and minority ethnic groups at this time offer sacrifices to their ancestors and sweep the tombs of the deceased. Also, they will not cook on this day and only cold food is served. On each Qingming Festival, all cemeteries are crowded with people who came to sweep tombs and offer sacrifices. Traffic on the way to the cemeteries becomes extremely jammed. The customs have been greatly simplified today. After slightly sweeping the tombs, people offer food, flowers and favorites of the dead, then burn incense and paper money and bow before the memorial tablet. In contrast to the sadness of the tomb sweepers, people also enjoy hope of spring on this day. The Qingming Festival is a time when the sun shines brightly, the trees and grass become green and nature is again lively. Since ancient times, people have followed the custom of Spring outings. At this time tourists are everywhere. People love to fly kites during the Qingming Festival. Kite flying is actually not limited to the Qingming Festival. Its uniqueness lies in that people fly kites not during the day, but also at night. A string of little lanterns tied onto the kite or the thread look like shining stars, and therefore, are called "god's lanterns." In ancient China, Qingming was by no means the only time when sacrifices were made to ancestors. In fact such ceremonies were held very frequently, about every two weeks, in addition to other important holidays and festivals. The formalities of these ceremonies were in general very elaborate and expensive in terms of time and money. In an effort to reduce this expense, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty declared in 732 that respects would be formally paid at the tombs of ancestors only on the day of Qingming. This is the custom that continues to date. People will visit their ancestors' graves. They will tidy up, remove weeds and sweep away leaves. This is why Qingming is also known as the Grave Sweeping Day. Beijing's subway is particularly crowded around Qingming as people flock to Babaoshan, Beijing's most famous cemetery and crematorium, to pay respects to their departed loved ones. Qingming is not just a day of remembrance, it is also a day to celebrate the coming of spring, often by going out for a picnic. With the coming of spring, nature wakes up, dressing the world in green.

Cultural China "Painting of Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival by Zhang Zeudan " 
 * Bibliography**

Ibiblio, "Upper River during Qing Ming Festival " 

Hansen, Valorie. The Beijing Qingming Scroll and Its Significance for the Study of Chinese History. Albany: Journal of Sung-Yuan Studios, 1996.

Hockney, David. A day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China. Tregear, Mary. Chinese Art. New York: Thames and Hundson, 1997

Wikipedia, "Along the River During the Qingming Festival ". .

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 * Art Lesson 1**
 * Lesson Title:** Qingming Shanghe Tu Scroll and Watercolor Painting
 * Grade Level:** High School
 * Time:** Ten 45 minute class periods

This lesson meets the following [|National Visual Arts Standards] VA.9-12.1 UNDERSTANDING AND APPLYING MEDIA, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCESSES (Proficient: 1&2) VA.9-12.2 USING KNOWLEDGE OF STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS ((Proficient: 1 & Advanced: 2) VA.9-12.4 UDERSTANDING THE VISUAL ARTS IN RELATION TO HISTORY AND CULTURES (Proficient: 1) VA.9-12.5 REFLECTING UPON AND ASSESSING THE CHARACTERISTICS AND MERITS OF THEIR WORK AND THE WORK OF OTHERS (Proficient:3)
 * Standards:**

This lesson meets the following [|National Technology Standards for Students]: 1. Creativity and Innovation (a) 2. Communication and Collaboration (a & b) 3. Research and Information Fluency (b & c) 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making (b) 5. Digital Citizenship (b)

1. Qingming Shanghe Tu: It is a masterful creation, an ideal city, which flourished with social activities but does not match any one city. 2. Social Change: During Song Dynasty life went from being very agricultural to populated cities with buildings that reflected both prosperity and a lack of money. Does Qingming Shanghe Tu show this? 3. Art as Historical Record: Does it depict people who lived day to day as the records of the Song Dynasty reflect? Were the images factual? 4. Calligraphy and painting: How is calligraphy used in this piece of art? What is the significance? How is the image painted?
 * Significant Concepts:**

//Activity 1: Qingming Shanghe Tu: What is it? What do you see? What does it mean?//, Day 1 This will be a starting point for a multimedia presentation project and a watercolor project. Project the image and ask the students: What do you see? How does it make you feel? What they think the artist is trying to tell us? How did he convey his message?
 * Teaching and Learning Activities:**

//Activity 2: Web2.0 Research of Scrolls and Calligraphy//, Days 2 - 4 There will be PowerPoint presentation to provide the objective of the assignment. It will include using Web2.0 (Delicious Social Bookmarking) to gather research information and preparing a PowerPoint presentation. The students will then be sent to the media center to begin research. The students will be researching information on the content of images found on scrolls and the materials that were used in the production of the scrolls. The students will be required to find five websites on computers in the media center to add to a class social bookmarking site, [] using tags that are determined by the class. The students will bookmark sites based on the quality of images. They will use a class tag. They will save five websites. The students will be required to keep notes on the websites that they bookmark and use the notes to participate in a discussions. The images that are bookmarked will be put into PowerPoint presentations.

//Activity 3: Two Watercolor Paintings of Life,// Days 5-7 The objective will be to create to two watercolor paintings. One will depict people in everyday life, after thinking about Qingming Shanghe Tu by Zhang Zeduan. The second painting will be based on a scroll that the student finds appealing during his/her research. When the paintings are complete, the students will scan them to put into the PowerPoint presentations.

//Activity 4: Multimedia production for classroom presentation,// Days 8-9 The students will use two days create a PowerPoint presentation using their scanned work and the images that they found on the Internet. Their presentations must articulate information about their own work and and the images that they found on the Internet using 8 slides, with music or sound, slide transitions or other animation effects.

//Day 10 Presentations:// Students will present their PowerPoint Presentations to the class.

//Assignment Sheet:// After viewing and discussing Qingming Shanghe Tu, you will research Chinese scrolls. You will bookmark 5 websites that provide quality images that you will import to a PowerPoint Presentation.

You will create two artworks that depict people in everyday life. Think about the Qingming Shanghe Tu by Zhang Zedan. Although it was for a celebration, there were many everyday activities represented in it. What are some of the activities that you would consider important to place in you painting? What and how will you paint them? What techniques will you use?

You will use an 8.5" x11" sheet of paper and watercolor paints. You will have three days to complete the paintings. When you complete your paintings, you will scan images onto the computer using the classroom scanner. Once you scan your art and they are saved as jpegs, you will place them into a PowerPoint Presentation that will have 8-10 slides including a title slide and 2 imported slides. You will add text or short descriptions between images. You must include transitions and sound.

All presentations will be saved to the teacher's jump drive.

Watercolor Artwork: Depicts people and animals in your city or town participating in everyday activities. Style and technique appropriate to the painting. 20 points Research: Bookmarks, notes and discussion participation. 20 points PowerPoint Presentation: 8-10 slides, images, transitions and sound; articulating information. 20 points
 * Assessment:**

Title:** A Scroll of My Own
 * LESSON TWO
 * Grade Level:** High School
 * Time:** 10 class periods, 45 minutes


 * __Standards:__

This lesson meets the following** [|**National Visual Arts Standards**] VA.9-12.1 UNDERSTANDING AND APPLYING MEDIA, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCESSES (Proficient: 1&2) VA.9-12.2 USING KNOWLEDGE OF STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS ((Proficient: 1 & Advanced: 2) VA.9-12.4 UDERSTANDING THE VISUAL ARTS IN RELATION TO HISTORY AND CULTURES (Proficient: 1) VA.9-12.5 REFLECTING UPON AND ASSESSING THE CHARACTERISTICS AND MERITS OF THEIR WORK AND THE WORK OF OTHERS (Proficient:3)

1. Creativity and Innovation (a) 2. Communication and Collaboration (a & b) 3. Research and Information Fluency (b & c) 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making (b) 5. Digital Citizenship (b)
 * This lesson meets the following National Technology Standards for Students:**

1**. An ideal city or country,** Qingming Shanghe Tu is a masterful creation. There are many more ideal cities. Who defines an ideal city? 2. **Social Contrast:** How are the scrolls from different societies alike? How are they different? 3. **Art as Historical Record:** Do scrolls depict the people lived day to day? How were social differences depicted in scrolls? How will I show them in my art? 4. **Calligraphy and painting:** Is calligraphy used in this piece of art? What is the significance? How is the image painted?
 * __Significant Concepts:__**


 * Teaching and Learning Activities:

Activity 1:** __Qingming Shangh Tu: What is it? What do you see? What does it mean?__, Day 1 This will be a starting point for a multimedia presentation project and a watercolor project. Project the image and ask the students: What do you see? How does it make you feel? What they think the artist is trying to tell us? How did he convey his message? How do the subjects relate to the me (the student)?

There will be PowerPoint presentation to provide the objective of the assignment. It will include using Web2.0 to gather research information, using Delicious Social Bookmarking, and preparing a PowerPoint presentation. The students will then be sent to the media center to begin research. The students will be researching information on the content of images found on scrolls and the materials that were used in the production of the scrolls. The students will be required to find five websites on computers in the media center to add to a class social bookmarking site, [] using tags that are yet to be determined. The students will bookmark sites based on the quality of images. They will use a class tag (yet to be determined). They will save five websites. The students will be required to keep notes on the websites that they bookmark and use the notes to participate in a discussions. The images that are bookmarked will be put into PowerPoint presentations.
 * Activity 2:** Web2.0 Research of Scrolls and Calligraphy, Days 2 - 4

The objective will be to create to two watercolor paintings. One will depict people in everyday life, after thinking about Qingming Shanghe Tu by Zhang Zeduan. The second painting will be based on a scroll that the student finds appealing during his/her research. When the paintings are complete, the students will scan them to put into the PowerPoint presentations.
 * Activity 3: Two Watercolor Paintings of Life,** Days 5-7

The students will use two days create a PowerPoint presentation using their scanned work and the images that they found on the internet. Their presentations must have 8 slides, with music or sound, slide transitions or other effects. Homework: The students will write a short paper comparing two scrolls that will not be used in their PowerPoint presentations.
 * Activity 4: Multimedia production for classroom presentation**, Days 8-9


 * Day 10** __Presentations:__ Students will present their PowerPoint Presentations to the class.

After viewing and discussing Qingming Shanghe Tu, you will research Chinese scrolls. You will bookmark 5 websites that provide quality images that you will import to a PowerPoint Presentation.
 * Assignment Sheet:**

You will create two artworks that depict people in everyday life. Think about the Qingming Shanghe Tu by Zhang Zedan. Although it was for a celebration, there were many everyday activities represented in it. What are some of the activities that you would consider important to place in you painting? What and how will you paint them? What techniques will you use?

You will use an 8.5" x11" sheet of paper and watercolor paints. You will have three days to complete the paintings. When you complete your paintings, you will scan images onto the computer using the classroom scanner. Once you scan your art and they are saved as jpegs, you will place them into a PowerPoint Presentation that will have 8-10 slides including a title slide and 2 imported slides. You will add text or short descriptions between images. You must include transitions and sound.

All presentations will be saved to the teachers jump drive.

Watercolor Artwork: Depicts people and animals in your city or town participating in everyday activities. Style and technique appropriate to the painting. 20 points
 * Grading:**


 * Research:** Bookmarks, notes and discussion participation. 20 points


 * Paper:** Comparison 10 points


 * PowerPoint Presentation:** 8-10 slides, transitions and sound 20 points

**Art Lesson 3**
 * Lesson Title:** The importance of art pieces as representative objects of different cultures: Analyzing the Qingming Shanghe Tu Scroll
 * Grade Level:** Grade 9 - 12
 * Time:** Seven 55 minute class periods

This lesson meets the following National Visual Arts Standards: VA.9-12.1 Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes (proficient : 4) VA.9-12.4 Understanding the visual arts in relation to history and cultures (proficient: 3) VA.9-12.5 Reflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others (proficient : 1 & 2)
 * Standards:**

This lesson meets the following National Technology Standards for Students: 1. Creativity and Innovation (a) 2. Communication and Collaboration (c) 3. Research and Information Fluency (b, c & d) 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making (c & d)

  Why the Qingming Shange Tu scroll is an important art piece for the chinese culture? What are the elements that an art piece has to have, in order to become representative of certain culture? Why is important to preserve art pieces that are representative of a culture?
 * Essential questions:**

1. Analyze Qingming Shanghe Tu scroll as a representation of an important summer festival for the Chinese culture 2. Analyze the elements of an art piece that has become representative of a culture 3. Understand art as a powerful tool to represent, identify and preserve different cultures
 * Objectives of the lesson:**

// create it. Questions such as: “Why these elements are representative of Chinese culture?” And “What are the elements that a piece of art has to have to // // become representative of a culture?” will be asked. The students will use internet to gather information to support their analysis. The students will // // understand that this piece of art not only represents how people lived in the 12th Century in China but also it represents an important traditional Chinese festival. // // The students will be asked to identify a piece that is representative of their culture and analyze it the same way they analyzed the Qingming Shanghe Tu// // scroll. Questions such as: “What are the elements that make this piece representative of their culture? Why? Why you think this piece represents you as // // a member of your culture?Does it represent ideas/traditions as well as physical characteristics of their culture?” will be asked. // **Day 3 and Day 4** // The groups will present their findings to their peers. They will be allowed to use different media to present their findings (power point presentations, graphics, // // illustrations, posters, etc). The whole group will discuss the different elements of the Qingming Shanghe Tu// // and why it has become an important art // // piece for the Chinese culture. Also they will discuss their findings about the elements that an art piece has for it to become representative of a culture, and // // they will present the art piece they chose that represent their own culture. They will have to explain to the rest of the group the elements of the art piece // // that represents their culture. // **Day 5 and Day 6** // The students individually will create their own art piece that represents their culture. They will be allowed to choose and work with different materials. They will also //// be asked to create a concept about that piece. The teacher will ask the students to reflect on these questions: What they are trying to represent through // // that piece? Certain physical characteristics of their culture? A traditional day? An important festival? // **Day 7** // The students will present their art piece to the rest of the class and will explain why and what are the elements of the piece that make it representative // // of their culture. //
 * Teaching and Learning Activities:**
 * //Day 1 and Day 2//**
 * The teacher will explain the students the lesson and why art is important to represent a culture. The group will be divided in small groups of 2-3 people. **
 * The students will analyze the piece **//Qingming Shanghe Tu//// and will identify the different elements of that piece as well as the materials that were used to //
 * Assessment and check list:**

// 1. //** Analysis of the elements of the **//Qingming Shanghe Tu// // scroll and presentation to their peers: **25 points** // //Divided in:// // Analysis of the elements and technique of the piece: **5 points** // // Use of the internet to gather information: **5 points** // // Collaboration and team work: **5 points** // // Presentation to their peers: **5 points** // // Participation in other's presentations with questions/comments**: 5 points** // // 2. //// Selection and presentation of an art piece representative of their culture: **25 points** // //Divided in:// // Analysis of the elements and technique of the piece: **5 points** // // Use of the internet to gather information: **5 points** // // Collaboration and team work: **5 points** // // Presentation to their peers: **5 points** // // Participation in other's presentations with questions/comments**: 5 points** //
 * //Lesson grade: 100 points//**

// 3. //// Creation of their own art piece that represents their culture: **40 points** // //Divided in:// // Use of the internet resources to gather information about their culture: **5 points** // // Representation of the elements related to their culture: **10 points** // // Cultural and artistic concept of the piece: **20 points** // // Use of different materials to create their piece: **5 points** //

// 4. //// Presentation of their art piece to their peers: **10 points** // //Divided in:// // Analysis of the concepts used to create the piece: **5 points** // // Analysis of the techniques and materials used to create the piece: **5 points** //