So here is how it works...
For
6-30 players
Grades
K-12
Objective:
Each
student plays a set of tokens on the art reproductions presented in class.
Students discuss their choices, express their preferences and make judgments.
Supplies:
30
sets of 8 different tokens
10
or more art reproductions
Copied
worksheet
Getting
ready:
Make
enough front to back copies of the worksheet for everyone in each class to have
one.
Lay
the posters out on the tables. There can be more than one per table but be sure
to space them out.
Meaning
of the tokens:
Heart=Preference:
Which piece of artwork do you like the best?
Circle=Dislike:
Which piece of artwork do you like the least?
House=At
home preference: Which artwork would you most like to hang in your house?
Hour
Glass=Time expenditure: Which piece of artwork looks like it took the most amount
of time?
Money=
Economic consideration: Which piece of artwork do you think costs the most
amount of money?
Hand=Craftsmanship:
Which piece of artwork requires great skill?
Light
bulb=Originality: Which artwork has the most creative or original idea behind
it?
Ribbon=Judgment:
Which artwork is the best?
Directions:
1.
Give each student a set of
tokens and a worksheet. Have students write their bag # on their paper.
2.
Explain the meaning of each
token
3.
Discuss the importance of
looking at all of the works of art before playing the tokens.
4.
Encourage students to play
the tokens however they wish. Stress that there can be many different
responses.
5.
Direct students to write a
response on their worksheet for each token they play.
6.
After all tokens have been
played, ask students to look carefully at the groups responses. Guide your
students in a discussion of the tokens assembled under specific works.
Discussions might center around the following:
·
Clusters of the same tokens
·
The absence of certain tokens
·
Variety of tokens at one work
·
Works not attracting any
tokens
·
Obvious favorites and
disfavorites
·
Interesting combinations of
tokens
·
Reasons used to explain token
placements and debates between disagreeing students
If
students are not talking, call on #’s labeled on tokens at each reproduction to
call on a student.
Here is a list of questions that can be asked to get the discussion flowing...
Conclusion:
Students
will turn in their worksheets at the end of class.
Students
need to collect their numbered pieces and place them back in the numbered bag
for the next class.
Here is the worksheet I used. I drew in pictures of the tokens that I cut out (using our industrial die cut machine)
Token Response
Token
|
Artwork
Artist/Title/Description
|
Response
|
Positive
Preference
|
I like
it because…
|
|
Negative
Preference
|
I don’t
like it because…
|
|
At Home
Preference
|
I would
like this in my house because...
|
|
Time
Expenditure
|
I think
it took a long time to make because…
|
Token
|
Artwork
Artist/Title/Description
|
Response
|
Economic
Consideration
|
I think
it’s worth a lot of money because…
|
|
Craftsmanship
|
I think
it’s well-crafted because…
|
|
Originality
|
I think
it is a very original idea because…
|
|
Judgment
|
I think
it is the best artwork in the group because…
|
You can buy token response on Amazon but I decided to make my own to save money and it worked out really well.
I hope this is something that you can use or modify to make it work for your classroom!
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