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= = =Hello 4th graders!=

//**This is an exciting time of year! You are about to start learning about very talented and interesting musicians and artists from different time periods.**//
 * You will be learning about these famous people and what the world was like when they were alive -- in art class, in music class, and in library media class. You will learn how events influenced their art. The events could have happened in their personal lives, or things that were happening in the world at that time.**

The next few months will look like this...
 * In **November** w e will learn about Georges-Pierre Seurat
 * In **December** w e will learn about Leonardo Da Vinci
 * In **January** w e will learn about Salvador Dali

Let's get started....

__Georges-Pierre Seurat__ was a painter who lived during the 1800s in France. He was one of the creators of //Pointillism. **Pointillism**// is a style of painting in which small dots of color create a picture. Watch this short video made by other elementary school students to find out more about //Pointillism// and Georges-Pierre Seurat.

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=Let's see what you remember!=

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Genius Artist (painted the Mona Lisa) Math whiz Musician Lived 1452-1519 Italian
 * __ Instructions for 12/2/09: __**
 * Read the notes from our discussion on Mon/Tues. As a group, we brainstormed about what we already ** knew ** (** K **) __about Leo__.
 * Did you learn anything new that day? Type it under the (** L **) for what you have ** learned **.
 * Do you have any burning questions? Type them under (** W) ** for what you ** want to know **.
 * __ K (What we already knew) __**


 * __ W (What I want to know) __**

He was inspired by nature Kept a sketchbook Explored nature Vinci hasn’t changed in 544 years Drawings led to inventions Machines used cranks Drew first, then invented Basic parts ---he put them together in new ways Used natural resources
 * __ L (What I learned) __**

=What's brewing in the lab today, Wednesday, February 3, 2010?=

Good morning Super Searchers!

I'm sure that you are being kind and helpful to our guest teacher today! :)

Today, we will be investigating the reasons Leonardo became an artist. What inspired him? Time to dig into his early life.

We will go to our Resource Tools page and choose the World Book Encyclopedia today. Keyword will be da vinci or leonardo.

Try to answer as many questions on your case file as possible!! Make sure that you put your name on your paper. We'll be collecting them at the end of class.

See you next week! Ms. B