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THE ARTIST'S GAME PLAN
 
 





One of the items you discovered in the time capsule was the following label:

You need to discover some information about this label (which was a piece of art).  Use the following questions as a guide, but do not limit your information to the answers to these questions.

1.  Who designed this soup can label?  When was this artist born and when did this person die?  Where did he or she grow up? 

2.  What was the style of art that this artist used?   What are the names of other works of art that this artist created?  Explain why these works were forms of this style of art.

3.  Copy and paste some of this artist's pictures into your document for your presentation.

 

Check out these resources for some help:

http://www.artchive.com/artchive/pop_art.html\

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/tl/20th/pop-art.html

http://www.johnny.moped.btinternet.co.uk/artisdead/modernartists/warhol/artisdead_modernartists_warhol.html

http://www.lucidcafe.com/advertising/warholstore.html

 


Another item you have discovered is a poster with four young men with floppy haircuts.  The title on the poster is "Fab Four."

You need to discover some information about this music group.  Use the following questions as a guide, but do not limit your information to the answers to these questions.

1.  Who were the Fab Four?  What else were they called?  Who were the members of the group?

2.  What was different about this group in comparison to groups before them?

3.  How many of their songs reached number one?  List some of them.

4.  Copy and paste a picture of this group into your document.  Now search for pictures of "boy bands" of today.  Copy and paste a picture of at least one boy band into your document also.  Compare and contrast the groups.
 

Check out these resources for some help:

http://www.geocities.com/dsmurashev.geo/history/

http://www.iamthebeatles.com/

http://ia.essortment.com/historyoftheb_rmdq.htm

http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?ean=724352932528


Another item you have discovered is a piece of paper with strange directions written on it.  Click here to view the strange moves.

You need to discover some information about this list of moves.  Use the following questions as a guide, but do not limit your information to the answers to these questions.

1.  Who wrote and recorded "The Twist?"

2.  Who re-recorded the song and made it popular?

3.  What was so "different" about "The Twist?"  Why did it cause so much controversy among adults?  What impact did "The Twist" have on the world?

4.  Compare and contrast this dance move with other dance moves that came as a result of "The Twist."
 

Check out these resources for some help:

http://www.oldies.about.com/library/howto/httwist.htm

http://pages.ebay.com/community/library/catindex-collectibles-twst.html

http://www.badfads.com/pages/events/twist.html
 
 

Introduction
The Task
Artist
Historian
Sports Fan
Technician
Evaluation
Conclusion
Objectives