TEACHER S TOOLS PAINTING Pompeii COMPETENZE Inquadrare correttamente le opere studiate nel loro specifico contesto storico Saper leggere le opere architettoniche e artistiche utilizzando un metodo e una terminologia appropriati Riconoscere e spiegare i caratteri stilistici, i significati, i materiali e le tecniche utilizzati Acquisire consapevolezza del valore culturale del patrimonio archeologico, architettonico e artistico e conoscere le questioni relative alla tutela, alla conservazione e al restauro LEARNING OUTCOMES Identify areas and events related to the historical period Identify the characteristics of Roman paintings Acquire specific language related to art history Understand written texts and recordings Distinguish between reliable and unreliable sources of information Gather information and produce original texts using the knowledge acquired in this module WARM-UP STRAT EGY ACTIVITY 1 20 min. / PAIR WORK LINGUISTIC SKILLS: Reading, Writing LOTS Remembering: identifying Understanding: classifying ACTIVITY 1.a Pair work. Indicate which words can be attributed to each of the techniques used in the images. Image 1: on the floor tesserae resistant pieces of stones mosaic pieces of marble small square pieces Image 2: mural painting fresco pigment easily deteriorates wet plaster colours with animal, vegetal or mineral origins TEACHING TIP This activity may be both a speaking exercise or a writing exercise. It is possible to have the students insert the words into a T-chart. ACTIVITY 1.b Now write a short description of the techniques used in each image. LINGUISTIC SKILLS: Writing LOTS Remembering: describing, retrieving Understanding: comparing, explaining Individual solutions. TEACHING TIP To save time students can write the descriptions in pairs. Then the teacher can ask the students to read their work out loud. If the teacher prefers, he/she can collect and check the written descriptions.