Wednesday, 8 December 2021

Prodeus Response to text: Kaimoana (Seafood)

 Kaimoana (Seafood)

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1. What is kaimoana?


a) Food that has been gathered from the sea b) Food sold by KFC

c) Food that has been gathered from the sky d) Food sold by McDonalds


2. What do pāua eat (consume)? 


a) Kelp             b) Fish

c) Seaweed          d) Water


3. How many of the 270 fish species found inshore are endemic to New Zealand?


a) 11%   b) 30%

c) no one knows   d) 25%


4. Describe what kōura (crayfish) look like:


→don't know


5. True or False: “Kina are endemic to New Zealand meaning they are found all over the world.”


a) True b) False


6.How many different species of wheke (octopus) are there in New Zealand?


a) 51             b) 32

c) 42 d) 63


7. Why are there limits on how many kaimoana people can take from the sea?


→taking too much fish out of the environment

8. Which type of kaimoana would you like to try the most and why?


→ kina don’t know just want to.


prodeus 4 Facts: Kaimoana (Seafood)

 

Thursday, 2 December 2021

prodeus Response to text: Michelangelo

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1. Introducing Michelangelo - what year was he born?

  1. 1475                                b) 1564

      c)  1745                 d) 2021 


2. Michelangelo was not only involved with art but with … ? 

a) coding                        b) architecture

c) engineering                     d) business



3. What famous art creations is Michelangelo known for ?

a)Mona Lisa     b)Madonna

c) David    d)Sistine Chapel Ceiling 



4. “… His most famous paintings are huge frescos..” 

What does the word fresco mean?

→A painting done rapidly in water colour 



5. True or False:  Before Michelangelo passed away, he was still supervising the construction of St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.  

a) True b) False


Explain your answer:

=>don’t know 


6. Working for the Medici family (most powerful family in Florence), Michelangelo benefited by?

  1. Learning new things about his craft

  2. More recognition for his accomplishments and commission

  3. He was getting free lunches.

  4. His family were too poor to look after him



7. With the artwork from Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael, what does Renaissance art include?

  1. Avengers

b) nature, admiration of human beauty 

c) architecture

d) Painting, sculptures 


prodeus Four Facts: Michelangelo

 

Wednesday, 1 December 2021

prodeus Raphael (Wednesday Research W7, T4)

 

prodeus Response to text: Raphael

 Raphael

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1. Who is renowned as the greatest painters of the High Renaissance?

  1. Donatello                                   b) Raphael

      c) Michelangelo                                       d) Leonardo 


2. Which painting is Raphael best known for? 

a) Mona Lisa                       b) David

c) Madonna                     d) Gabriel



3. Who were Raphael’s earlier mentors for his craft?

a) Leonardo da Vinci     b) Pietro Perugino

c) Giovanni Santi     d) Magia di Battista 



4. Why is Giovanni Santi significant in Raphael’s life?

→he was the son of him 



5. True or False:  Raphael had a pleasant childhood.  

a) True b) False


Explain your answer:

=>don’t know 


6.  Why would Raphael choose to be an apprentice of Pietro Perugino?

  1. Because Perugine was famous around the world for his work

  2. He had an important commission working on the Sistine Chapel 

  3. He had no one to select from.

  4. Leonardo & Michelangelo didn’t like him



7. With the artwork from Leonardo, Donatello and Raphael, what does Renaissance art include?

  1. Pointillism collage

b) comic art

c) human beauty, nature, religion deities

d) Painting, sculptures


prodeus Four Facts: Raphael

 

Tuesday, 30 November 2021

prodeus Response to text: Donatello

 Donatello

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1. What materials was Donatello working with?


a) platinum                                   b) diamond

c) titanium                         d) wax



2. What city was Donatello born in? 


a) Florence                       b) Milan

c) Italy                     d) Vinci



3. While developing his craft, who did Donatello study with?


a) Donato di Niccolò Bardi     b) Lorenzo Ghiberti

c) Battistero di San Giovanni     d) Filippo Brunelleschi



4. List some of the materials that Dontatello used for his masterpieces?


→clay waxs broze



5. True or False: The statue ‘David’ is the first known free-standing nude statue made since antiquity.  


a) True b) False



6. Why was the ‘Baptistery of Florence’ groundbreaking?

=> don’t know 



7. Why wasn’t Donatello liked?

  1. Behaved like a diva

b) because he was protected by the Medici family

c) He was ego-centric, thought he was great

d) He was rich and didn’t appreciate others.


prodeus Four Facts: Donatello

 

Thursday, 25 November 2021

prodeus Response to Text: Thurs - Comic Art

 Comic Art



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1. As a child Raina Telgemeier loved


a) dolls                                 b) comics

c) sports                               d) cooking


2. Raina said that there was a shortage of comics about


a) Superheroes                                      b) Villains

c) newspaper articles                           d) stories that she could relate to


3. In your own words, explain what Raina’s comic book ‘Smile’ was about:


don’t know 


4. True or False: Raina’s comic book ‘Smile’ was not very popular with kids:


a) True b) False


5. True or False: Raina Telgemeier has had more than 18 million copies of her books printed:


a) True b) False


6. An important award in children’s literature is called the 


a) Academy Awards                 b) Duffy Award

c) Newbery Award                                  d) Pulitzer Prize


7. Explain why some children used to get into trouble if they were caught reading comic books at school: 


→comic books hold death 


Wednesday, 24 November 2021

prodeus Response to Text: Weds - Pointillism

 Pointillism



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1. The art of Pointillism is a way of painting using 


a) stencils                           b) numbers

c) dots                                d) lines


2. An artist who developed this technique in 1886 was


a) Leonardo da Vinci                                  b) Georges Seurat

c) Frida Kahlo                          d) Pablo Picasso


3. In your own words, explain why pointillism paintings are different from normal paintings:


→Instead  of blean this in they put dots 


4. True or False: At first, the word ‘Pointillism’ was used as an insult to describe art:


a) True b) False


5. True or False: Pointillist painters mix their colours on a palette before painting:


a) True b) False


6. Pointillism is usually done using these types of paints because they are thicker


a) acrylic paints                    b) water colour paints

c) oil paints                                       d) pastels


7. Explain why you like or dislike the style of pointillism art:


→I like this art because of its style 


prodeus Four Facts: Collage & Pointillism

 

Tuesday, 23 November 2021

prodeus Response to text: Tues - History of Stenciling

History of Stenciling



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1. The use of stencils dates back over 


a) 10 years                                   b) hundreds of years

c) 37 years                                        d) 37 thousand years


2. The earliest paintings found in caves showed outlines of 


a) buildings                                               b) superheroes

c) hands and animals                   d) celebrities


3. The first people to develop paper-based stencils were the


a) Europeans                 b) Polynesians

c) Americans                         d) Chinese


4. In your own words, explain why stencils are used to create art or images: 


→to what the had did in the past 


5. True or False: The Egyptians used stencils to create art along tombs and walls of the city of Pompeii


a) True b) False


6. Stencils are now easier and faster to create due to technology such as


a) laser cutters                      b) televisions

c) scissors                                          d) cell phones


7. List as many objects that you can think of that probably used a stencil to create an image e.g. print on a t-shirt


→prenter drawing art