Hispanic Artist
Webquest
Señora Dunn
Hispanic Artist Game Webquest
Introduction
Your class is taking a trip to the Art Institute in Chicago. The purpose of this trip is to learn about
Hispanic artists. While at the museum you discover posters placed throughout the building, advertising a
contest for creating a new game. The focus of the game must be about a famous Hispanic artist. The
sponsors of the contest are Bill Gates and the Milton Bradley Company. The contest winner will have the
opportunity to have their game put into production. The winner will also share in the profits generated
by game sales. You will be working both individually and with a team to develop your game. With your
team, you will also create an advertisement in order to promote your game.
The Task and Product
You have decided to enter the contest to create a new game. You will be working individually to
research 3 Hispanic artists. You will be completing graphic organizers and a checklist for each artist. With
your team of 4, you will decide which artist is most appropriate for creating the game. Your team will
need to think about the impact that this artist had on their country culturally, politically or historically.
When your team has reached consensus, you will compile your information and create the actual game.
Afterwards, your team will produce an advertisement for the purpose of promoting your new game.
Essential Questions
1.Which 3 artists will you choose to research?
2.In what ways did the Hispanic artists you have chosen reflect and shape their culture, history or
politics?
3.What is unique about your artist?
4.What type of medium did your artists use to create their artwork?
5.Why is your artist famous?
6.What countries did your artists originate from?
7.What are the styles of your artists?
8.Did your artists have family or a spouse?
9.Who did your artists study with?
10.Why did your artists begin to paint or draw?
11.What are the birth/death dates of your artists?
12.What are the names of the places/schools where your artists studied art?
Don’t Forget
Each team member is a valuable part of the team. Each person is responsible for contributing equally to
the final products. One person is not to do all the work!
The Process
Before you begin your research, as a class we will look at the following web page in order to learn about
types of art: www.spanisharts.com. Also, we will learn the following art terms: el cuadro, la obra, la
escena, la pintura, el artista, el personaje, el fondo, claro, oscuro, la paleta. You need to know the uses
of regular preterite ar, er, and ir verbs. We also review the preterite forms of the verbs ser and ir.
Step 1: Please refer to the game rubric before you begin creating your game.
Step 2: Using the list of Hispanic artists, each person needs to research 3 artists of their choice. You will
need to answer the essential questions for each artist. Please choose one of the graphic organizers
provided in order to assist you with the research process.
Step 3: Use online and library resources to research the 3 artists you have chosen. Please keep the
essential questions in mind when conducting your research. Also, use the graphic organizers to help you.
Step 4: Write at least 15 facts about each Hispanic artist. Remember to document the source for each
fact, put the fact in your own words, or use quotations for a direct quote. When using pictures, your will
need to give credit for the artist’s work.
After completing the individual research portion, you will work with 3 other people to:
Step 5: Compile your information in order to decide which artist you want to pursue and what type of
game you want to create (board game or web game).
Step 6: With your team, design your game. Remember to use Spanish for the actual game, but you may
write/type the game cards in English.
a) In Google Docs, describe how the game will be played.
b) In Google Docs, type the rules for your game.
Step 7: As a team, figure out how many questions are necessary for your game. Use any of the 180 facts
that your team collected in the research portion. Create the game cards.
Step 8: Create the game board/ web game in Spanish using necessary materials.
Step 9: Find a team or pair of people in the classroom to actually test your game – ask them for feedback
about the game.
Step 10: Make any needed changes to your game that were recommended by your test team.
Step 11: Give your game (with any revisions made), game cards, game description sheet (Word
document), and game rules (Word document) to your teacher.
With your team create an advertisement for your game; this may be done as a brochure, poster or
webpage. Use color and pictures for your advertisement. The ad must be in Spanish. Please refer to the
rubric when making decisions about the ad and turn the final product in to me.
Diego Velazquez
Antonio Gaudi
Pablo Picasso
Joan Miro
Salvador Dali
Diego Rivera
Frida Kahlo
El Greco
Bartolome Esteban Murillo
Fernando Botero
Juan Gris
Joaquin Sorolla
Roberto Montenegro
Rufino Tamayo
Jesus Reyes Ferreira
Ignacio Zuloaga
Fernando Yanez
Jose de Ribera
Francisco de Zurbaran
Websites for Research
www.diegorivera.com/index.php
www.imagekind.com/shop/Pablo_Picasso.aspx
www.salvador-dali.org/en_noticias.htm
www.fundacionpicasso.es/en/index.html
www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/goya/
www.factmonster.com/ipda/AO906942html
www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listhispanicco.html
www.scarsdaleschools.k12.ny.us/hslib/hispanic-arts.htm
www.real-hispanicartists.com/index.html
www.wikipedia.org
www.fbuch.com/diego.htm
www.fbuch.com/fridakahlo.htm
www.fayar.net/east/teacher.web/worldlang/lietzke/spanishartists.html
www.artcyclopedia.com/nationalities/Spanish.html
www.spanish-fiestas.com/art/spainsh-artists.htm
www.spanisharts.com/
www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/velazquez/
www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/#M
www.artnet.com/Artists/ArtistIndex.aspx
www.nga.gov/search/index.shtm
www.ctspanish.com/artists.htm
www.answers.com
www.ask.com
www.kidsclick.org
www.netrox.net/~labush/refer.htm
www.discoveryschool.com/homeworkhelp/pjpinchbeck/
www.refdesk.com/facts.html
www.askanexpert.com
www.askforkids.com
You will be evaluated in several ways. Individually, you are responsible for researching 3 artists from the
Hispanic Artists list. You will need to complete your choice of at least 3 graphic organizers from the
website listed above. Each week I will check your progress on the graphic organizers. At the end of week
2, I will collect your completed graphic organizers and use the checklist in order to determine
completion of research. I will return your graphic organizers so that you may use this information for
your game cards. Please refer to the rubric for your game as you go along. You will also be creating an
advertisement in order to promote your game. Please refer to this rubric, as well. Each of you will be
evaluated individually on the research portion. You group will be evaluated on the final products, the
game and advertisement.
When you have completed this project you will be a true expert on several Hispanic artists. You will
know why they are famous and their cultural, historical or political impact on society. You will also know
how to distinguish various forms of art