STM Virtual Art Museum

Introduction

You have watched a video of icons, explored the icons at St. Elias, and recorded your own personal questions and observations about our 6 icons.

 

The time has now come in the STM Virtual Art Museum class to start our main activities, answering the questions you generated about our STM icons, creating a personal icon with Mrs. Miller, and scanning that icon and making a webpage about it for our school website.

 

As you create an icon or explain the STM icons, please remember that icon artists should approach this task prayerfully.  Such an approach can only help the quality of your work and your grade!

 

The Task

 

Your task is to research, with your group members, one of STM's icons and present the information to your classmates to answer their questions, as well as research icons in general, and your particular saint and present that information in a web page format with your scanned created icon.

 

Process

In this Web Quest you will be working together with a group of students in class. Each group will complete the Task.  As a member of the group you will explore web pages from people all over the world who care about icons.  Because these are real web pages we're tapping into, not things made just for schools, the reading level might challenge you.  Feel free to use the online dictionary or one in your classroom.

 

 You'll begin with everyone in your group getting some background before dividing into roles where people on your team become experts on one part of the topic.  Check out the STM Art Museum Checklist to review the project explectations. Use the Internet information linked below to determine the topic of your created icon, background information about icons in general, simple principles of web page design, and how to cite sources.

 

Instructions

  1. Use the links below to research your saint of event in the life of Mary or Jesus that you will model your created icon upon. Use the Section 1 Worksheet
    1. http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/indexsnt.htm        You can search by saint name or by topic
    2. Explore some classic icon topics at http://www.goarch.org/en/resources/clipart/ or http://www.culture.gr/2/21/218/e218m18.html.  These are good sites if you want to create your icon based on an event from Jesus or Mary’s life or some aspect of their personalities.
    3. If you are about to create your icon, check out this site http://www.trinitystores.com/?home=yes&test for some different interpretations of iconography and this site http://www.ocf.org/OrthodoxPage/icons/icons.html for some traditional treatments.
  2. As you collect information in a note taking Word document, check off each task of the STM Virtual Art Museum Checklist.  REMEMBER:  it is OK to copy and paste from the Internet to take notes as long as you do 2 things:
    1. Cite your sources!!!!!!  Use the Citation Machine at http://citationmachine.net/ or the information at http://www.classroom.com/community/connection/howto/citeresources.jhtml to assist you. 

YOU MUST HAVE A CITATION FOR EVERY BIT OF INFORMATION USED!!!

    1. REWRITE the information in your own words OR use quotation marks around direct quotations.
       
  1. Use the links below to gather the following background and general information about icons: definition, history, and technique used in icon’s creation. Use the Section 3 Worksheet
    1. This page provides definitions having to do with icons: http://www.artelino.com/articles/orthodox_icons.asp
    2. More information about the history of icons and how they are made: http://www.artelino.com/articles/collecting_icons.asp and http://www.ukrainianbookstore.com/category.aspx?categoryID=58

                 

  1. Groups of 3 students will focus on an assigned STM icon.  You will receive a card with your assigned icon on it
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  2. Read through the files linked to your group in section 8 below.. If you print out the files, underline the passages that you feel are the most important. If you look at the files on the computer, copy sections you feel are important by dragging the mouse across the passage and copying / pasting it into a word processor or other writing software.

 

  1. Note: Remember to write down or copy/paste the URL of the file you take the passage from so you can quickly go back to it if you need to prove your point AND provide a citation for your information.

 

  1. Be prepared to share what you've learned to answer students' questions about the icon.

 

  1. Use the Internet information linked below to gather the following information about your assigned icon and record it on the Section 8 Worksheet

 

a.       The icon's title andlocation at STM

b.      A Bible verse with Biblical citation that the icon illustrates. (Check out http://www.crosswalk.com if you have trouble coming up with a Biblical citation)

c.       An explanation of the action in the icon and the major symbols used

 

Links

The Annunciation Icon

http://www.printeryhouse.org/mall/Icons/Mary/a01.asp  Description, biblical citation, symbolism

http://www.culture.gr/2/21/218/218ab/e218ab58.html   Description and symbolism

 

http://www.bridgebuilding.com/narr/lbann.html               Biblical citation

 

Guide to STM Icons, Page 1

The Mother of God Icon

 

http://www.printeryhouse.org/mall/Icons/Mother_of_God/c06.asp         Description, history, theology, and symbolism of Our Mother of Consolation

 

http://www.printeryhouse.org/mall/Icons/Mother_of_God/c05.asp         Description, history, theology, and symbolism of Our Lady of Vladimir

 

Guide to STM Icons, Page 2    

The Old Testament Trinity

 

http://www.printeryhouse.org/mall/Icons/Manifestations/c03.asp            Description, origin, symbolism, and theology

 

Guide to STM Icons, Page 1

 

St. Michael the Archangel

 

http://www.sacredheart.com/PictureOfSaintMichaelTheArchangel.htm   Biblical citation

 

Guide To STM Icons, Page 2

The Baptism of Christ

 

http://www.printeryhouse.org/mall/Icons/Manifestations/m19.asp           Description, origins, biblical citations, symbolism, and theology

 

Guide to STM Icons, Page 1

 

The Holy Family

 

http://www.printeryhouse.org/mall/Icons/Child_Jesus/m02.asp   Description, origins, symbolism, and theology

 

Guide To STM Icons, Page 2

 

9. Share your knowledge as fellow class members ask each group about the STM icon they have researched to answer their questions

 

 10. Review simple principles of web page design at http://webmonkey.wired.com/webmonkey/kids/lessons/design.html, http://www.webgenies.co.uk/startdesigning2.htm, and review the rules of layout at http://www.10-layout-rules.com/regel_1-2.html especially rules 1,2,8, and 9.

 

 

For More Information

http://www.religiousresources.org/directory/cat.php?cat_id=309

http://www.catholiclinks.org/iconosreligiososingles.htm

http://www.theologic.com/links/Art/