Realism PDF

Realism is the third unit in the Modern Arts course. This is the art of the 1800s with its emphasis on the common man, realistic portrayals of nature and people, and social reality. The artists Gustave Courbet, Ilya Repin, Jean-Francoise Millet, Edouard Manet, James Whistler, Winslow Homer, Edgar Degas, and the artists of the Hudson River School are included.

This unit contains sections on:

• Themes of Realism
• Hudson River School

Hands-on Learning

Layers of Learning is an activity-based program. The mentor chooses from among the activities in the unit to create mental hooks for learning. Some of the activities in this unit include:

• Sketch your bedroom as it really is, right now
• Use realist color palettes in your own portrayal of a sea side cliff
• Practice shading and sketching
• Tour the painting “Whistler’s Mother” 
• Paint your own family outing like Edouard Manet
• Create a Winslow Homer style sea scape with pencil, oil pastels, and watercolors
• Sort and memorize famous paintings with a printable art card set
• Plus much more!

Each Layers of Learning Arts unit includes library lists of books, a family read-aloud suggestion, hands-on activities, printables and paper crafts, sidebars for extra learning, and tools to help you assess student’s progress and mastery. You can learn more about how Layers of Learning works in the Curriculum Guide or learn to teach art with the Arts Guidebook for mentors.

See Inside

Here is the inside view of a double page spread from Realism. The curriculum is pick-and-choose, so you select which books and Explorations you would like to read and do out of the many choices.

Flexibility

This unit was written to be used for a month but contains plenty of content for many more weeks of learning if you choose. This is a pick-and-choose curriculum, meant to be cycled back to in the future when your child is older. As such, it intentionally includes far more material than you can possibly cover in a month.

Realism is also part of the overall Modern Arts course, the fourth Year of the four year Layers of Learning Arts cycle. If you use the program in order, it will take you though the art in chronological order, tracking with the Layers of Learning History units. However, each unit stands alone and can be used independently of any other unit.

Printable Pack

This unit comes with a downloadable Printable Pack that includes all the student worksheets. The printables can be copied as many times as needed for your family or class. You can download the Printable Pack from your receipt or from your account at Layers of Learning.

Extra Resources

This unit comes with extra weblinks and a YouTube video playlist on the Modern Arts Resources page.