Welcome to Ms. Aro's Home Page!

“Still Life with Martin Johnston Heade’s ‘Ten Hummingbirds’” by Mary Aro   c

I am currently updating this old page to include new links and information about the art classes I currently teach.    

ART HISTORY: 

The final project in Art History is a researched defense of a 20^th or 21^st century artist.  Student samples include Gigi’s research on Kathe Kollwitz and Tyler’s research on Brancusi.  There are many great sources on the web, but there are also many sites that confidently offer incorrect information.  In my sample on Rauschenberg, I utilized the New York Times obituary and other sources from authors who sign their work! Remember to use authored sources only; if there is no author listed, do not use that source!  

Speaking of art history, see what South grad Ana De Roo (below) is up to                                                            at this link to Princeton’s web site!

                                                                                                          

Ana in Madrid combining knowledge of chemistry and art as she helps to restore sections of Italian painter Paolo Véronèse’s “The Wedding at Cana.” 

PHOTO ONE: 

For more on Photo One, my focus in 2008-2009, follow some of these links to assignments, examples, and more.  (coming soon)

          Getting started:  the right camera!

          First Quarter:  assignment sheet and calendar

          Second Quarter:  assignment sheet and calendar

A Blast from my Past: 

The very cool and fun Romeo and Juliet WebQuest (below) was a favorite of my Freshmen English classes as they filmed and starred in their own versions of Romeo and Juliet set in more contemporary time periods. The American Literature Harlem Renaissance WebQuest is a project I created to help kids explore the art, music and literature of the 1920s.  Also check out the German links, particularly the one to my former stomping grounds in Freiburg, Germany.  Finally, the last link is for South High School’s Advanced Placement Language and Composition students.   Mrs. Roarty and I designed The Contemporary Essayist Project to foster students’ understanding of how the top American newspaper columnists use the language of persuasion today.

Freshman Romeo and Juliet WebQuest - link to a great WebQuest by Katherine Foret and Kristin Weber

American Lit. Harlem Renaissance WebQuest  - my own WebQuest with links to information about the Jazz Age

German Links – my German page with fun links to German magazines, Albert Ludwigs Uni in Freiburg, and more

Advanced Placement Language and Composition -  my page for South AP’s Contemporary Essayist Project

So, Enjoy!

 

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E-Mail:  kit.aro@gpschools.org

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