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ENGLISH AND CULTUREAn inquiry-based learning project work
by Carla, Lynn, Marina, Speranza, Teresa and Vincenza
Tutor: Ann Marie O’Brien
English Matters’ Programme - Dublin, Ireland
STAINED GLASS ART IN IRELAND
STAGE 1: EXPLORING
• Starting point: students’ current
understanding
• Goal: active construction of meaning through:
questioning, researching information, collecting
data and reporting findings ...
WHAT IS MEANT BY STAINED GLASS ART?
Stained glass
Stained glass art
coloured glass as a material or works created from it.
Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches, mosques and other significant buildings. Although traditionally made in flat panels and used as windows, the creations of modern stained glass artists also include three-dimensional structures and sculpture.
WHAT ARE THE BASIC SKILLS FOR A STAINED GLASS ARTIST?
Stained glass, as an art and a craft , requires the artistic skill to conceive an appropriate and workable design, and the engineering skills to assemble the piece.
AS A VISUAL MEDIUM WHAT ARE THE MAIN SUBJECT AREAS REPRESENTED?
The design of a window may be abstract or figurative; may incorporate narratives drawn from the Bible, history, or literature; may represent saints or patrons, symbolic motifs, flora, fauna, or landscape.
WHO IS THE MAJOR REPRESENTATIVE STAINED GLASS ARTIST OF THE IRISH CULTURAL HERITAGE?
• Harry Clarke (1889 to 1931)
His reputation: synonimous of quality craftsmanship imaginative genius
Main characteristics of his art: his use of deep rich colours his delicate depiction of beautiful elongated figures with their finely carved features and deep expressive eyes.
STAGE 2: INVESTIGATING
Interviewing people
Surfing the net
Taking pictures
Meeting an Irish stained glass artist
INTERVIEWING PEOPLE IN DUBLIN’S STREETS
Questionnaire** arranged by the students divided into groups:
1. Do you know anything about stained glass art?
2. Have you ever seen any examples of this art in Dublin? Where?
3. Do you know Harry Clarke?
4. Do you know any of his works?
** After a guided discussion on the topic, students prepare a questionnaire to investigate about the project
INTERVIEWS: RESULTS
Number of the people interviewed: 14
Age: 15 - 60
Gender: 8 females and 6 males (2 refused to answer)
Occupation: 5 students – 4 clerks – 2 workers – 1 teacher
Questionnaire
• Do you know anything about stained glass art?
• Have you ever seen any examples of this art in Dublin? Where?
• Do you know Harry Clarke?
• Do you know any of his works?
Results:
Q. n.1: 7: Yes – 5: No
Q. n.2: 7: in churches and pubs.
Q. n.3: 4: Yes – 8 No
Q. n.4: 2: The windows at Bewley’s Cafè - 2: No
SURFING THE NET
Students surf the net to find out the necessary information about the topic.
PICTURES
St Theresa’s Carmelite Church
Bewley’s Cafè
The Church
Students take photos in the main sites of interest in Dublin concerned with this topic
MEETING GERRY O’BRIEN
My name is Gerry O'Brien. I live in Ireland in Naas Co. Kildare15 miles south of Dublin. I am self employed and a carpenter by trade. As part of my business I also do some Stained Glass Work. Along with this I also find time to teach in a secondary school.
STAGE 3: PROCESSING
Stained glass art has survived over time, linking past and
present through different subject matters
Dubliners’ lack of awareness of stained glass heritage
Modern artists, like Gerry O’Brien, enthusiastically try to promote this kind of art.
The Irish Government gives funds to support Art in schools
Analysing the information, evaluating ideas, organising and synthesising findings
STAGE 4: CREATING
Presenting the results of the enquiry (a written table and an oral report from one student of each group)
Transferring learning to new contexts and enquiries: watching a video and pictures about stained glass art in Italy. Other forms of glass art in Italy – Murano.
Language practice: Vocabulary - Use of English
Production: Drawing a cartoon to tell a story – Describing the scenes or telling the stories. (group works).
Competition: A prize for the best story which will be reproduced in stained glass art (school funds).
Follow-up activity.
IBL: Stained Glass Art
• ENGLISH and CULTURE – JOBS (A2-B1 CEFR at second level)
(Pre-requisite: students have some knowledge of Ireland – the country)
• CLIL: Art and History• Methodology:
(Communicative Approach: ↓TTT ↑STT )
(Teacher will set up a blog and put all information available to students who in turn will report their findings)• Activity One: Brainstorming (Reflecting)• Activity Two: Pre-Teach Lexis (Reflecting)• Activity Three: Reading (Rearching/Analyzing) • Activity Four: Writing/Telling a story (Creating)
Activity One: Warm Up - Brainstorming
Watch the video (with no sound)• What is the woman doing?• What job do you think she is trying to do?
“break the ice”
What are the most
popular jobs in your
country?
What equipment do
they need for the
job?
Speaking in pairs
Ask students:
• What is stained glass? • Where can it be found?• Do you know any artists? (later investigation)• How can glass be used differently?• How is it created?
English in use: passive voice
Harry Clarke
Murano glass
PAST & PRESENT (IRELAND)
Harry Clarke Gerry O’Brien
St. Patrick’s Cathedral The Stag’s Head
artistsplaces
Italy
Murano glass
Activity Two: Pre-teach Lexis (using passive)
Stained glass artist’s tools
Match words to objects
-glass cutter
-lead
-cartoon
-solder
-fid
-horse nails
…any other objects you know?
Use of English
The Passive • What are these tools used for?
i.e. The glass cutter is used for cutting pieces of glass.
1) glass cutter
2) lead
3) solder
4) fid
5) horse nails
a)put together glass cut-outs
b)weld lead
c)cut glass
d)fit glass in lead
e)hold pieces tight together
Match the tools with verb phrases
Analysis: Content Learning
Formal Informal
passive active
HoweverBecause of + noun
(formal linkers)
ButBecause
(informal linkers)paragraphing not nec.
No contracted form Contracted form; abbrev.
Activity Three: Reading (Researching)
Group work in class• Students will prepare questions (in passive voice) to answer about
a particular artist of their choice (Harry Clarke, George O’Brien, etc) (i.e. Who were these works created for? Where were they placed?)
Homework or classwork assignment• Students will do research on the artist chosen and report all the
information on the blog created in class (individual or group work)
OR
Students choose a stained glass panel they like and write a physical description in detail about it
Peadar Lamb
Nora Duggan Peter Young
Activity Four: Writing (Creating)
Telling a story from a stained glass artwork
Activity Four: Writing (Creating)
In pairs or groups, students create a cartoon which tells a story: • Who the characters are and if they represent something• Where and when it is set and why• What is happening, what happened or what is going to happen
To promote heritage on a larger scale, this activity can be used as a competition between local schools in the area, inwhich a prize could be given to the best stained glass cartoon.(Eventually, the winning piece could be produced into a realstained glass work with school funding.)
national international
Activity for CLIL: History
In pairs or groups, students create a cartoon which tells a story about a particular period or event in history:
o Who the characterso What the setting in
time and space iso What happened
Activity for CLIL: ArtIn pairs or groups
• students create a stained glass artwork using different coloured transparencies to tell a story
• another group tells the story
Follow up activity• This activity is used as reinforcement or as an
assessment of students’ learning.
• Students will be asked to create a final output as the result of their enquiry which will be assessed.
Here’s an example
https://prezi.com/yapqhpmcngvs
A Special Thanks to our Tutor
Ms Ann Marie O’Brien
Thanks for your
attention