First Flip Follow-Up

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It went really great the next day. A few students hadn't done the assignment so I gave them five minutes to complete the homework which helped the few students who were absent the day before get caught up. Then we dove into things. We had a good discussion about Surrealism that came out of what the students noticed about the artwork they looked at. We used their observations to brainstorm a list of how Surrealists distorted reality. I contributed background material about why the art movement developed and what the Surrealists were going for. Then we used that list to further identify examples within a PowerPoint I shared of Surrealist artworks created by various artists included past student works. I injected background information about the movement and artists as the discussion progressed and answered any questions that came up. It was a wonderful change from just feeding them all the information right from the get go. The students led and directed the conversation but I was still able to teach them all that material I felt they needed to know.

One comment after we had concluded our discussion and the students had moved on to brainstorming their own original Surrealist artworks was from a student who wished we did this more often. In general the feedback was good. The homework was short and sweet and something they could complete before leaving class the day before if they chose to. It was a great filler for students who were done with the prior project and ready to move on to the new assignment. It was incredibly easy to implement last minute and made for a very engaging day when we had all this great prior knowledge and exposure to bring to the new lesson. I can't wait to do this more often in my studio classes. It was also a good warm-up as I prepare to fully flip my Art History class that begins on April 8th. Ahhh, so much work yet to do for that one but I'm so excited to do it.