Talking with Kids About Art

In his article, Tom Anderson suggests a model for art criticism that can be used with K-12 students.  It has been suggested that this approach to talking about art works well with all age levels, and even though I have not yet seen it in practice or tested it out myself, after looking at the structure I could imagine it to be so.  What the author suggests is a collection of four "critcards" that begin with asking questions about the appearance of the work, or immediate reaction, starting with the most basic or obvious features.  The second card is also a description card but deals more with the contextual qualities leading one to the meaning making part or the interpretation card.  The fourth and final card is about evaluation the work as far as ones personal experience with it, aesthetics, context, and finally if it was worth making and examining.  Below are images with the suggested format for the critcards.

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