4 SIA Assignment "Describe a Painting"

Prepare an oral presentation of the painting assigned to you, supported by some visual aids.

Your 5-minute presentation must

• introduce the painting by giving some information on it e.g. the title, the painter, the museum in which it is on display

• describe the painting, by following the 6 steps below

Step 1: GIVE A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE SCENE

Step 2: DESCRIBE WHAT YOU CAN SEE IN THE FOREGROUND/BACKGROUND

Step 3: DESCRIBE WHAT IS HAPPENING

Step 4: SPECULATE ABOUT THE STORY

Step 5: SPECULATE ABOUT THE CHARACTERS

Step 6: GIVE YOUR IMPRESSIONS AND OPINIONS on how the painting makes you feel

Use some visual aids to support your description of the painting e.g. you can create a paper poster or a poster by using Piktochart. Here a tutorial for you:

Here the rubric which will be used to assess your oral test.