Artifact Alley
Core 6 (2013)
Gallery of
Modern Artifacts
This gallery reminds us that much of archaeology is like a guessing game. The students brought in artifacts currently used in their homes to see if others could guess what they were.
In the photo, Jessie and Brandon are examining a strange artifact that turns out to be a lucite guard that protects the controls on a VCR.
If many modern artifacts are a mystery to us, how much more so are ancient artifacts?
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8-1 Diamond Poetry
8-2 Diamond Poetry |
6-1 Cave Art Stories
Core 6 (2013)
Gallery of
Drawings and Fiction
After researching ancient cave art and learning about
how some of the most famous works in France were discovered by teenage hikers, each of the students chose a drawing upon which to focus.
In Laura Stern's Art class, they created their own renditions of the works, then in Judy Pransky's Core class they wrote imaginative historical fiction to try to explain how the artwork came about. |
6-2 Cave Art Drama
Core 6 (2013)
Gallery of
Drawings and Drama
After researching ancient cave art in Mrs. Pransky's Core class, the students were divided into ancient clans in Dewey Oriente's Drama class. Each group was given a question to ponder. Taking into account the locale, knowledge, beliefs and superstitions of their clan, the students created and acted out dramas that provided answers to their questions. |
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Historical Fiction
Core 6 (2013)
Gallery of
Creative Stories
As with the Poems for Two Voices, the students used Greek artwork as inspiration for creating historical fiction in Judy Pransky's Core class. In these pieces, however, the students combined historical research and imagination to devise lively tales based on Greek history, myths and legends. In the Computer Lab, Stephanie McHugh oversaw installing their work in the Virtual Museum |
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Core 6 (2013)
Gallery of
Framed Names
When the names of Egyptian rulers were inscribed on statues, tombs and documents, they were always enclosed in oblong frames to show their royal stature. In a modern rendition of this practice, the students created decorative and meaningful frames in Laura Stern's Art class, to enclose their names that they wrote in hieroglyphics in the Computer Lab with Judy Pransky and Stephanie McHugh.
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Poems for Two Voices
Core 6 (2013)
Gallery of
Greek-Inspired Poetry
During our tour of the Greek and Roman exhibits at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, the students chose pieces of Greek artwork as the inspiration for Poems for Two Voices composed in Judy Pransky's Core class. In this type of poetry, two writers present different points of view about a topic. The poetry is formatted in two columns, with one point of view in the first column and the opposing view in the second. The students formatted and decorated their poetry and placed it in the Virtual Museum under the direction of Stephanie McHugh in the Computer Lab. |
6-1 Historical Fiction
Brandon T.
Arielle S.
Brock .L .
Caroline B.
Lindsay P.
Daniel H.
Leah S-H
Leksey M
Chad B
Shoshana F. |
6-2 Historical Fiction
Toviah B.
Daniel S.
Dobhran B.
Devorah T.
Rosie S.
Lynnelle S.
Sarah K.
Hannah K.
Tamar P.
Eric H.
Josh H. |
Greek Pottery Core 6 (2013) Gallery of Decorated Cylices A cylix is a shallow bowl on a small pedestal. Two handles projecting from the sides allow it to be used as a drinking cup. Greek artisans decorated this and other pottery with images that were important to their culture--nature, the gods, and daily life. Everything from warriors, to women applying cosmetics, to children in schoolrooms, can be found in their paintings. Under the direction of Art teacher Laura Stern, during our integrated Core and Art visit to the University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, the students chose painted pottery to inspire designs for the cylices they would create in Art class. |
