VTS video analysis Name:________________________

Total:________/24 points

Answer the following questions while watching the video…

1.) How did she get started with the activity? (3points)
Emphasis of using eyes
Expectations – thinking, seeing, not talking
30 secs of Quiet

2.) What kinds of questions did she ask, how did she follow up? (3 points)
3 questions
What do you notice?
What do you see that makes you say that?
What else?

Follow up: repeat & point out

3.) What kinds of thinking strategies were practiced by the students? (3 points)
Connections
Problem solving
Predicting
Oral language
Visual
Noticing
Higher level thinking
Appreciation

Now process what you just saw and discuss the following questions at your table…

4.) How could we connect this activity to the elements and principles? (5 points)

We also might use this piece as an example of how elements and principles of art are used
and how we could use them in our artwork. We could also use the combination VTS that you
use to ask “what elements or principles do you see being used in this and where?”
5.) What kinds of follow up or next step activities could we do after something like this? (5
points)

We could follow up with information about the artist, context, artist’s meaning, and/or
materials.

6.) Elementary Ed. how could this be used cross curricularly? Art Ed. how could this transfer
into a project? (5 points)

This could serve as an introduction to a project in material or theme. We might refer back to
this work or other works by the artist to inspire the work we do.