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Alex Newman-Adam

Art Exploration: Doodle Grant Wood

Grades: 6th Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade
Subjects: Art, Digital Citizenship

Student Instructions

Explore the work of American artist Grant Wood (1891-1942). Iowa’s most famous artist, Grant Wood’s iconic painting “American Gothic” is one of his many depictions of the rural American Midwest. In addition to “American Gothic,” we’ve selected a number of his vivid landscapes that capture his vision of America. 1. Tap link to visit the interactive Doodle Wood activity. 2. Select an artwork and explore through adding your own colour and design. 3. Take a screenshot of your final artwork and upload to cameraroll 4. Add file 5. Tap check 6. Tap caption to write about Woodi's art, and your digital art experience. 7. Tap check to submit.

Teacher Notes (not visible to students)

Extend this activity with peer critiques of artworks.

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