1. Student Page
POP ART WEBQUEST
Title For Educators
Introduction Designed by
Task Valerie Wise
Process vrc4@zips.uakron.edu
Evaluation
Conclusion
Credits Based on a template from The WebQuest Page

2. Student Page Introduction
Title For this Web Quest, you are going to travel back to the 1960’s as a
photojournalist for TIME Magazine and relive the era. You will need
Introduction to talk to different people, artists and other important characters
Task during this time period, in order to understand the historical and
cultural events that took place in the 60’s. During your visit, you will
Process
also need to interview a few artists who belonged to the Pop Art
Evaluation Movement.
Conclusion
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3. Student Page The Task
Title
Introduction
Task
Process
Evaluation
Conclusion
As a photojournalist for TIME Magazine, your editor has given you
the following assignment to be completed during your time in the
1960’s:
1)Look at some artists who are part of the Pop Art Movement
2)Interview an artist from the Pop Art Movement
3)List the time/era of the Pop Art Movement
4)Find one historical movement that contributed to the Pop Art
Movement
5)Find one cultural movement that contributed to the Pop Art
Movement
6)After your research on Pop Art, create an artwork reflecting the
movement/artist to be displayed in TIME Magazine, along with an
article about the artist you interviewed
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4. Student Page The Process
1) Look at the following artworks by some of the Leading Pop Artists of the
60’s. In your reporters notebook, explain 3-5characteristics of each
artist’s work.
Title Andy Warhol
Introduction Roy Lichenstein
Wayne Thiebaud
Task
Process 2) After reviewing the artworks from the previous question, look back at Andy
Warhol. You will need to:
Evaluation -List 3 things that his artworks have in common
-Interview Andy
Conclusion -Fill out the Interview Sheet to help you write you article for TIME
Magazine
3)When was the start of the Pop Art Movement?
4) Why did Pop Art happen?
-Find a cultural movement during the 1950’s or 60’s that could have led
to pop art and include it in your magazine article.
5) Find a historical event that happened during the Pop Art Movement. (Ex.
End of the Cold War, Moon Landing, etc.)
6) Write an article for TIME Magazine using all of the information you found in
the previous tasks. You can use WORD.
You must also create your own artwork that reflects the movement and
artist you learned about to be displayed with your article. You can use
Credits ILLUSTRATOR.

5. Student Page Evaluation
Poor - 1 Average - 2 Good - 3 Excellent - 5 Score
Title
3-5 Did not include Included less than 3 Included 3-5 Included 3-5
Introduction characteristics
of 3 artists
any
characteristics.
characteristics or did
not provide detailed
characteristics but
they were not
characteristics.
Gave detailed
from the Pop characteristics. detailed enough. responses.
Task Art Movement
Process Interview on Did not complete Completed the Completed the Complete the
Andy Warhol & interview. Did not interview but did not interview and listed interview and listed
Evaluation characteristics list characteristics include characteristics of the characteristics.
of his work of artists work. characteristics or artists work but did Provided detailed
Conclusion included not give detailed responses to both.
characteristics but responses.
did not complete
interview.
When the Pop Did not include all Only included 1 or 2 Included all 3 items: Included all 3
Art Movement items: time/era, items: time/era, time/era, cultural items: time/era,
happened- cultural event, cultural event, event, historical cultural event,
cultural & historical event. historical event. event. Did not give historical event.
historical detailed/correct Gave correct and
events responses. detailed responses.
Magazine Did not complete Did not complete Completed most or Completed the
article for the article at all. the article in its all of the article but entire article and
TIME Magazine entirety. did not include all of included all of the
the information information
required. required.
Original Did not create an Did not finish Finished the artwork Created an artwork
artwork for artwork. creating an artwork. but it did not that referenced a
TIME Magazine reference a pop pop artist. Well
artist/ poor crafted.
recreation.
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6. Student Page Conclusion
Congratulations! You
Title
have traveled back to
Introduction the 1960’s as a
photojournalist for
Task TIME Magazine. After
Process this activity, you should
have learned about the
Evaluation Pop Art Movement and
some of the leading
Conclusion
artists of this
movement. Hopefully,
you were able to create
an artwork that was
worthy of the cover
page for TIME
Magazine!
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7. Student Page Credits & References
Andy Warhol
Title http://www.warhol.org/andy_work.aspx?id=685
Introduction Roy Lichenstein
Task http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=3542
Process Wayne Thiebaud
http://www.artnet.com/artists/wayne-thiebaud/
Evaluation
Conclusion Image 1
http://www.abrakadoodle.com/blog/?tag=andy-warhol
Image 2
http://kids1.tate.org.uk/blog/?tag=pop-art
Image 3
http://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~kaleigh/film/film_essay_popart.html
Image 4
http://jscottblogg.blogspot.com/2010_09_01_archive.html
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