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I chose A Tribute to Miró.

One of challenges for this lesson would be all the preparation work that goes into it. 24 rectangles need to be cut out of matte board. If you are working with younger children, then you would have to do this yourself. If you are working with older children, you may be able to get them to do it. Depending on the age of the students, another challenge may be getting the students to think abstractly. Abstract painting isn't easy to explain and may be hard for students to grasp. If they don't understand what abstract painting is, they may have a hard time with this assignment.

I like this lesson a lot because I think its a good way to teach Art History to students. Thinking back to my Art classes in high school, the artists I remember most are the ones that we learned about and then had to create a painting in the style of that artist. I also like that the author thought of turning on music while the students are painted. This way you could play music from Miró's time period or music from where he was born.

One way to get technology involved with this project (besides the short Miro Interactive) is to have the students start the project on paper, scan it into the computer and then finish the rest on the computer. You could also make the students' work digital and then display all of the work through a slideshow.