{"CACHEDAT":"2026-06-05 16:31:01","SLUG":"grohmann-anke-L6UVY78gr9","MARKDOWN":"# Lesson title: **Chasing Perfection: Art History and the Vision of Tatyana von Leys**\n\n## Lesson sequence title: Playing God\n\nLesson no. 1 / !!n!!\n\n### SSI: LONGEVITY; TRANSHUMANISM AND \"PLAYING GOD\" IN MEDICINE\n\n# Subject: Art\n\n## Subject-specific learning goals / competences / curriculum content\n\n* Evaluate artistic expressions and design concepts\n* Image literacy: Students analyze and interpret art, using subject-specific language, bridging tradition and modernity\n* Students develop individual artistic solutions\n* 14.05.2026\n\n\n## Learner age range: 16-18\n\n## Year of subject learning: class 10-12\n\n# Lesson context\n\n## Before HOW activity\n\n!!Briefly explain the lesson context in which your HOW activity ins embedded, i.e. what you plan to do before the HOW activity.!!\n\n## After HOW activity\n\n!!Briefly explain the lesson context in which your HOW activity ins embedded, i.e. what you plan to do after the HOW activity.!!\n\n# HOW Activity\n\n## Duration in minutes: 90\n\n## MSL Domain: !!Open up your mind / Be wise & think twice / …!!\n\n### Learning goal: Sketch or describe an artwork by von Leys that embodies \"perfection\" to you\n\n### HOW: !!HOW!!\n\n## HOW activity instruction\n\n\n\\\nLesson 1 (45'): \n\n\n1. Which portrait of the Old Masters appeals to you? Explain why.\n2. Choose one of the paintings looking for: \"wiki commons images portraits old master\".\n3. Plenum: Present your portrait on the digital board. Explain your reasoning.\n4. Analyze what the portraits communicate about the concept of 'the human'.\n5. Derive conclusions about the portraits' statements on 'the human' for a summary on the board.\n\n\nLesson 2 (45')\n\n\n[Compare portraits.pdf 438003](/api/attachments.redirect?id=8609e91d-dadd-4845-b929-a334711882b9)\n\nCompare the 2 portraits .\n\n\n1. Describe your first impression, the composition, the colors and the painting style.\n\n 1\\.1 Optional extra task create small abstract colour sketches (A7 size = half the size of a postcard) that depict the distribution of colour and light and dark.\n2. Identify the possible artistic intentions behind the painting style.\n3. Discuss it in pairs. Analyze what the portraits communicate about the concept of 'the human'.\n4. Derive conclusions about the portraits' statements on 'the human' for a summary on the board.\n\n\nLesson 3 (180')\n\nCreate a portrait of a person in the 21st century, that reflects your vision of a human beeing.\n\n* use collage or painting\n\n\n### Suggested social form\n\nLesson 2: teacher-led, pair-work, plenum\n\n### Required infrastructure\n\nteacher tablet, internet access, printed pictures of the portraits, students computers","HTML":"

Lesson title: Chasing Perfection: Art History and the Vision of Tatyana von Leys

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Lesson sequence title: Playing God

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Lesson no. 1 / !!n!!

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SSI: LONGEVITY; TRANSHUMANISM AND "PLAYING GOD" IN MEDICINE

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Subject: Art

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Subject-specific learning goals / competences / curriculum content

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Learner age range: 16-18

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Year of subject learning: class 10-12

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Lesson context

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Before HOW activity

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!!Briefly explain the lesson context in which your HOW activity ins embedded, i.e. what you plan to do before the HOW activity.!!

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After HOW activity

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!!Briefly explain the lesson context in which your HOW activity ins embedded, i.e. what you plan to do after the HOW activity.!!

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HOW Activity

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Duration in minutes: 90

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MSL Domain: !!Open up your mind / Be wise & think twice / …!!

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Learning goal: Sketch or describe an artwork by von Leys that embodies "perfection" to you

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HOW: !!HOW!!

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HOW activity instruction

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Lesson 1 (45'):

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  1. Which portrait of the Old Masters appeals to you? Explain why.
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  2. Choose one of the paintings looking for: "wiki commons images portraits old master".
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  3. Plenum: Present your portrait on the digital board. Explain your reasoning.
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  4. Analyze what the portraits communicate about the concept of 'the human'.
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  5. Derive conclusions about the portraits' statements on 'the human' for a summary on the board.
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Lesson 2 (45')

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Compare portraits.pdf 438003

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Compare the 2 portraits .

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  1. Describe your first impression, the composition, the colors and the painting style.
    2. \n
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1\\.1 Optional extra task create small abstract colour sketches (A7 size = half the size of a postcard) that depict the distribution of colour and light and dark.

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  1. Identify the possible artistic intentions behind the painting style.
    2. \n
  2. Discuss it in pairs. Analyze what the portraits communicate about the concept of 'the human'.
    3. \n
  3. Derive conclusions about the portraits' statements on 'the human' for a summary on the board.
    4. \n
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Lesson 3 (180')

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Create a portrait of a person in the 21st century, that reflects your vision of a human beeing.

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Suggested social form

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Lesson 2: teacher-led, pair-work, plenum

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Required infrastructure

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teacher tablet, internet access, printed pictures of the portraits, students computers

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