A Webquest for Teachers

This WebQuest can be used for other subjects besides Art. This can be done by applying the same sequence of steps.

Introduction ...

In Search of Monet...

Task Process Resources

Evaluation Teachers Conclusion

Pierre - Auguste Renoir,

Monet Painting in His Garden

at Argenteuil, 1873

A Journey Back In Time

by Time Machine

You have been selected to go back in time to visit a famous artist. You will become a navigator into Monet's life, in order to learn his art technique and style. If you decide to take this mission you will experience the life of a famous artist, walk the streets he walked, visit the places he visited and painted.

Waterlilies, 1902

Oil on canvas, 35 1/2 x 35 3/4 inches

Musee des Beaux - Arts, Caen

Claude Monet was one of the first artists to paint outdoors rather than in a studio. He built a special garden and pond at his home where he could do his paintings. He was also known for painting the same subject many times to show how it looked at different times of the day.
2002 Copyright Kathleen Noyes/Art Laughton