Go to every site to gather all you can regarding your own artist background in the Biography sites. Look at the artist's works in the Galleries, and understand the defintion of Impressionism/Post-Impresionism. Keep good notes as they will be used for your Critique of the artist. There are two artists in this site and each one has its own bibliographies, galleries, and definitions.
BIOGRAPHIES OF CLAUDE MONET http://www.oceansbridge.com/artist-biography/monet.php
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/M/monet.html
http://www.normandy-tapestry.com/france_general_info/french_art_posters/Monet_Claude.htm
http://www.impressionniste.net/monet_claude.htm
http://expo-monet.com/2.cfm
GALLERIES OF CLAUDE MONET http://www.expo-monet.com/1_4.cfm
http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/gg85/gg85-main1.html
http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/viewOne.asp?dep=11&viewMode=1&item=67%2E241
DEFINITIONS OF IMPRESSIONISM/POST-IMPRESSIONISM http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/impressionism/
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/history/post-impressionism.html
BIOGRAPHIES OF EDGAR DEGAS http://www.oceansbridge.com/artist-biography/degas.php
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/D/degas.html
http://www.impressionniste.net/degas_edgar.htm
http://www.normandy-tapestry.com/france_general_info/french_art_posters/Degas_Edgar.htm#Edgar%20Degas%20Extended%20biography1
GALLERIES OF EDGAR DEGAS http://www.expo-degas.com/1_4.cfm
http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/gg89/gg89-main1.html
http://www.nga.gov/cgi-bin/psearch?Request=A&Person=7850