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Arts
Lesson Plan
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Date
submitted:
7/15/2008
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Author:
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School:
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Elizabeth Cates
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Sorensen Magnet School of the Arts and Humanities
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Title:
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Grade
Level:
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Arts
Discipline:
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Speech Language Pathologist
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k-5
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visual arts
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Lesson
Overview/Description:
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Follow verbal directions containing concept words including line, straight, horizontal, vertical, curved, circle, square, triangle, rectangle, long, short, large small, thick, thin, dark, light to create an individual abstract art piece. Compare and contrast individual work and the original being described by the instructor.
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Idaho
Content Standards:
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Humanities:
Specific Content Standard goals/objectives achieved in lesson
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Standard
1:
Historical and Cultural Contexts
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Standard
2:
Critical Thinking
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Standard
3:
Performance
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1.1 discuss the historical and cultural contexts of visual arts
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2.1 conduct analysis in the visual arts
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3.1 demonstrate skills essential to the visual arts
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Integration
Focus:
What is the reason for integrating these disciplines?
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kva1.1.1 Compare and contrast key differences and similarities in artwork from different time periods or cultures
kva2.1.1 identify and respond to characteristics and content of various art forms
kva3.1.3 Apply the elements of color, shape and line in artwork
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Learning
Targets:
What
you want students to know and be able to do as a result of learning process
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Assessment
Criteria:
The
observable traits and dimensions of meeting the learning target—what it looks,
sounds, or feels like when the student demonstrates this newly acquired
knowledge or skill.
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Demonstrate understanding of basic art related vocabulary
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identify a named concept by pointing to an example in a print
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follow 1-2 step verbal directions containing concepts
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student will listen to verbal instruction and complete given steps in a task
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demonstrate ability to use various medium to create an individual abstract work of art
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student will demonstrate knowledge of ebony pencil, oil pastels, crayons, paint brush (by selecting the one described by the teacher)
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state similarities and differences in the original artwork that is described and the students artwork using vocabulary learned.
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Each student will state verbally one similarity or one difference between the artwork observed or will describe one feature of the artists work using classroom vocabulary appropriately
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Responding/Reflecting:
Guiding Questions before, during and after the lesson activity that help
students build critical thinking skills, link big ideas with
historical/cultural resources, and reflect on and assess their own and other’s
art.
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1.
Describe
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2.
Analyze
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Study of Artists: What do you see in the drawing/painting?
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What types of lines did the artist use?
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What does the artwork make you think of?
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Choose one facet of this artists work and describe it using one of the vocabulary words discussed.
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Self study: What do you see in your own drawing/painting?
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What types of lines did you use?
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3.
Interpret
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4.
Evaluate
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What ideas were you trying to communicate through this piece?
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Choose one concept that was described in the lesson and tell how you used that in your artwork.
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Compare the artist's use of lines with your own use of lines. How are they similar/different?
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Key
Vocabulary:
Arts and Integration-focused
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Arts
Historical/Cultural Resources:
Artists,
artwork,
performances, music, websites, DVDs, books...
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Materials,
Equipment, Space:
Art or classroom supplies, tools, instruments, props, special classroom set-up
arrangements
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line, straight, horizontal, vertical, curved, circle, square, triangle, rectangle, long, short, large, small, thick, thin, dark, light
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prints of illustrations from children's literature (Maurice Sendak's Wild Thing, photos of Sol Lewitt's work, etc)
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white paper, ebony pencil, crayons or oil pastels, watercolors and brushes
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