Arts Lesson Plan

Date submitted: 7/15/2008 

Author:

School:


Penni Coon



Summit Elementary School


Title:

Grade Level:

Arts Discipline:

Costumes of Square Dancing

4th grade

Dance, Music, and Art

Lesson Overview/Description:

Lesson 2: Students will create a square dancing costume project they will be able to choose their own media.


Idaho Content Standards:

Humanities: Specific Content Standard goals/objectives achieved in lesson

Standard 1: Historical and Cultural Contexts

Standard 2: Critical Thinking

Standard 3: Performance

 

 

4-5.D.1.1.3 Identify ways in which dance has been transmitted from one generationto another

4-5.D.2.2.3 Discuss the process and effort involved in developing an idea into a dance work

Integration Focus: What is the reason for integrating these disciplines?

4-5.T.3.2.1 Construct and /or apply scenery, properties, costumes, and makeup for a dramatic performance.

4-5.Mu.1.1.1 Describe how musical elements are used in music of our won culture as well as other cultures.

 

Learning Targets:

What you want students to know and be able to do as a result of learning process

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.

 

Creates a costumes project constructs 1 piece


uses the media of choice correctly


Explains how the costumes have changed over time

 


Can talk about their project in a peer group share.



 




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.  

1. Describe

2. Analyze

What do you see in the pictures?

How are they different? Similar?

What does your costume say about the dance and the music you choose?

How does your costume compare to the pictures?

Describe your costume.

How did you use the elements and techniques of your media.

3. Interpret

4. Evaluate

Describe a feeling, idea or belief that is expressed in your work.

Have you effectively communicated the feeling, idea or belief that is expressed in your work?


Learning Sequence: Indicate steps needed to achieve learning targets

Note Idaho Humanities Content

Standard/student artistic process

element addressed in each step

1.                                                                                                      


Students will create a costume for themselves that reflects their choice of square dancing music

  Check for understanding by: In-process assessment of student learning through questions, self reflection, teacher scan, peer sharing, checklist, or other assessment tools 


 


 


 


 

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Students will exhibit their projects for other students, teachers, and parents.

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Students will explain their projects to a small group and reflect on the process of creating a costume.

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Responding: Closing Reflection with Students

Did you achieve the learning targets? How effectively did you meet each assessment criteria for the lesson?
Closing Reflection with students describe your costume did you create a costume that relects your music? the time period? Your mood? Did you effectively use your medium correctly?

 

 


Key Vocabulary: Arts and Integration-focused

Arts Historical/Cultural Resources: Artists, artwork, performances, music, websites, DVDs, books...

Materials, Equipment, Space: Art or classroom supplies, tools, instruments, props, special classroom set-up arrangements

costume
medium
time period

 

use pictures of square dancing costumes, website references, and video references

computer lab, classroom art supplies,
pictures, tv, videos & DVDs

 

 




 











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