Writing Essays About the Arts


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See below some suggestions when writing about different art genres. 

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Sample Essays About Sculptures


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Writing About Art in 4 Steps


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LINK

Writing About Music


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Drama Critique Example

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Writing About Dance


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STUDENTS' WORK


TAL 324 O


Rachel Rader 


11/18 Lesson Plan: Color Theories

Volume III

Subject- Visual Arts

Level- Elementary 

Grade- Second Grade

Component- Aesthetic & Critical Inquiry

Objective- Identifies warm and cool colors (as well as color theories on the color wheel with nature)  (V.A.D.1.1.1)

Competency- Through the critique process, the student uses analytical vocabulary in verbal and written form to describe the elements of art and principles of design.  (V.A.D.1.1.1)

Materials- Students should have access to nature & a device to take photos on.  

Activity- After learning about warm vs. cool colors and the different color theories, students are asked to go outside and find an example of a color theory in nature.  If they are not able to go outside, they are asked to find an example of something in the home relating to nature such as foods, plants, flowers etc.  They are asked to take a photo of their finding and be prepared to discuss it with the class.  During the class discussion, they should use the terms that were taught during the lesson to explain their findings to the class.  

Assessment- As an exit card, students are asked to post their photo to the discussion board along with the explanation of what color theory they used as well as a title for their piece.  

Here is a link to my padlet- 

https://padlet.com/rlr158/cxu5p999tii9xeoj

Here is a link to my presentation- 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gg5VsCt13c9Gysr9BHAR_OK0tQiH27hd11cltYS-ck4/edit?usp=sharing



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Allison Rubin

 

Mini lesson plan

 

1.     Volume: III

2.     Subject: Visual Arts

3.     Level: Elementary

4.     Grade: Fourth grade

5.     Component: Aesthetic and Critical Thinking

6.     Objective: Explains how lines are used to suggest shapes, textures, and details. Justifies own aesthetic and critical opinions after thoughtful considering alternatives. Values personal artworks and selects his or her “best” efforts. 

7.     Competency: Through the critique process, the student uses analytical vocabulary in verbal and written form to justify his/her own aesthetic and critical opinions.

8.     Materials: Scrap paper, bright markers/highlighters

9.     Activity:

Warm-up: First we are going to start by stretching our neck. Start by rolling your neck in slow circles to release any tension and then move it back and forth and side to side. Now everyone closes your eyes and take 3 big deep breaths and keep your eyes closed for a minute to just

relax.

Activity: This lesson is for fourth grade students and we will be creating a fun twist on a stick figure drawing while working together with your classmates. First, we will break into groups, or breakout rooms, and one person in each group will strike a pose, this pose should be full of action including bent arms or legs. The rest of the group members will draw a stick figure of that person's pose. This can be drawn on any piece of paper or scrap paper. We will be using bright markers or highlighters. Now, draw the pose of your classmate in the center of the paper you are using and color the stick figure with one of the bright colored markers then outline the colored stick figure with a different color and continue to outline the stick figure with different colors until the entire page is filled.

10.  Assessment: I would like everyone to take a picture of their drawing and upload it to the discussion board.

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Ruiyan Qi


Lesson Plan 

Volume IV

Subject:  Drawing and Art History

Grade: 1

Component: drawing and recognizing

Objectives: Use drawing to develop studen's creativity and imagination
Materials: pen and paper

Competency: Let students be exposed to painting and dare to draw their own ideas, whether abstract or exaggerated, to stimulate their creativity.

Activity: Ask students to add their creativity to the original letter or number, and the letter or number becomes an object, such as a small animal or a tree.

Assessment: engaging creativity and cognition. Developing the ability of sketching and thinking.

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TAL 324 G

Maya Bar-Mashiah


Part I (Title):

Learning and Understanding Numbers 1-10 Math
Kindergarten
Maya Bar-Mashiah

Part II (Date):

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Part III (Objective):

There are two key objectives in my lesson plan. The first is to be able to count from the number 1 to the number 10. The second is to be able to write the numbers 1-10.

Part IV (Standards):

MA. K. NSO. 1 Being able to count from 1-10 and knowing how to write the numbers 1-10.

Part V (Plan):

Warm Up: The students will get up in front of their desks and will follow 5 different stretches for 10 seconds.
The students will raise their hand if they know any number and write down the numbers they share on the board.
Middle: Show the first video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR-cfDsHCGA
The students in the class will count from 1-5 together and then 1-10 together.
Show a second video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrA-GV1ThtI (Learning how to write the numbers)
End: assessment

Part VI (Assessment):

Exit ticket → Worksheet

Part VII (Homework):

No homework!

Part VIII (Cross-Curriculum Standards):

This lesson plan the students will recognize, understand, and know how to write the numbers 1-10 with the help of videos (visual arts).

Part IX (Differentiation):

Students above level can be given an extra page of the worksheet and a student below level completes an additional worksheet during independent time.

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Part X (Technology):

The students will be viewing videos on the smartboard in the front of the classroom. There will be two videos. One will be a song counting from 1-10 and the next one will be learning how to write each number 1-10.

Part XI (Written Component):

Students are going to fill out the worksheet provided for them at the end of the lesson showing that they know how to write the number of objects in each box and understand how many objects are in each box.

Part XII (Career Skills):

In this lesson plan, the skill being built is numeracy. The students will be able to recognize the numbers taught to them which will help them apply math concepts to all areas of life.


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Haylee Henderson


Lesson Plan: Literature Genres

Date: November 17th, 2021

Course Subject: Language Arts

Grade Level: 5th grade

Teacher’s Name: Kaylee Henderson

Volume: I


Component: Reading/Literature

Objective: Students will be able to read and distinguish the features of varieties of genre; fiction, poetry, nonfiction, fantasy/folklore, biography, mystery, etc.

Standard: L.A.A.2.2.2

Class Plan

  1. Warm up (1 minute)

    1. Ask the class about different genres of books that they may know. Ask students what their favorite genre of book is and why, leading into the lesson.

  2. Class Discussion/Lecture/Video (10 minutes)

    1. Show class the google slides presentation to go over the 6 different genres of books they will learn - fiction, poetry, nonfiction, fantasy/folklore, autobiography/biography, and mystery (mentioned in the video but not the google slides).

    2. Students will watch two videos about different genres, including some of the ones that were not talked about or mentioned in the class presentation.

    3. Video link 1: Overall Genre Review

  3. Activity (5-6 minutes)

    1. Students will be given 5 minutes to write a short story (including at least 7 sentences) on a worksheet based on one of the genres mentioned in the presentation, class discussion, and/or video(s).

  4. Assessment (4 minutes)

    1. Students will be given the chance to share their stories in small groups with the people around them, and have their peers guess what genre they wrote about.

    2. If time, have 1 or 2 people share a story that they read to their groups and have the class guess what genre it is.

Materials - Hand out worksheet - make copies for each student in the class


Homework: Students will have no homework because of the completion of the short story at the end of class, and that will show me their new knowledge and understanding of the topic.


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