artist’s mindset

Standard 2 – 4th - Art
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/LPcourse.cgi?course=1040

The student will analyze, reflect on, and apply the structures of art.

Objective 1
Analyze and reflect on works of art by their elements and principles.

* Discuss how height placement creates an illusion of depth in artworks.
* Determine the overall value key for several significant works of art.
* Analyze how artists have varied the space divisions to create a more interesting composition.
* Identify evidence of depth, shadow, color, and mood in artwork.

Standard 3 – 4th - Art

The student will choose and evaluate artistic subject matter, themes, symbols, ideas, meanings, and purposes.

Objective 1
Explore possible content in art prints or works of art.

* Determine and explore a variety of sources of inspiration for making art; e.g., panoramic view, microcosm, people, imagination, experimentation, decoration, celebration, events, interpretation of emotions, education, religion.
* Examine the overall value key of significant works of art and relate the key of each work to a mood.

Standard 1- 4th – Language Arts
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/LPcourse.cgi?course=4040Oral Language-Students develop language for the purpose of effectively communicating through listening, speaking, viewing, and presenting.

Objective 1
Develop language through listening and speaking.



a. Identify specific purpose(s) for listening (e.g., to gain information, to be entertained).
b. Listen and demonstrate understanding by responding appropriately (e.g., follow multiple-step directions, restate, clarify, question, summarize, elaborate formulating an opinion with supporting evidence).
c. Speak clearly and audibly with expression in communicating ideas (i.e., effective rate, volume, pitch, tone, phrasing, tempo).
d. Speak using simple and compound sentences with appropriate subject-verb agreement and verb tense.


Objective 2
Develop language through viewing media and presenting



a. Identify specific purpose(s) for viewing media (i.e., to identify main idea and details, to gain information, distinguish between fiction/nonfiction, distinguish between fact/opinion, form an opinion, determine presentation’s accuracy).
b. Use a variety of formats in presenting with various forms of media (e.g., pictures, posters, charts, ads, newspapers, graphs, videos, slide shows).

Standard 8 – 4th – Language Arts
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/LPcourse.cgi?course=4040Writing-Students write daily to communicate effectively for a variety of purposes and audiences.

Objective 1
Prepare to write by gathering and organizing information and ideas (pre-writing).



a. Generate ideas for writing by reading, discussing, researching, and reflecting on personal experiences.
b. Select and narrow a topic from generated ideas.
c. Identify audience, purpose, form for writing.
d. Use a variety of graphic organizers to organize information.


Objective 2
Compose a written draft.



a. Draft ideas on paper in an organized manner utilizing words, sentences, and multiple paragraphs (e.g., beginning, middle, end; main idea; details; characterization; setting; plot).
b. Use voice to fit the purpose and audience.
c. Use strong verbs and precise and vivid language to convey meaning.
d. Identify and use effective leads and strong endings.


Objective 3
Revise by elaborating and clarifying a written draft.



a. Revise draft to add details, strengthen word choice, clarify main idea, and reorder content.
b. Enhance fluency by using transitional words, phrases to connect ideas, and a variety of complete sentences (i.e., sentence length, simple and complex sentences).
c. Revise writing, considering the suggestions of others.


Objective 4
Edit written draft for conventions.



a. Edit writing for correct capitalization and punctuation (i.e., words in a series, dialogue, complex sentences, singular possessives, abbreviations).
b. Edit for spelling of grade level-appropriate words.
c. Edit for standard grammar (e.g., subject-verb agreement, verb tense, comparatives, superlatives, pronouns).
d. Edit for appropriate formatting features (e.g., margins, indentations, titles).


Objective 5
Use fluent and legible handwriting to communicate.



a. Write using upper- and lower-case cursive letters with proper form, proportions, and spacing.
b. Increase fluency with cursive handwriting.
c. Produce legible documents with cursive handwriting.


Objective 6
Write in different forms and genres.



a. Produce personal writing (e.g., journals, personal experiences, eyewitness accounts, memoirs, literature responses).
b. Produce traditional and imaginative stories, narrative and formula poetry.
c. Produce informational text (e.g., book reports, compare and contrast essays, observational reports, research reports, content area reports, biographies, summaries).
d. Produce writing to persuade (e.g., response to newspaper and magazine articles).
e. Produce functional texts (e.g. newspaper and newsletter articles, e-mails, simple PowerPoint presentations).
f. Share writing with others incorporating relevant illustrations, photos, charts, diagrams, and/or graphs to add meaning.
g. Publish 6-8 individual products