ArtEducationLessonPlan:ART133

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BreannahGammonNouChaStephanieVargasMaddieVaughn

LessonTitle*:AmericanIndiansandDreams
BigIdea*:Dreams
GradeLevel*:3
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21 CenturyArtEducationApproach(es): MeaningMakingandVisualThinkingStrategies

LessonOverview( ~3completesentences)*: StudentswilldesignadreamcatcherbaginspiredbytheideasoftheoriginalAmericanIndianartofdreamcatchers.Theywilldisplaytheirinterpretations

oftheirdreamsandgoalsinandoutsideofthedreamcatcherbag.Finallythestudentswillwritealettertothemselvesregardingthesedreamsandsealitinsidethebagtobeopenedatalaterdate.

KeyConcepts( 34):Whatyouwantthestudentstoknow.*
EssentialQuestions( 34)*:
1.TheoriginstoryoftheNativeAmericandreamcatcher.
1.Whatkindofdreamscanapersonhave?
2.Dreamscanbeimportanttoindividuals.
2.Whyaredreamsimportant?
3.Dreamscanbeexpressedinavarietyofways.
3.Whatcandreamstellus?
4.Dreamscanchangebasedonourexperiences.
4.Howcandreamsbeexpressed?
LessonObjectivesofthreedistinctcontentareas:( Excellentresourceathttp://www.teachervision.fen.com/curriculumplanning/newteacher/48345.html?for_printing=1&detoured=1):
Whatyouwantthestudentstodo.*
1.Contentarea1VisualArt:Thestudentswill(TSW)beabletoconstructanartisticrepresentationoftheirdreams.
2.Contentarea2Literacy:Thestudentswill(TSW)beabletowriteanarrativedescribingtheirdreams.
3.Contentarea3SocialStudies:Thestudentswill(TSW)beabletoexplainhowlocalAmericanIndiantribesusedreamcatchers.
CommonCoreStateStandards( 23):Pleaselistgradespecificstandards.
Identify&definevocabularythatconnecttheartformwiththeothertwo
1.Writing:Writenarrativestodeveloprealorimaginedexperiencesor
identifiedcontentareas*:
eventsusingeffectivetechnique,descriptivedetails,andclearevent
1.Meaningmakingistheabilitytounderstandandsharethethoughtsand
sequences.
feelingsofothers.
2.SocialStudies/History:3.2StudentsdescribetheAmericanIndiannations 2.VTS(VisualThinkingStrategies)isanactivityfacilitatedbytheteacher.
intheirlocalregionlongagoandintherecentpast.
Studentsareaskedtoparticipatebyexamininganartwork,respondingto
questions,andsharingtheirthoughtsasapartofagroupdiscussion.
3.Expressivewritingthestudentwillexpresstheirfeelingsabouttheir
dreamsandgoalscoherently.

NationalCoreArtStandards:VisualArts(grades16only)(4):Pleaselist
numberanddescriptionofAnchorStandard.
1.Creating:1.Generateandconceptualizeartisticideasandwork.
2.Presenting:6.Conveymeaningthroughthepresentationofartisticwork.
3.Responding:7.Perceiveandanalyzeartisticwork.
4.Connecting:10.Synthesizeandrelateknowledgeandpersonal
experiencestomakeart.
CaliforniaVisualandPerformingArtsStandards(grades16only)(35):
Pleasecheckallthatapplyandaddnumberanddescriptionofapplicable
contentstandard.
___1.0ArtisticPerception:
___2.0CreativeExpression:
_X_3.0Historical&CulturalContext:Identifyartistsfromhisorherown
community,county,orstateanddiscusslocalorregionalarttraditions.
_X_4.0AestheticValuing:Compareandcontrastselectedworksofartand
describethem,usingappropriatevocabularyofart.
_X_5.0Connections,Relationships,Applications:Lookatimagesin
figurativeworksofartandpredictwhatmighthappennext,tellingwhat
cluesintheworksupporttheirideas.
Listallmaterialsneededinthecolumnsbelow.
Have
Purchase
PaperBags

ColoredPaper

Glue
N/A
Notepaper

Markers

Foundobjects

Colorpencilsorcrayons

Sharpies

Scissors

LessonActivities&Procedures(pleasebeveryspecific,includingindividual
rolesofgroupmembers)*:
1.Introduceourselvestoclass.
2.Afterstudentshavebeenseated,BreannahwillpulluptheVTSimage
andinvitestudentstomovecloser.Studentswillbegivenafewminutes
toobservetheimagebeforethediscussionstarts.Breannahwillbegin
withthefollowingstatement:Iwantyoutolookatthisimagecloselyand
silentlyforafewminutes.Noticeeverythingyoucan.ThenImgoingto
askyousomequestions.Ifyouhaveananswertomyquestion,raiseyour
handandwaitformetocallonyou.WhenIcallonyou,speakloudlyso
everyonecanhearwhatyouhavetosay.Ifsomeoneisspeaking,listen
carefullybecauses/hemayseesomethingyouhadntnoticedorhavean
ideathathadntoccurredtoyou.Rememberthatitsfinetodisagree,but
wealwaysdosorespectfully.Finally,pleaseunderstandthereareno
wronganswerswhensharing.Breannahwillusethefollowing
questionstofacilitatethediscussion:1.Whatisgoingoninthis
image/Whatishappeninghere?2.Whatdoyouseethatmakesyousay
that/Howdoyouknowthatfromtheimage?3.Whatmorecanwe
find/Doesanyoneseesomethingdifferent?
3.Nouwillputstudentsinto5smallgroupsof34bytabletodiscussthe
reading.Nouwillaskstudentstogenerateideasregardingthebenefitsof
includingVTSintheclassroomandhowitconnectstoCommonCore
Standards.Provide35minutesfordiscussion.Nouwillbringtheclass
backtolargegroupdiscussionandeachgroupwillreportouttheir
responsestoensurethatstudentsretaintheimportantmessagesfrom
thearticle.
4.MaddiewillbeginthePowerPointandwilltakeintroduceinformation
fromtheslidesregardingAmericanIndiansandtheircustoms.Thiswill
includetheimportanceandmeaningoftraditionaldreamcatcherstolocal
tribes.Breannahwillreadtheslidesregardingessentialquestions,key
concepts,thebigidea,andlessonobjectives.
5.Stephaniewillintroducethedreamcatcherbagstostudentsbyshowing
examplebagsmadebythegroup.Stephaniewillpromptstudentstothink
ofthedifferentkindofdreamspeoplecanhave(i.e.goalsforfuture,
fantasy,dreamswhilesleeping).Stephaniewillexplainthematerials

available(seeMaterialsList)andpointouttheirlocationaroundthe
classroom.Stephaniewillintroducethewritingportionwherestudents
writealettertotheirfutureselvesabouttheircurrentdreams.Shewill
theninstructstudentstobeginstudioactivityandleaveStudioInstruction
slideonpowerpoint..
8.Eachgroupmemberwillwalkaroundtheclassroomwhilestudentsare
workingtoobservetheirartworkandansweranyquestionstheymay
have.Studiowilllastapproximately45minutes.
9.Whenstudentshavecompleteddecoratingandwritingtheirletters,
theywillstapletheirbagsshutastheirticketout.
Closure(ending;exampleticketout)*:Toleave,studentswillcomplete
theirbagsandoneinstructorwillstaplethemclosedwiththeletterinside.

AnticipatorySet*:StudentswillbegintheclassbyusingVTSwitha
photographofAmericanIndianwomenfromtheMiwoktribe.
VTSQuestions:Whatisgoingoninthisimage?Whatdoyouseethatmakes
yousaythat?Whatmorecanwefind?

FormativeAssessmentstrategy(ofassigned,peerreviewedreading)*:In
SummativeAssessmentstrategy(artmakingexperience):Studentswillbe
smallgroups,studentswilldiscusshowVTSwasfoundtobenefitstudents
askedtovolunteertoshareoutpartsoftheirdreamsthattheyfeel
andhowtheymightuseVTStomeetCommonCoreStandardsina
comfortablesharingwiththeclass.
classroom.

Pleaserespondtothefollowingquestionsthoroughlyandincompletesentences.
1. Whatstudentpriorknowledgewillthislessonrequire/drawupon?
Studentsshouldhaveabeginningknowledgeofthetraditions,beliefs,andcustomsoftheAmericanIndiantribeslocaltotheirregion.
2. Howwillyouengagestudentsincreating,evaluating,analyzing,and/orapplying(seeBloomsnewtaxonomy,n.d.)inthislesson?
Studentswillbeaskedtoevaluatethedreamstheyhaveforthemselvesandcreateanartworkthatrepresentsthosedreams.
3. Howwillthislessonallowfor/encouragestudentstosolveproblemsindivergentways?
Studentswillbeabletointerpretdreamsintheirownway,includinggoalstheyhaveforthemselves,fantasytypedreamstheyhopefor,ordreams
theyhaveexperiencedwhileasleep,forexample.
4. Howwillyouengagestudentsinroutinelyreflectingontheirlearning?
Studentswillbeaskedtoreflectonthedreamstheyhaveandfindcreativewaystoexpressthemthroughtheirartmaking.

5. Howwillyouadaptthevariousaspectsofthelessonfordifferentlyabledstudents?
Wewillprovideavarietyofmaterialsforstudentstochoosefromtoallowforvariationsinfinemotorskills.Wewillincorporatemultiplestylesof
teaching,suchasprovidingvisualandhandsonexperiences.Wewillalsoadjustthevocabularyusedtomeetthestudentsatanappropriatelevel.
6. Whatopportunities/activitieswillyouprovideforstudentstosharetheirlearninginthislesson?
StudentswilldiscussthebenefitsofincludingVTSinaclassroom.Studentswillalsohaveanopportunitytodiscusspartsoftheirdreamstheyare
comfortablesharingwiththeclass.
LessonResources/References(useAPA;pleaseidentify,withanasterisk,articleorchapterdueforHW):

Franco,M.,&Unrath,K.(2014).CarpeDiem:SeizingtheCommonCorewithVisualThinkingStrategiesintheVisualArtsClassroom.ArtEducation,67(1),
2832.*

*IncludethisinformationduringthepeerPresentedLessonPlan.
Somehelpfullinkstonewterms:

Anticipatoryset:http://www.cultofpedagogy.com/anticipatoryset/
Closure:http://teaching.colostate.edu/tips/tip.cfm?tipid=148
FormativeandSummativeAssessment:https://www.cmu.edu/teaching/assessment/basics/formativesummative.html

Reference

Silverstein,L.B.&Layne,S.(n.d.).Definingartsintegration.Retrievedfrom
http://www.americansforthearts.org/networks/arts_education/publications/special_publications/Defining%20Arts%20Integration.pdf