Rebecca V. Looney
By the completion of this unit of lessons, the following Language Arts Common Core State Standards will be addressed:
While describing an illustration in a wordless picture book or an artist print,
- K-1 students will be able to ask and answer questions about key details in a text (artwork). (CCSS RI 1.)
- Grade 2 students can describe the overall structure of a story/artwork, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action. (CCSS RL 5)
While talking in small groups about a picture book and answering questions about what they notice,
- Grade two students will participate in collaborative conversations. (CCSS SL 1)
- Students in grades 1-3 will be able to speak in complete sentences. (CCSS SL 6)
In using the Act it Out strategy for teaching using artist prints,
- Kindergarten students will be able to distinguish shades of meaning by acting out the meaning (i.e. walk, march, strut, prance, etc) (CCSS L 5d.)
CT Visual Arts Standards addressed:
Students in K-3 will identify the different ways visual characteristics are used to convey ideas. (Standard 2)
Students in K-3 will discuss a variety of sources for art content. (Standard 3)
Students will reflect upon, describe, analyze, interpret and evaluate their own and others' work (see Activity One). (Power Standard)
Students in K-3 will be able to describe visual characteristics of work using visual arts terminology (see Activities Two and Three). (Standard 5)