AnInterdisciplinaryUnitPlanfor8thGrade

Lesson1:CollagingCourage

COURAGETOCREATE:

Lesson2:MicrographicMe;IndividualityisCourageous

Lesson3:MonumentstoCourage

HeatherGates
EDS176 March14,2013

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TableofContents
UnitPlanOutline UnitRubric UnitMap Lesson1:CollagingCourage CollagingCourageRubric Lesson2:MicrographicMe;IndividualityisCourageous MicrographicMeRubric Lesson3:MonumentstoCourage MonumentstoCourageRubric 2 4 5 1 6 7 12 13 18

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UNITRATIONALE: Grade8isadifficulttimewhenchildrenbegintofeeltheyarenotchildrenanymore. While8thgradersmightfeeladult,theyarelongingtofindoutwhotheyareandwhere theyfitin.Inthemidstofpressurestolookandactacertainway,theseearlyteens mightcompromisewhotheyareorwhattheybelieveintoseemcool.Ittakes couragetobewhoyoureallyare.Thisunitisaboutchallengingtheurgetofitintoa mold,andlearningaboutotherswhohavebeenbraveenoughtodothesame. ENDURINGUNDERSTANDINGS: Couragecancomeinseveralforms:physical,moral, emotional,etc Artistsandwritersexpresscourageintheirwork Courageisdoingwhatotherpeopleareafraidtodo ESSENTIALQUESTIONS: Whatmakessomeonecourageous? Howdoartistsandwritersexpresscourageintheir
work?
RodMoorhead.JamesMeredithMonument.2006

UnitPlanOutline

MASSACHUSETTSSTANDARDSADDRESSED
VISUALARTSFRAMEWORKS:
Standard1.Methods,Materials,andTechniques: Studentswilldemonstrateknowledgeofthe methods,materials,andtechniquesuniquetothe visualarts. Standard5.CriticalResponse:Studentswilldescribe andanalyzetheirownworkandtheworkofothers usingappropriatevisualartsvocabulary.When appropriate Standard3.Observation,Abstraction,Invention,and Expression:Studentswilldemonstratetheirpowers ofobservation,abstraction,invention,andexpression inavarietyofmedia,materials,andtechniques. Standard6.PurposesoftheArts:Studentswill describethepurposesforwhichworksofdance

Standard10.InterdisciplinaryConnections.Students willapplytheirknowledgeoftheartstothestudyof Englishlanguagearts

EnglishLanguageArtsFrameworks:
WritingStandard4.Produceclearandcoherent writinginwhichthedevelopment,organization,and styleareappropriatetotask,purpose,andaudience. WritingStandard9.Drawevidencefromliteraryor informationaltextstosupportanalysis,reflection, andresearch.

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UNITOBJECTIVES

UnitPlanOutline

EVIDENCE

Lesson1:CollagingCourage Studentswillknowhowtoformulatetheirdefinition Amixedmediacollageexpressingthestudentsidea ofcouragebothartisticallyandinwithwords ofcourage Lesson2:MicrographicMe;IndividualityisCourageous Studentswillknowthatindividualityrequirescourage Amicrographicselfportraitofthestudentusingtext andwillexpressthatindividuallyinamicrographic thatexpresseshowthestudentisanindividual selfportrait Lesson3:MonumentstoCourage Studentswillunderstandthesignificanceofan Amonumentdesignedtohonorthecourageofa individualoreventscourageanddesignamonument personoreventofthestudentschoice tohonorthatcourage OverarchingUnitObjective Studentswilldemonstrateanunderstandingofcourageanditsmanyfacetsthroughemotionalandfactual investigationandwrittenandartisticexpression. Lesson1:CollagingCourage Asthefirstlessonintheunit,itisimportantforthe studentstobeginformulatingtheirconceptof courage.Throughgroupdiscussion,personaland writtenreflection,andartisticcreationofamixed mediacollage,studentswillhaveapersonaldefinition ofcouragebytheendofthislesson.

SCOPEANDSEQUENCEOFLESSONS

RomareBeardon.KingandQueenofDiamonds.1964 Lesson2:MicrographicMe;Individualityis Courageous! Tobeyourselfinaworldthatisconstantlytryingto makeyousomethingelseisthegreatest accomplishment ThisquotebyRalphWaldoEmersonbeginslesson2. Studentslearnthatindividualitytakescourage,and willreflectonwhatmakesthemanindividual,and usesthisreflectiontocreateamicrographicself portrait.

GerardWay.0pho.deviantart.com Lesson3:MonumentstoCourage Astheculminatingprojectfortheunit,Studentswill alreadyhaveaformulatedideaofcourage.Using this,theywillrecountpeopleandeventslearned aboutinEnglishLanguageArts,HistoryandSocial Sciences,orincurrenteventsthathaveembodied courage.Thestudentwillthendesignamonument dedicatedtothatpersonorevent.Anoptional extensionistoturntheirdesignintoa3dimensional sculpture.

LeiYixin.MartinLutherKingJr.Memorial.WashingtonDC. 2011

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UNITRUBRIC
Timid 1 Bold 2 Courageous ! (Needs (Gettingthere) (Good) !" improvement)
Usedminimum materialswith littleorno desireto expandability usingmaterials Usedrequired materialswith someinitiativeto expandability

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Fearless (Excellent)

4
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Student Teacher

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Grade

Grade

Useof Materials Relationof Conceptto Artwork andother Activities Creativity Effortand Attitude

Showed competence withmost materialsand desiretoexpand ability

Displayed excellentability manipulating materialsand explorednew waystouse materials Studentwas excitedto participatein discussionand sharetheir understandingof couragewith peersandintheir artiststatement Studentpushed theircreativity andindividuality tonewheights

Studentdidnot showan understanding ofcouragein discussionorin theirartist statements

Studentshowed minimal understandingin eitherdiscussion orartist statement

Studentshowed understanding ofcouragein discussionor artiststatement

Student showedlittle individualityin completing assignments

Studentswork showssome individualityand initiativetotry newtechniques

Studentshowed individualityin theirworkand wasexcitedto trynew techniques Studentput effortintowork andhadagood attitudetoward theassignment

Student showed minimumeffort andshowed negative attitude towardswork

Studentshowed amoderate amountofeffort andattitude towardswork

Studentputina maximum amountofeffort andhadan inspiringattitude andexcitement towards assignment

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UNITPLANMAP
Courage
Lesson2: MicrographicMe; Individualityis Courageous Lesson3: MonumentstoCourage Lesson1: Collaging Courage
DefiningCourage Isthereonly1kind? ArtistStatement Observingtheartworkof RomareBeardon MixedMediaCollage MicrographicPortraitExamples Brainstorming:beingyourselfis courageous. Whatmakesyouyou? MicrographicSelfPortrait Whatisamonument? Viewanddiscussexamples Reflectonacourageousperson oreventthatyouvereadabout andwouldliketohonor Designamonumentdedicated tothecourageouspersonor event.Ifdesired,studentwill havetheoptiontobuilda modeloftheirdesign

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(Tobeplacedaroundtheclassroomforintrospection)
Beingdeeplylovedbysomeonegivesyou strength,whilelovingsomeonedeeplygives youcourage. LaoTzu Courageiswhatittakestostandupand speak;courageisalsowhatittakestositdown andlisten. WinstonChurchill Iwantedyoutoseewhatrealcourageis, insteadofgettingtheideathatcourageisa manwithaguninhishand.It'swhenyou knowyou'relicked[beat]beforeyoubegin, butyoubeginanywayandseeitthroughno matterwhat. HarperLee(ToKillaMockingbird) Courageisresistancetofear,masteryoffear notabsenceoffear. MarkTwain Itiscuriousthatphysicalcourageshouldbe socommonintheworldandmoralcourageso rare. MarkTwain Ilearnedthatcouragewasnottheabsence offear,butthetriumphoverit.Thebraveman isnothewhodoesnotfeelafraid,buthewho conquersthatfear. NelsonMandela Ittakesalotofcouragetoshowyourdreams tosomeoneelse. ErmaBombeck Whatwouldlifebeifwehadnocourageto attemptanything? VincentvanGogh 6 ittakesasmuchcouragetohavetriedand failedasitdoestohavetriedandsucceded. AnneMorrowLindbergh Riskanything!Carenomorefortheopinion ofothers...Dothehardestthingonearthfor you.Actforyourself.Facethetruth." KatherineMansfield,JournalofKatherine Mansfield Couragedoesnotalwaysroar.Sometimes courageisthequietvoiceattheendoftheday saying,'Iwilltryagaintomorrow. MaryAnneRadmacher Tobeyourselfinaworldthatisconstantly tryingtomakeyousomethingelseisthe greatestaccomplishment RalphWaldoEmerson Themostcourageousactisstilltothinkfor yourself.Aloud. CocoChanel Wantingtobesomeoneelseisawasteof whoyouare KurtCobain Standforsomethingoryouwillfallfor anything.Today'smightyoakisyesterday's nutthathelditsground. RosaParksquotes Ittakescouragetogrowupandbecomewho youreallyare. E.E.Cummings

COURAGEQUOTES

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Lesson1: CollagingCourage

Asthefirstlessonintheunit,itisimportantforthestudentstobeginformulatingtheir conceptofcourage.Throughgroupdiscussion,personalandwrittenreflection,and artisticcreationofamixedmediacollage;studentswillhaveapersonaldefinitionof couragebytheendofthislesson.

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INTRODUCTORYINFORMATION:

Lesson1:CollagingCourage

LESSONTITLE:CollagingCourage GRADELEVEL:8thGrade CLASSSIZE:1525children LENGTHOFPERIOD:40minuteclassperiods (34classperiodswillbeallowedforthisproject)

ENDURINGUNDERSTANDINGS
Therearemanydifferentkindsofcourage: moral,personal,physical,etc. Artistsrepresentcourageintheirwork

RomareBeardon.KingandQueenofDiamonds.1964

ESSENTIALQUESTIONS
Whatiscourage? Howcancourageberepresentedinanart work?

MASSACHUSETTSSTANDARDSADDRESSED
VISUALARTSFRAMEWORKS:
Standard1.Methods,Materials,andTechniques: Studentswilldemonstrateknowledgeofthe methods,materials,andtechniquesuniqueto thevisualarts. Standard5.CriticalResponse:Studentswill describeandanalyzetheirownworkandthe workofothersusingappropriatevisualarts vocabulary.Whenappropriate

Standard3.Observation,Abstraction,Invention, andExpression:Studentswilldemonstratetheir powersofobservation,abstraction,invention, andexpressioninavarietyofmedia,materials, andtechniques. Standard6.PurposesoftheArts:Studentswill describethepurposesforwhichworksofdance

Standard10.InterdisciplinaryConnections. Studentswillapplytheirknowledgeoftheartsto thestudyofEnglishlanguagearts

ENGLISHLANGUAGEARTSFRAMEWORKS:
WritingStandard4.Produceclearandcoherent writinginwhichthedevelopment,organization, andstyleareappropriatetotask,purpose,and audience. WritingStandard9.Drawevidencefromliterary orinformationaltextstosupportanalysis, reflection,andresearch.

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LEARNINGOBJECTIVES

Lesson1:CollagingCourage

ASSESSMENTCRITERIA

Thestudentswillsharetheirideasofcouragein smallgroups Thestudentswilldiscussdifferentkindsof courageandwhatthewordmeanstothem Thestudentswillcreateamixedmediacollage thatexpressestheirideaofcourage Thestudentswillcomposeanartiststatement toserveasanexplanationandenhancementto theircollage

Didthestudentssharetheirideasofcouragein smallgroups? Didthestudentsdiscussdifferentkindsof courageandwhatthewordmeanstothem? Didthestudentscreateamixedmediacollage thatexpressestheirideaofcourage? Didthestudentscomposeanartiststatement toserveasanexplanationandenhancementto theircollage?

RomareBeardon.Watchingtheggoodtrainsgoby.1969

RomareBeardon.Watchingthegoodtrainsgoby.1969

PERFORMANCETASK:
Thefinalproductwillbeamixedmediacollageillustratingthestudentsconceptofcourage.A groupdiscussionandbrainstormingactivitybeforebeginningtheprojectwillgivethestudents appropriatetimetoformulatetheirideasbehindcourageandthekindofimagestheyassociatewith it.Asuccessfulprojectwilluseavarietyofmaterialstoexpressthestudentsideaofcourage.

CONTINUUMOFASSESSMENTS:

Introductorysmallgroupdiscussiononcourage.Studentswillsharetheirideasinasmall group,thengroupswillsharewiththeclass.Teacherwilltypestudentsthoughts,andcan exhibitwiththeclassfinalproducts Artiststatementtoexplainthestudentsartworkandhowitrepresentstheirideaofcourage 3

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Lesson1:CollagingCourage

MATERIALSANDEQUIPMENT:
Paperforwritingideasoncourage Paperforsketchingplanforcollage 8x11paper(unlessstudentwouldlike larger) Magazines Avarietyofprintedandscrapsolidpapers andtissuepapers Gelmedium Acrylicbrushes Acrylicpaint Sharpiemarkers

VOCABULARY: Courage:(Letstudentsdefine,but encouragethemtochallengethe traditionalinterpretationofcourageas physical) Collage:Frenchlanguagetranslationto stick

VISUALIMAGERESOURCES:
AllImagesretrievedfrom: http://www.beardenfoundation.org/artlife/beardensart/collage/fastindex_collages.shtml

TEXT,MEDIAANDWEBRESOURCES:
http://www.beardenfoundation.org/artlife/biography/biography.shtml michaelrosenfeldart.com

TEACHERINSTRUCTION:
1. Whatarethefirstthingsthatcomeintomindwhenyouhearthewordcourage?Thisisa briefclassexercisetogetconversationoncouragegoing.Teacherwillrecordontheboard. 2. Isthereonly1kindofcourage?Insmallgroups,studentswilldiscussdifferentkindof courageandthekindtheymostassociatewiththeword.Apersonfromeachgroupwillshare theirfindingswiththeclass.Teacherwillrecordonboard,andprintcopiesforstudentstohave. 3. TheteacherwillthenpresentacollagebyRomareBeardon.UsingVisualThinkingStrategies, thestudentswillbeencouragedtosharewhattheyfeelabouttheartwork,theteacherwillask probingquestionstogeneratefurtherdiscussion.Following,theteacherwillgivesome backgroundinformationonBeardon:

AfricanAmericanArtistbornonSeptember2, StartedHarlemCulturalCouncilAfrican 1911inN.Carolina AmericanAdvocacyGroup StudiedartandeducationatBUandNYU Exhibitedartworkallovertheworldinsomeof ContinuedstudyinParis themostfamousmuseums Hewasacartoonist,Arteditor,socialworker, Diedat76inNewYorkCity,March12th1988 artist,writer,andpoet Heusedsociety,history,music,literature,and theplaceshedbeenassubjects

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Lesson1:CollagingCourage
TEACHERINSTRUCTION(continued):
4.HowdoesRomareBeardonfitintoourthemeofcourage?Asawholeclass,studentswill sharetheirideas. 5.Eachofthestudentswillmaketheirowncollageexpressingtheirideaofcourage.Thecollage canusetext,befigurative,orabstractaslongasthestudentcangiverationaleforwhytheir collagemeanscourage.

LEARNINGACTIVITY:
1. Studentswillspendsometimeatfirstsketchingandwritingideasfortheircollage. 2. Aftertheyhaveaplan,theywillmeetwiththeinstructortosharetheirideas. 3. Studentwillbeginusingthecollagematerialsprovidedtocreatetheirmixedmediacollage. 4. Aftercompletingtheircollage,thestudentwillwriteanartiststatementelaboratingonthe courageexpressedintheircollage

RomareBearden.OftheBlues:IntermissionStillLife,InstrumentsofDixieland,1974

DIFFERENTIATION: Thislessonwillbedifferentiatedby:
Havingwrittenaswellasoralinstructionsonboardandtables - Offeringavarietyofoptionsofmaterials - Offeringindividualinstruction Offeringaquietplacetoworkawayfromdistractionsifneeded 5

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Lesson1:C0llagingCourage
RUBRIC
Timid 1 Bold 2 Courageous (Needs (Gettingthere)! !" (Good) improvement)
Onlyused1 materialto makecollage Used2different kindofmaterials tomakecollage

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Fearless (Excellent)

4
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Student Teacher

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Grade

Grade

Useof Materials Relationof Conceptto Artwork andother Activities Creativity Effortand Attitude

Usedavarietyof papers,material, andpaintto complete collage

Displayed excellentability tomanipulateall materials provided

Studentdidnot showan understanding ofcouragein discussionand artiststatement

Studentshowed minimal understandingin eitherdiscussion orartist statement

Studentshowed understanding ofcouragein discussionor artiststatement

Studentwas excitedto participatein discussionand sharetheir understandingof couragewith peersandintheir artiststatement Studentpushed theircreativity andindividuality tonewheights

Student showedlittle individualityin assignment

Studentswork showssome individualityand initiativetotry newtechniques incollaging Studentshowed amoderate amountofeffort andattitude towardswork andassignment

Studentshowed individualityin theirworkand wasexcitedto trynew techniquesin collaging Studentput effortintowork andhadagood attitudetoward theassignment

Student showed minimumeffort andshowed negative attitude towardswork andassignment

Studentputina maximum amountofeffort andhadan inspiringattitude andexcitement towards assignment

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Lesson2: MicrographicMe;Individualityis Courageous

Tobeyourselfinaworldthatisconstantlytryingtomakeyousomethingelseisthe greatestaccomplishment ThisquotebyRalphWaldoEmersonbeginslesson2.Studentslearnthatindividuality takescourage,andwillreflectonwhatmakesthemanindividual,andusesthis reflectiontocreateamicrographicselfportrait.

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Lesson2:MicrographicMe
INTRODUCTORYINFORMATION:
LESSONTITLE:MicrographicMe GRADELEVEL:8thGrade CLASSSIZE:1525children LENGTHOFPERIOD:40minuteclassperiods (34classperiodswillbeallowedforthisproject)

ENDURINGUNDERSTANDINGS
Individualityiscourageous Artistsexpresscourageintheirwork Whyisindividualitycourageous? Howdoartistsexpresscourageintheir work? HowcanIusetexttocreateaportrait?

ESSENTIALQUESTIONS

ChrisTinakozeyahm.SelfPortrait.kihs.knet.ca

MASSACHUSETTSSTANDARDSADDRESSED
VISUALARTSFRAMEWORKS:
Standard1.Methods,Materials,andTechniques: Studentswilldemonstrateknowledgeofthe methods,materials,andtechniquesuniqueto thevisualarts. Standard3.Observation,Abstraction,Invention, andExpression:Studentswilldemonstratetheir powersofobservation,abstraction,invention, andexpressioninavarietyofmedia,materials, andtechniques.

Standard5.CriticalResponse:Studentswill describeandanalyzetheirownworkandthe workofothersusingappropriatevisualarts vocabulary.Whenappropriate

ENGLISHLANGUAGEARTSFRAMEWORKS:

WritingStandard4.Produceclearandcoherent writinginwhichthedevelopment,organization, andstyleareappropriatetotask,purpose,and audience.

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Lesson2:MicrographicMe

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES
- Thestudentswillconsideranddiscussthe courageinvolvedinbeinganindividual discussionwillbegeneratedbyindividuality quotes - Thestudentswillobserveanddiscuss examplesofmicrographyprovidedby teacher - Thestudentswillreflectonwhatmakes themanindividual - Thestudentswillcreateamicrographicself portraitthatexpressestheirindividuality -

ASSESSMENTCRITERIA
Didthestudentsconsideranddiscussthe courageinvolvedinbeinganindividual? Didthestudentsobserveanddiscuss examplesofmicrographyprovidedby teacher? Didthestudentsreflectonwhatmakes themanindividual? Didthestudentscreateamicrographicself portraitthatexpressestheirindividuality?

ArtistsUnknown.Fromhttp://gawno.com/2009/05/micrographytextartandtypography/

PERFORMANCETASK:
Thefinalproductwillbeamixedmediacollageillustratingthestudentsconceptofcourage.A groupdiscussionandbrainstormingactivitybeforebeginningtheprojectwillgivethestudents appropriatetimetoformulatetheirideasbehindcourageandthekindofimagestheyassociatewith it.Asuccessfulprojectwilluseavarietyofmaterialstoexpressthestudentsideaofcourage.

CONTINUUMOFASSESSMENTS:
- Classdiscussiononthecourageofindividualityquotes Writingexercisereflectingonwhatmakesthestudentanindividual 9

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Lesson2:MicrographicMe

MATERIALSANDEQUIPMENT:
Writingpaper,forinitialwritingexercise ofwhatmakesyouyou? Pencils Cameratotakestudentsportraits Printer TransparencyPaper BlackandColoredSharpieMarkers HeavyWhite8x11Paper

VOCABULARY: Micrography:Arrangingtexttoforma picture

VISUALIMAGERESOURCES:
AllImagesretrievedfrom: http://gawno.com/2009/05/micrographytext artandtypography/ haveagreenday.deviantart.com 0pho.deviantart.com kihs.knet.ca

OSThompson.haveagreenday.deviantart.com

TEXT,MEDIAANDWEBRESOURCES:
http://artpaperscissors.blogspot.com/2011/01/micrographyportrait.html

TEACHERINSTRUCTION:
1.Theteacherwillpresenttheclasswiththefollowingquote: Tobeyourselfinaworldthatisconstantlytryingtomakeyousomethingelseisthegreatest accomplishment RalphWaldoEmerson 2.Theteacherwillencouragediscussiononthemeaningofthequote,andaskthestudentswhy doyouthinkindividualityiscourageous?Theteacherwillrecordtheresultsontheboard. 3.Theteacherwillexplainthatthestudentswillgettheopportunitytoexpresstheirindividuality tomakeaselfportraitwithwords.Theteacherwillpresentmicrographyasusingtexttomakean image,andwillshowexamplesofmicrographicportraits.Thestudentswillseeavarietyofstudent micrographyaswellasprofessionalartistsmicrographyinavarietyofstyles. 4.Theteacherwillthendemonstratetheprocessofturningaphotographicportraitintoasimple linedrawingportrait,followedbyaddingwordstomakeamicrographicportrait. 5.Thestudentswillbegiventimetoconsiderwhatmakesmeanindividual?Whatmakesme, me?

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Lesson2:MicrographicMe
LEARNINGACTIVITY:
1. Studentswillstartbyreflectingonwhatmakesthemanindividual.Theywillrecordtheir reflectionsonpaper.Asstudentsarewriting,teacherwillcirculatetheroom,takingaportraitof eachstudentwithadigitalcamera.Theteacherwillthenprintoutalargecopyon8x11in.paper. 2. Studentswillplaceatransparencysheetoverthephotographanduseasharpietotracethe importantfacialfeaturesandvaluestouseasaguideastheyarefillinginthetextoftheirportrait. 3. Studentswillplacethefinalpieceofwhitepaperontopofthetransparency,andholdboth uptoawindow.Thestudentwilllightlytracethelinesfromthetransparencysheetontothefinal pieceofwhitepaper. 4. Thestudentswillthenusetheirinitialreflectionstochoosethewordsandthestylewith whichtheywillusetofillinthevalueandlinesintotheirportraitsusingpencilfirst. 5. Thestudentwillthendecidewhatcolorstheywouldliketouseifanytogooverthepencil texttheyhavefilledinontheirportrait.Itisarequirementthatthestudentusesomekindofpen togooverthepenciltextwhetheritbeblackorcolor.

GerardWay.0pho.deviantart.com

DIFFERENTIATION: Thislessonwillbedifferentiatedby:
Postingavisuallistingstepbystepinstructions Offeringavarietyofoptionsofmaterialstracingpaperifstudentsarehavingdifficulty - Offeringindividualinstruction Offeringaquietplacetoworkawayfromdistractionsifneeded 11

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Lesson2:MicrographicMe
RUBRIC
Timid 1 Bold 2 Courageous (Needs (Gettingthere)! !" (Good) improvement)
Didnotshow understanding ofhowtouse materials Showedsome understandingof materialsand desiretobuild skill

3
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!"

Fearless (Excellent)

4
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Student Teacher

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Grade

Grade

Useof Materials Relationof Conceptto Artwork andother Activities Creativity Effortand Attitude

Showed confident commandof materialsanda desiretobuild skill Studentshowed understanding ofcouragein discussionor artiststatement

Displayed excellentability tomanipulateall materials provided,and triedsomething new Studentwas excitedto participatein discussionand sharetheir understandingof couragewith peersandintheir artiststatement Studentpushed theircreativity andindividuality tonewheights

Studentdidnot showan understanding ofcouragein discussionand artiststatement

Studentshowed minimal understandingin eitherdiscussion orartist statement

Student showedlittle individualityin assignment

Studentswork showssome individuality

Studentshowed individualityin theirworkand wasexcitedto trynewthings

Student showed minimumeffort andshowed negative attitude towardswork andassignment

Studentshowed amoderate amountofeffort andattitude towardswork andassignment

Studentput effortintowork andhadagood attitudetoward theassignment

Studentputina maximum amountofeffort andhadan inspiringattitude andexcitement towards assignment

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Lesson3: MonumentstoCourage

Astheculminatingprojectfortheunit,Studentswillalreadyhaveaformulatedideaof courage.Usingthis,theywillrecountpeopleandeventslearnedaboutinEnglish LanguageArts,HistoryandSocialSciences,orincurrenteventsthathaveembodied courage.Thestudentwillthendesignamonumentdedicatedtothatpersonorevent. Ifthestudentwishes,theyarefreetoturntheirdesignintoa3dimensionalsculpture.

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Lesson3:MonumentstoCourage

INTRODUCTORYINFORMATION:
LESSONTITLE:MonumentstoCourage GRADELEVEL:8thGrade CLASSSIZE:1525children LENGTHOFPERIOD:40minuteclassperiods (34classperiodswillbeallowedforthisproject)

ENDURINGUNDERSTANDINGS
Couragedeservestobehonoredand remembered Howisamonumentdesigned? Howcananindividualoreventscourage behonored?

ESSENTIALQUESTIONS
-

RodMoorhead.JamesMeredithMonument.2006

MASSACHUSETTSSTANDARDSADDRESSED
VISUALARTSFRAMEWORKS:
Standard3.Observation,Abstraction,Invention, andExpression:Studentswilldemonstratetheir powersofobservation,abstraction,invention, andexpressioninavarietyofmedia,materials, andtechniques. Standard6.PurposesoftheArts:Studentswill describethepurposesforwhichworksofdance, music,theatre,visualarts,andarchitecturewere andarecreated,and,whenappropriate, interprettheirmeanings. Standard1.Methods,Materials,andTechniques: Studentswilldemonstrateknowledgeofthe methods,materials,andtechniquesuniqueto thevisualarts. Standard5.CriticalResponse:Studentswill describeandanalyzetheirownworkandthe workofothersusingappropriatevisualarts vocabulary.Whenappropriate

ENGLISHLANGUAGEARTSFRAMEWORKS:
WritingStandard4.Produceclearandcoherent writinginwhichthedevelopment,organization, andstyleareappropriatetotask,purpose,and audience.

WritingStandard9.Drawevidencefromliterary orinformationaltextstosupportanalysis, reflection,andresearch.

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Lesson3:MonumentstoCourage

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES
Studentswillunderstandthesignificanceofan individualoreventscourageanddesigna monumenttohonorthatcourage Thestudentswillobservemonumentsanddiscuss whateachmonumentrepresentsinsmallgroups

ASSESSMENTCRITERIA
Didthestudentobservememorials,monuments, andstatuesofpeopleandeventsthathave expressedcourageanddiscussedhowthatcourage isrepresented Didthestudentreflectonhistoricalfiguresand eventstheyhavereadaboutinEnglishLanguage Arts,SocialSciences,orextracurricularreadingthat embodytheirideaofcourage? Didthestudentdesignamonumenthonoringthe courageouspersonoreventoftheirchoice?

Thestudentswillreflectonpeopleandeventsthey havelearnedaboutinEnglishLanguageArts,Social Sciences,orextracurricularlythatembodytheiridea ofcourage Thestudentswilldesignamonumenthonoringthe courageouspersonoftheirchoice Thestudentswillcomposeastatementto accompanytheirmonumentplanexplainingthe rationalbehindtheirdesignandsubjectmatter Asanoptionalextension,studentswillbegiventhe opportunitytobuildtheirmonument.

Didthestudentscreateamicrographicself portraitthatexpressestheirindividuality? Didthestudentcomposeastatementto accompanytheirstatueexpressingthecourage theirpersonrepresentedandhowtheirstatue honorsthatcourage?

RobertDaus.MilwaukeeFallenFirefighterMemorial.1996.

PERFORMANCETASK:
Thefinalproductwillbeaclaysculpturedepictingthestudentscourageouspersonofchoice. Thissculpturecouldbeeitherfigurativeorabstract,butthestudentmustbeabletoexplainhow thesculpturerepresentsthatpersonscourage.

CONTINUUMOFASSESSMENTS:

Awrittenreflectiononthestudentschoiceofcourageouspersonoreventinvolvingcourage - Aplannedsketchforthestudentssculpture - Anartiststatementexplainingthecouragetheirpersonexpressedandhowtheirstatue honorsthatcourage 15

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Lesson3:MonumentstoCourage
MATERIALSANDEQUIPMENT:
Papertowriteinitialreflectionsabout courageouspeopleandeventson,andto sketchaplanforsculpture Papertowriteartiststatementon 3Dimensionalsculpturematerials,should studentdecidetocompleteoptional extension

IpswichPillarofCourage.Goodna,Australia.2012

VOCABULARY:
Monument:Structurededicatedtoa personorevent

VISUALIMAGERESOURCES:
http://www.news.com.au/nationalnews/queenslandfloodpillarunveiledonanniversary/storye6frfkvr 1226242213707 http://city.milwaukee.gov/MEMORIALHONOR.htm visitsouth.com/articles/article/jamesmeridethmonumentoxfordms http://www.history.com/news/martinlutherkingjrmemorialopensinwashingtondcphotos brecknockconsulting.com.au

TEXT,MEDIAANDWEBRESOURCES:
SusanHewittandPenelopeLee.WomensSuffrageMemorial.1991.brecknockconsulting.com.au LeiYixin.MartinLutherKingJr.Memorial.WashingtonDC.2011 http://www.history.com/news/martinlutherkingjrmemorialopensinwashingtondcphotos visitsouth.com/articles/article/jamesmeridethmonumentoxfordms/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine19899540

TEACHERINSTRUCTION:
1. Whatisamonument?Theteacherwillaskthestudents,thenrecordtheresultsonthe board,whileaskingquestionstogeneratefurtherdiscussionandexplanation. 2. Theclasswillbedividedinto5groupsandeachgroupwillobserveamonumentexample: JamesMeredithMonument,MartinLutherKingJr.Monument,MilwaukeeFireFighters Memorial,IpswichPillarofCourage,andtheAustralianWomensSuffrageMonument.They willonlyhavethetitleofthemonument,noadditionalinformationandwilldiscussintheir groupstheirfeelingsonthesignificanceofthemonument.Followingthegroupdiscussion,1 personfromeachgroupwillsharetheirthoughtswiththeclass.Otherstudentsoutsideofthe groupwillbewelcometoaddcommentsorquestionstotheobservations.Theteacherwill thengivebackgroundinformationoneachofthemonuments. 3. Whatconnectionscanyouseebetweenthesemonuments?Theteacherwillasktheclass. Courageisthethemethatunitesallofthemonumentsandstudentswillobservethe differentkindsofcourageinvolved:moral,physical,personal,community,etc. 16

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TEACHERINSTRUCTION(continued):
4. WhoissomeonethatyouhavelearnedaboutinEnglishLanguageArts,HistoryandSocial Science,oroutsideofschoolthatyouthinkiscourageous?Why?Theteacherwillgivethe exampleofMalalaYousafzaiaPakistanigirlwhohasfoughtfortherightforgirlstohavean education.Thestudentswillhavetimetoreflectonthisquestionandwillrecordtheir thoughts. 5. Afterthestudentshavehadtimetowriteandthinkaboutacourageoussubjecttohonor, theywillstarttosketchdesignsfortheirmonument.

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LEARNINGACTIVITY:
1. Studentswillbegiventimetothinkabouthistoricalfiguresandfictionalcharacterthatthey havelearnedaboutinschoolthisyear.Studentswillrecordthingsaboutthepersonthat madethemcourageous,followingwhich,thestudentwilldescribewhytheyadmirethat person. 2. Studentswillplanwhattheywanttheirmonumenttolooklike.Willitbefigurative?Abstract? Wherewoulditbe? 3. Afteraplannedsketchofthemonument,studentswillmakeafinaldraftincludingthe monumentssurroundings. 4. Thestudentwillwriteanartiststatementexplainingthesignificanceoftheirmonument.The studentwilldescribewhytheychosethepersonoreventtohonor,andalsohowtheir monumentsformrepresentsthatpersonorevent. 5. (Optionalextension)Studentswillbegiventheoptionofbuildingtheirmonumentusingthe3 dimensionalmaterialsthatwouldbestsuittheirdesign.Thesematerialswillbedecidedina meetingwiththeteacher.

DIFFERENTIATION: Thislessonwillbedifferentiatedby:

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Timid 1 Bold 2 Courageous (Needs (Gettingthere)! !" (Good) improvement)
Didnotshow understanding ofhowtouse materials Showedsome understandingof materialsand desiretobuild skill

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Useof Materials Relationof Conceptto Artwork andother Activities Creativity Effortand Attitude

Showed confident commandof materialsanda desiretobuild skill Studentshowed understanding ofcouragein discussionor artiststatement

Displayed excellentability tomanipulateall materials provided,and triedsomething new Studentwas excitedto participatein discussionand sharetheir understandingof couragewith peersandintheir artiststatement Studentpushed theircreativity andindividuality tonewheights

Studentdidnot showan understanding ofcouragein discussionand artiststatement

Studentshowed minimal understandingin eitherdiscussion orartist statement

Student showedlittle individualityin assignment

Studentswork showssome individuality

Studentshowed individualityin theirworkand wasexcitedto trynewthings

Student showed minimumeffort andshowed negative attitude towardswork andassignment

Studentshowed amoderate amountofeffort andattitude towardswork andassignment

Studentput effortintowork andhadagood attitudetoward theassignment

Studentputina maximum amountofeffort andhadan inspiringattitude andexcitement towards assignment

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