LESSON PLAN

By Nina Benson Art

Week 36+7 - 8th Grade

Desired Results
Established Goals/Objective:
Students will continue with their journey to think critically, incorporating executive functions as they,
practice for graduation.

IL State Art Standards:

Identify the elements [art] (Per state goal 25A) and demonstrate knowledge

and skills to create visual works of art using manipulation, eye-hand coordination, and building imagination, (Per
state goal 26B). Students [will] understand how the arts shape and reflect history, society and everyday life. (Per
state goal 27)

Understandings:

Essential Questions:

Artists and designers develop excellence through

practice and constructive critique, reflecting on,
revising, and refining work over time.

What role does persistence play in revising,

refining and developing work?

Students will know

Students will be able to

Art Room procedures

See how art goals and procedures can apply to

everyday functions so they will continue to
analyze, plan organize, develop and/or operate
within a timeline, adjust or shift steps to
complete the task, and COMPLETE the task on
time!

Expectations of graduates
How to think analytically and critically
Executive function
How to move as one entity

How do artists grow and become accomplished in

art forms?

Assessment Evidence
Performance Tasks:

Other Evidence:

Students will work towards moving as a group

Students will review and critique as well as

reflect upon the assessments of those in
authority

Learning Plan
Learning Activities: Monday: Students will view a short snippets of Mr. Magoriums Wonder
Emporium and reflect upon the next step of his apprentice Tuesday: Students will ditto Mondays
activities Wednesday: Ditto Tuesdays work. Thursday: Begin critique . Friday: Walk-a-thon.
Monday: Students will review expectations of a graduate and discuss their next step. Tuesday:
Continue with practice. Wednesday: Boat trip Thursday: Graduate
Strategy Key
CS-Coop Structure
GO-Use of Graphic Organizers
PC-Peer Coaching
DI-Direct Instruct
M- Modeling
G/MP-Guided Monit Practice
IP-Id Practice
I/R-Invest/Res
E/D-Exp./Disc

Assessment Key
S-Summary
J-Journal
SE-Self Evaluation
T/Q-Test/Quiz
I/GP-Id/Grp. Proc
GCA-Graded Class Assignment
PTL-Perf Task List
RR: Running Record
TOD-Tea Obs w/Doc
P/PR-Pres/Proj w/Rubric

RUBRIC
Practice for graduation
As various groups rotate into
the art room they will view a
video that can be applied to
art and their final days as
eighth graders