MEDUSA HEADS: 2ND Grade General Art

Kaitlin Kremer 04/2013

Goal Statement/ Lesson Rationale: The goal of this lesson is to teach and see student understanding of Greek mythology, specifically that of Medusa. This lesson addresses the curriculums requirement of educating students about the history and visual art of Greek civilization. Objectives: The student will be able to (SWBAT): -Identify symmetry in the face. -Describe the myth of Medusa. -Recall how to draw the face from their coin design project. -Apply creative brainstorming to generate their type of hair (i.e. snakes like Medusa) and generate their type of ability (i.e. turn people to stone). -Evaluate effectiveness and unity of finished works. NJCCCS: Standard 1.3: Visual Arts: All students will synthesize skills, media, methods, and aesthetics that are appropriate to creating, performing, and or presenting works of visual art. Standard 1.3.2.D.5: Visual Arts: Create works of art that are based on observations of the physical world and that illustrate how art is part of everyday life, using a variety of art mediums and art media. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.2: Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media. Standard 9.1: 21st-Century Life & Career Skills: All students will demonstrate the creative, critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving skills needed to function successfully as both global citizens and workers in diverse ethnic and organizational cultures. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Creativity and Innovation Communication and Media Fluency Multiple Intelligences Addressed: Visual, linguistic, spatial, and kinesthetic Materials: Student Materials: pencils, paper, erasers, rulers, watercolor pencils, paintbrushes Teacher Materials: pencil, paper, eraser, ruler, watercolor pencils, paintbrushes, StarBoard and Elmo projector Anticipatory Set: Read aloud Snake Hair: The Story of Medusa by Stephanie Spinner

MEDUSA HEADS: 2ND Grade General Art

Kaitlin Kremer 04/2013

Lesson Procedure: Through the course of the 4-day lesson, I will be teaching the class the story of Medusa from Greek mythology. Using the four point instructional model, I will model how to draw the face. Then, I will ask students to follow me through a drawing step by step. Next, students will draw their own faces using a mirror and I will give assistance as needed. Lastly, they will sketch out their special hair like Medusas snakes. Essential Questions: How is mythology connected to life lessons? What life lesson(s) does the story of Medusa teach us? How is art influenced by legends? Day One: Review concept of gods & goddesses; Read aloud story; discuss project objective is to choose your own hair and ability; review symmetry of face; Day Two: Trace face stencils on to paper; begin sketching face and hair Day Three: Use colored pencils to color drawings; fill in sentence My hair is made of _________ and my stare will make you ________. Day Four: Last day to complete projects; presentation of projects/ critique. Closure: We will engage in a classroom critique about the students projects and their successful representations of their hair. We will also discuss if this was an enjoyable art experience and why/why not. Assessment: The assessment of the students is three-fold. Seeing that this is an art class, their final project is evidence of their understanding of the lessons learning objectives. I am also interested in seeing the progress of their learning, which is why they will also hand in their first brainstorming sketches. Lastly, students will participate in a verbal discussion/ critique of their own work. Adaptations: This lesson shows for various learning styles by incorporating visuals, written and spoken language, and bodily movements to recall vocabulary. Evaluation: How I will evaluate my success as a teacher will depend on the outcome of student projects, process-folios, and student self-assessments. In addition, I will reflect upon my instruction and see what engaged students the most and which techniques seemed to show the most student understanding.