Taj Mahal
-Phoebe, 4th Grade
In this unit, student artists create a landscape of somewhere they have always wanted to see and visit. They then learn about how color can change the ‘mood’ of a painting, and they use the sky and weather to establish that mood in their painting.
Upper__Near_Far_LessonPacket_copy.pdf
Computers or devices that can access both a printer and GoogleMaps Streetview, printer paper, printer ink, printer, rulers, watercolor or heavyweight paper, pencils, erasers, sharpies, acrylic or tempera paint in red, yellow, blue, white, & black, brushes, water cups, rags.
Lesson 3: (for early finishers) UL3.HaikuHandout
Lesson 4: U.L4.Color Schemes (at least one every 2 students),
Lesson 5: Artist Statement Worksheet_U. (1 per student)
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SPEAKING AND LISTENING
SL.3.1b: Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion) (Lesson 1-4, during discussion of the inspiration image; Lesson 1-5 during artwork presentations.)
SL.3.1c: Ask questions to check understanding of information presented, stay on topic, and link their comments to the remarks of others. (Lesson 1-4, during discussion of the inspiration image; Lesson 1-5 during artwork presentations.)
SL.3.3: Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail. (Lesson 1-5 during artwork presentations.)
SL.3.4: Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace. (Lesson 1-5 during artwork presentations.)
SL.4.1b: Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and carry out assigned roles. (Lesson 1-4, during discussion of the inspiration image; Lesson 1-5 during artwork presentations.)
SL.4.1c: Pose and respond to specific questions to clarify or follow up on information, and make comments that contribute to the discussion and link to the remarks of others. (Lesson 1-4, during discussion of the inspiration image; Lesson 1-5 during artwork presentations.)
SL.4.4: Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace. (Lesson 1-5 during artwork presentations.)
SL.4.5: Add audio recordings and visual displays to presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes. (Lesson 1-5 during artwork presentations)
SL.5.1b: Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and carry out assigned roles. (Lesson 1-4, during discussion of the inspiration image; Lesson 1-5 during artwork presentations.)
SL.5.1c: Pose and respond to specific questions by making comments that contribute to the discussion and elaborate on the remarks of others. (Lesson 1-4, during discussion of the inspiration image; Lesson 1-5 during artwork presentations.)
SL.5.4: Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace. (Lesson 1-5, during artwork presentations.)
SL.5.5: Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, sound) and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes. (Lesson 1-5, during artwork presentations.)"
Writing
W.3.2d: Provide a concluding statement or section. (Lesson 5, writing an artist's statement.)
W.3.4: With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (Lesson 3, early finishers write a haiku; Lesson 5, students artists write an artist’s statement, both with worksheet guidance.)
W.4.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Lesson 3, early finishers write a haiku, Lesson 5, students artists write an artist’s statement, both with worksheet guidance.)
W.5.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Lesson 3, early finishers write a haiku; Lesson 5, students artists write an artist’s statement, both with worksheet guidance.)"
Math Standards
Geometry
4.G.1: Draw points, lines, line segments, rays, angles (right, acute, obtuse), and perpendicular and parallel lines. Identify these in two- dimensional figures. (Supporting this in Lesson 2, using rulers to draw their buildng or location.)
Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
VA:Cr2.1.3a: Create personally satisfying artwork using a variety of artistic processes and materials. (Lesson 3-5, finishing their drawing using their choice of brushstrokes and color to depict mood and tone.)
VA:Cr2.1.4a: Explore and invent art-making techniques and approaches. (Lesson 3-5,leaning about and experimenting with different kids of brushstrokes and types of color schemes.)
VA:Cr2.1.5a: Experiment and develop skills in multiple art-making techniques and approaches through practice. (Lesson 3-5,leaning about and experimenting with different kids of brushstrokes and types of color schemes.)
VA:Cr2.3.4a: Document, describe, and represent regional constructed environments. (Lesson 1-2, finding a place/building they would like to visit and drawing it.)
VA:Cr2.3.5a: Identify, describe, and visually document places and/or objects of personal significance. (Lesson 1-2, finding a place/building they would like to visit and drawing it.)"
Responding:
Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze artistic work.
VA:Re.7.1.5a: Compare one's own interpretation of a work of art with the interpretation of others. (Lessons 1-5, discussing the inspiration image.)
Anchor Standard 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.
VA:Re8.1.5a : Interpret art by analyzing characteristics of form and structure, contextual information, subject matter, visual elements, and use of media to identify ideas and mood conveyed. (Lesson 1-5, discussing the inspiration image, specifically lesson 3’s inspiration image where they discuss mood)
VA:Re.7.2.3a: Determine messages communicated by an image. (Lessons 1-5, discussing the inspiration image.)
VA:Re.7.2.4a: Analyze components in visual imagery that convey messages. (Lessons 1-5, discussing the inspiration image.)
Line, color, value, space/perspective
Proportion/scale, balance, unity, emphasis
Language Arts (could study traveling narratives, or stories that take place in other countries or environments. could also assign a region for student to explore, while still letting them pick the place within that region)), Geography (could look at different geographical regions and what types of environments they have.)