Kim

=Kim's Fall Lesson Plans and Documentation= = = = = = =
 * TEAM: Year 2 **
 * Lesson Plan Template **

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 * Teacher: Varner, Kimberly School name: Walt Disney Magnet **
 * Grade level: 6th Subject: Social Studies/Art **
 * Date of lesson plan: September 21 & October 5, 2011 **

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 * Lesson Plan title and Summary: Metacognitive Activity and Application of Thinking Skills **

= = = = Title Husking Bee Artist Eastman Johnson = = Date 1876 Accession Number = =
 * Focus Art Work: **

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 * Big Idea(s): Community and Celebrations **

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 * Objectives **

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 * Examine an ear of corn using a Metacognitive Activity
 * Examine Husking Bee using Thinking Skills of observing, describing, questioning, and investigating
 * Reflect and respond to the idea of community celebrations by creating an illustration of a family or community gathering.

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 * Activities/Procedure **

= = <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT','sans-serif';">1. Metacognitive Activity: Students examine an ear of corn. Some students will get Indian corn and others sweet corn. Students will write down four words that describe corn before they receive it and then four words after. Students will then write what they know about corn and what they would like to know. Students will then compare the corn with a partner and then make connections on a personal level, an economic level, and a global level. Last, the students will reflect and respond to the corn using illustration, poetry, lyrics, or drama. Students may share their responses with the class. = =

= = <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT','sans-serif';">2. Examine Husking Bee. Pass out color copy of painting to each student. Students will take a 30 second look and turn paper over. Ask students a series of questions: How many people are in the painting? What are they doing? Where are they? Does this painting show a scene from today or long ago? How can you tell? Are there any animals in the painting? Turn paper back over. Pose a question: Why are farmers crucial to any community? What foods do farmers make possible? Looking back at the painting, why has the community come together to husk the corn? (Quote: a group of people can achieve more than the individual.) Side note: The woman in the painting discovers a red ear of corn which according to folk tradition would allow her to kiss the person of her choice. Ask the students what kinds of ceremonies or celebrations do you have in your community that bring people together? = =

= = <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT','sans-serif';">3. Project: Draw a scene describing an event from daily life in your community. If someone were to find your work 500 years from now, what would they learn about life in the United States and the 21st Century? = =

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= = = = <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT','sans-serif';">Standard Descriptor = = <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT','sans-serif';">Analyze and understand how art functions, shapes, and reflects history, society, and everyday life. = =
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= = = = <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT','sans-serif';">See Unit Lesson Overview = = <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT','sans-serif';">Students will find similarities and connections with three pieces of art: Mukenga Mask, Husking Bee, and Still Life with Flower Garland and Curtain.
 * <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT','sans-serif';">Student Assessment **<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT','sans-serif';">(attach)