Ellington Academy Lesson Plans
Mrs. Rhoades, Global Citizenship
Week of Dec. 2 - 6
Desired Outcomes
Objectives:
Compare and contrast images that reflect beauty
Create and revise a group definition of what is beautiful
Develop respectful dialogue skills and provide feedback to peers on theirs
Essential Questions: How do art and technology influence culture?
What is beauty? How is it viewed differently by different people? What is “art” in different cultures and different religions?
Assessment of Learning
Small- and whole-group discussion; monitoring students’ progress during activities; plenary questioning at the end of class/other exit tickets; blogging; in-class assignments demonstrating learning.
Arts/Technology Integration Strategy
Videos and Powerpoint slides will be shown. Students will view and analyze various images representing beauty and bring in their own. They will examine and discuss religious works of art from different faiths. They will create a blog about their ideas of beauty.
Learning Plan for the Week
Hook: What is the most beautiful thing you have ever seen?
Direct Instruction: Teacher will guide students through activities, model when appropriate, lead discussions, and share images and videos with the students to generate discussion.
Guided Practice: The teacher will model/start off all activities and lead discussions. The class as a whole will discuss ideas and generate and revise a group definition of beauty.
Independent Practice: Students will individually complete exit tickets about what they learned and complete in-class assignments during various activities. Students will work in groups to analyze art and practice dialogue skills. They will individually write a blog about their idea of beauty.
Closure: Students will analyze images of different religious artwork and reflect on their earlier discussions in the week about what is beautiful in art.
Materials/Resources: Handouts will be provided. Students with computers or other devices that can access the Internet should bring them to class. For students without devices, computer lab time may be scheduled when necessary.
Daily Schedule
Mon –
(5) New seats & expectations
(5) WU: what's the most beautiful thing you have seen?
(10) Starter + discussion: what is beauty?
(10) Videos + discussion
(15) Consensus: Definition of beauty
(10) Exit Ticket / homework for tomorrow
Tues -
(5) WU
(20) Beauty quotes
(30) Share examples of beauty
Weds -
(all hour) Dialogue – whose ideas of beauty should go on the wall?
Thurs -
(all hour) Blogs in computer lab
Fri -
(10) Warm-up: individual response to art
(10) Discussion with group
(20) Whole group discussion: view PPT
(15) Discussion & exit ticket : art of faith
Mrs. Rhoades, Global Citizenship
Week of Dec. 2 - 6
Desired Outcomes
Objectives:
Compare and contrast images that reflect beauty
Create and revise a group definition of what is beautiful
Develop respectful dialogue skills and provide feedback to peers on theirs
Essential Questions: How do art and technology influence culture?
What is beauty? How is it viewed differently by different people? What is “art” in different cultures and different religions?
Assessment of Learning
Small- and whole-group discussion; monitoring students’ progress during activities; plenary questioning at the end of class/other exit tickets; blogging; in-class assignments demonstrating learning.
Arts/Technology Integration Strategy
Videos and Powerpoint slides will be shown. Students will view and analyze various images representing beauty and bring in their own. They will examine and discuss religious works of art from different faiths. They will create a blog about their ideas of beauty.
Learning Plan for the Week
Hook: What is the most beautiful thing you have ever seen?
Direct Instruction: Teacher will guide students through activities, model when appropriate, lead discussions, and share images and videos with the students to generate discussion.
Guided Practice: The teacher will model/start off all activities and lead discussions. The class as a whole will discuss ideas and generate and revise a group definition of beauty.
Independent Practice: Students will individually complete exit tickets about what they learned and complete in-class assignments during various activities. Students will work in groups to analyze art and practice dialogue skills. They will individually write a blog about their idea of beauty.
Closure: Students will analyze images of different religious artwork and reflect on their earlier discussions in the week about what is beautiful in art.
Materials/Resources: Handouts will be provided. Students with computers or other devices that can access the Internet should bring them to class. For students without devices, computer lab time may be scheduled when necessary.
Daily Schedule
Mon –
(5) New seats & expectations
(5) WU: what's the most beautiful thing you have seen?
(10) Starter + discussion: what is beauty?
(10) Videos + discussion
(15) Consensus: Definition of beauty
(10) Exit Ticket / homework for tomorrow
Tues -
(5) WU
(20) Beauty quotes
(30) Share examples of beauty
Weds -
(all hour) Dialogue – whose ideas of beauty should go on the wall?
Thurs -
(all hour) Blogs in computer lab
Fri -
(10) Warm-up: individual response to art
(10) Discussion with group
(20) Whole group discussion: view PPT
(15) Discussion & exit ticket : art of faith