LESSON PLAN FORMAT

University of North Texas

Name: Keisha Casiano Facilitation Date: April 24, 2014

Art Education

I. Lesson Title and ationale: CritArt.com This lesson is designed to help students learn proper terms when critiquing their peers work through a class website. This allows students to get in depth on what they want to communicate and forcing students to really look at the art and study it with each blog/comment post . II. !rade Le"el: High School Level III. Lesson # (in relation to unit : !" I$. %nd&rin' (nderstandin': #reating community in critique through blogging. $roperly documenting artwork $. Ke) Concepts: The students will be able to communicate in an educated manner during critique and how to document the process of their artwork. The students will be able to use the internet as a resource for referencing art. The students will be able to learn blogging for art pro%ects. $I. %ssential *&estion: &How can students use technology as a form of critiquing pro%ects' $II. Lesson +,-ecti"es: &(fter this lesson) will learn how to properly document their artwork &(fter this lesson) students will learn to critique through a blog and how to response to others post $III. .peci/ic Art Content: *eebly.com is a freemium website creation and *eb+hosting service.is a web+hosting service that allows the user to ,drag+and+drop, while using their website builder. I0. eso&rces 1 2aterials /or Teacher: *eebly (class website Handout (rtwork e-ampls 0. eso&rces 1 2aterials /or .t&dents: *eebly (class website #amera Handout (rtwork . 0I. Instr&ction and Its .e3&encin':

Throughout the lesson students will be creating community in critique through blogging and properly documenting the process and finished artwork. The students will be able to communicate in an educated manner during critique and how to document the process of their artwork. The students will be able to use the internet as a resource for referencing art. The students will be able to learn blogging for art pro%ects. There will be demos and detail direction on how to upload assignments to the class website Da)4s5 /or Lesson 1. Introd&ction62oti"ation: 4this m&st incl&de disc&ssion 3&estions5 . will get the students interested by showing the class websites. . will (sk /uestions like0 o 1How cool would it be to turn your assignments online'23 o 1haHe you ever thought about using computers in a art room'3 2. 7&rpose6+,-ecti"e: How blogging can be used to enhance students art critique knowledge and give them another way to e-press themselves through technology. 8. Instr&ction: o 4ive demo on how to access class website www.artsanddesgin5.weebly.com o 4ive demo how to upload/comment/blog on class website (dding pictures to your site is dragging an image element to a page (dding te-t to your site is dragging any of our te-t elements to a page. The primary te-t elements are Te-t) .mage6Te-t) and Title. (dding links to your page first highlight the te-t you want to use for the link. Then click the ,chain link, icon in the te-t toolbar. This will open the link dialog bo-) where you can select the kind of link you7d like to create o 4ive demo on how to document process and finished piece Show students how to photography and edit photo 4. !&ided 7ractice Students will be asked to make an artist statement for each pro%ect. They must create a 8+5 paragraph answering) 19o you like it'3 1Hate it'3 1Take a closer look at the details3. *as there some part that you had to struggle to complete' Student must list any resources and/or artist they reference though out the pro%ect. 9. Independent 7ractice (fter giving demos in class) student will be responsible for turning in documentation of artwork) artist statement) and critiques through the class website :. Clos&re :ake sure everyone can have access to the website and set dates for when assignment will be due on the website Formati"e %"al&ation (sk reflective questions ,*hat did we learn today in class'3 How can we incorporate weebly and other websites into our classroom for the rest of the semester' ;. Classroom 2ana'ement 7roced&res . will be going around the class asking questions and making sure that everyone is on task. #ertain age groups might need to monitor or supervised while visiting the website. <. Adaptations /or .t&dents =ith .pecial Needs: To help with students who need accommodations) . will have one on one sit down to make sure the student in understanding and not following behind. (nother approach is to

have any student who needs accommodation paired up with a student who is advance and will help the student during the lesson epeat as Needed 0II. Interdisciplinar) Connections: ;ou can #ross+curriculum this lesson plan with <nglish. *eebly can be used to post many blogs) short stories) and poem. Students can log on to a class page and use the website to turn in assignments and review in class. (s participation students can comment/blog about any questions) comments) or concerns. . 0III. .&mmati"e Assessment and %"al&ation:

0I$. e/erences 1 eso&rces: www.weebly.com

www.studentartguide.com www.thevirtualinstructor.com www.heritagechristian.net 0$. Art T%K. Kno=led'e and s>ills. (8 =oundations0 observation and perception. The student develops and e-pands visual literacy skills using critical thinking) imagination) and the senses to observe and e-plore the world by learning about) understanding) and applying the elements of art) principles of design) and e-pressive qualities. The student uses what the student sees) knows) and has e-perienced as sources for e-amining) understanding) and creating original artwork Critical e"al&ation and response. The student responds to and analy>es the artworks of self and others) contributing to the development of the lifelong skills of making informed %udgments and reasoned evaluations. 0$I. National Art .tandards Content .tandard: ?eflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others Achie"ement .tandard, 7ro/icient: a. identify intentions of those creating artworks) e-plore the implications of various purposes) and %ustify their analyses of purposes in particular works ,. describe meanings of artworks by analy>ing how specific works are created and how they relate to historical and cultural conte-ts c. reflect analytically on various interpretations as a means for understanding and evaluating works of visual art Achie"ement .tandard, Ad"anced: e. correlate responses to works of visual art with various techniques for communicating meanings) ideas) attitudes) views) and intentions