Learning Plan 1

Grade 8 Title: Native American Kachina Dolls Pacing: ~15 days

Concept: Culture Concept Questions: What is Culture? What do cultures commemorate? Established Goals: (Virginia Beach Art Objectives) 8.7 Students will use artworks as a primary source of historical and cultural understanding. (SOL 8.10, 8.14) 8.8 Students will explore an idea in-depth through the art making process. (SOL8.7, 8.2) 8.13 Students will use critical thinking and problem-solving strategies to express ideas through art-making. 8.9 Students will make conscious choices of media and techniques for expressive purposes. (SOL 8.1) ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS/ LEARNING PLAN QUESTIONS How do commemoration differ between different cultures and artistic expression?

ASSESSMENT Pre-assessment: (What students understand prior to lesson) Group work- Give me at least 3 things you know about Native Americans/ Native American Culture. Ongoing assessment: (What students are learning informal or formal) Students are learning about Native American Culture via multiple tribes, specifically the Hopi Tribe. Students will learn about how patterns and color symbolize meaning in a cultures art. Summative assessment: (What students will learn) Students will learn how historical and cultural factors influence artwork.

Students will KNOW

Culture, symbol, Native American, Hopi Tribe, Pueblo tribe, Navajo Tribe, Contrast, Embellishment, Ceremony
Students will UNDERSTAND

People celebrate their culture in many ways through their artwork. Native American tribes commemorate their culture through ceremonies.
Students will DO

Students will draw thumbnails of ideas for their Kachina doll. Students will decide whether to use modge podge on a plastic bottle, or use toilet paper rolls as the body. Student will draw a final drawing in their sketchbooks, color, and label the embellishments. Student will begin construction on Kachina doll body, then later add limbs, paint, and add accessories.

KEY CRITERIA:
Final drawing in sketchbook and vocabulary Final Kachina doll Literacy- Artist statement about Kachina doll.

SEQUENCE OF TEACHING & LEARNING

1) The teacher will ask students to group talk about Native American Culture. Brainstorm as a class on the Promethean board/ Concept web. 2) The teacher will go over Native American History, Locations on a Map, Reservations, Tribes: Navajo, Pueblo, and Hopi. Hopi Ceremonies and Customs. Hopi Art: Kachina Doll. 3) Have students copy down the words on the PowerPoint that are underlined for good focus. 4) Teacher will discuss patterns and color varieties using contrast and show example of Kachina dolls on the promethean board. Teacher will explain the two methods for Kachina doll construction. (Using modge podge or Toilet paper rolls. ) Teacher will also let students create a stand for the dolls to stand on. 5) Students will use teacher handouts or personal devices as inspiration for their own Kachina doll. Students will draw at least two thumbnail sketches using contrast and decide method of construction. 6) Students will draw a final drawing in their sketchbooks. This drawing must be unique and not copied from handout or device, and students will decide what ceremony their doll celebrates. a) This drawing must be labeled with materials for embellishments. 7) Student will begin construction on Kachina doll body using desired method. Plastic bags and masking tape are used to differentiate between classes/ students artwork. 8) Students will continue with Kachina dolls, either painting or using modge podge referencing their final sketch. When dry, Students will add on the materials for added accessories and name on the bottom 9) Students will write and artist statement about the ceremony of their Kachina doll and construction choices. VOCABULARY Culture, symbol, Native American, Hopi Tribe, Pueblo tribe, Navajo Tribe, Contrast, Embellishment, Ceremony

RESOURCES/MATERIALS Toilet paper rolls Sketchbooks Pencils Colored pencils Promethean board Flipchart Hot glue gun Modge Podge Newspaper Tempura Paint Feathers Glitter Beads Shells Jewels Popsicle sticks Thin wire Yarn Ribbon Buttons Bottles-Shampoo, etc., Cereal boxes (for limbs) Twigs, leaves And any other found objects Plastic Bags Masking Tape Paint brushes Water cups

DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES ___x__Flexible grouping ___x_Open-ended activities ___x_Exploration by interests _____Negotiated criteria ___x__Anchoring/Extension activities _____Independent studies __x___Tiered activities/products __x___Journal prompts __x__Multiple levels of questions _____Scaffolding _____Choice: Learner profile, Readiness, Interest

21st CENTURY SKILLS __x__ Critical thinking __x_ Creative/Innovative thinking __x__ Problem solving ____ Information literacy __x_ Listening __x__ Collaboration __x__ Communication ____ Social responsibility ____ Sustainability ____ Interdependence ____ Health literacy

TEACHER REFLECTION