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This week's schedule was a little off due to our snow days. First and third grade classes were due to start a new project, but I wanted to hold off until all classes could start the same week. So we used this week for some extra practice with making narrative art- art that tells a story. My favorite master artist to show when discussing narrative art is Norman Rockwell. His pictures are so fun for students to interpret. We began the lesson by studying his painting "Roadblock". "Roadblock" Cover for Saturday Evening Post 1949 We looked at the artwork and I asked them to answer some questions. They had to find clues in the picture to answer each question. First they had to identify the problem in the scene, and describe the main characters. Some of the other questions were really challenging! One of my questions was "What time of day is it in this scene?" and they decided it had to be morning because the kids had their bookbags and were walking to school. I asked why they couldn't be coming home from school instead, and they said it was because the lady on the balcony still had on her apron from cooking breakfast and her husband wasn't dressed in his work clothes yet. What a smart interpretation!! Next, students completed a worksheet with the same questions on it. They had to think of an event from their life and answer the questions based on that event. Then, they had to find a way to make all of their answers evident in their drawing. For example, if it was a hot day, how will you show that? Are people sweating? Are they wearing summer clothes? Could you draw the sun really big? I wanted them to include details they might normally forget about- what the weather was like, the types of clothes people were wearing, even body language and facial expressions. These are first grade examples. We will complete their drawings next week, and if we have time, they will write a paragraph explaining their drawing. I am hoping that by focusing on drawing with more detail, they will be encouraged to write using more detail. And these last examples are from a third grade class. They were able to get more accomplished in one class period, so their drawings are more complete.
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K. Brill
1/17/2017 07:38:08 am
This is probably their favorite way to tell a story ... they are doing a great job at adding details ... I love seeing them express themselves through art! Thank you for sharing !!
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A.Watson
1/17/2017 11:26:27 am
Amazing ladies!!! What a way to tie the arts to ELA curriculum!! This is heaven sent for our babies that struggle academically but love the arts!!!
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