Arkansas Fine Arts Visual Art Instruction Module Grade 6: The 1930s Dust Bowl Discipline: Visual Art (Charcoal Drawing) Artistic Strands: Creating, Presenting, Responding, Connecting Arkansas Visual Art Curriculum Framework: CR.1.6.2 ,CR.2.6.1, CR2.6.2, CR.3.6.1, P.4.6.1, R.8.6.1, R. 9.6.1, CN.10.6.1 Title: The 1930s Dust Bowl Dust Bowl event and observe the manner in which various artists addressed this historical event Overview of Module: Students will investigate the 1930’s through their artistic medium. Students will use charcoal to create a visual narrative that reflects the impact this event had on the environment as well as the people. Students will use the information they have gathered about this event as inspiration for personal artwork and will write an artist statement to accompany their artwork. Creating: Students will create a visual narrative based on the Dust Bowl using charcoal as the artistic medium. 1930’s Presenting: Students will compare and contrast various ways to prepare and display their original work to a broader audience. Responding: Students will analyze and interpret examples of various artistic disciplines from the era (e.g., Dorothea Lange, Woody Guthrie, 1930’s John Steinbeck). Connecting: Students will gain an understanding of how art can reflect the social, cultural, and historical impact of events such as the Dust 1930’s Bowl. Grade: 6 Contents of Module: Enduring understandings Essential questions Instructional (Student performance) task Alignment to Arkansas Visual Art Framework Resources needed for task implementation Knowledge, skills, and vocabulary Opportunities for community or community arts engagement Differentiation Strategies Strategies for Inclusion Classroom assessment procedures
Arkansas Fine Arts Visual Art Instruction Module Grade 6: The 1930s Dust Bowl Discipline: Visual Art (Charcoal Drawing) Artistic Strands: Creating, Presenting, Responding, Connecting Arkansas Visual Art Curriculum Framework: CR.1.6.2 ,CR.2.6.1, CR2.6.2, CR.3.6.1, P.4.6.1, R.8.6.1, R. 9.6.1, CN.10.6.1 Title: The 1930s Dust Bowl Overview of Module: Students will investigate the 1930’s Dust Bowl event and observe the manner in which various artists addressed this historical event through their artistic medium. Students will use charcoal to create a visual narrative that reflects the impact this event had on the environment as well as the people. Students will use the information they have gathered about this event as inspiration for personal artwork and will write an artist statement to accompany their artwork. Creating: Students will create a visual narrative based on the 1930’s Dust Bowl using charcoal as the artistic medium. Presenting: Students will compare and contrast various ways to prepare and display their original work to a broader audience. Responding: Students will analyze and interpret examples of various artistic disciplines from the 1930’s era (e.g., Dorothea Lange, Woody Guthrie, John Steinbeck). Connecting: Students will gain an understanding of how art can reflect the social, cultural, and historical impact of events such as the 1930’s Dust Bowl. Grade: 6 Contents of Module: Enduring understandings Essential questions Instructional (Student performance) task Alignment to Arkansas Visual Art Framework Resources needed for task implementation Knowledge, skills, and vocabulary Opportunities for community or community arts engagement Differentiation Strategies Strategies for Inclusion Classroom assessment procedures
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