Lesson Title: Fantastic Front Covers

Lesson #: 17 Michelle Varem General Objective: Students will record or document activities, people and discoveries (Art 5.10) Specific Objectives: Knowledge: Develop themes with an emphasis on global awareness based on people (Art 5.10iiE) Skill: Decorate items personally created using details, patterns, or textures. (5.10 Purpose 3) Language: Compare and contrast different experiences through viewing and representing Introduction (i.e. Bridge): Ask the class if anyone would like to share what they brought with the class, and why they brought it. Pre-Assessment: Partially in the bridge see why the student brought certain objects and what they represent in terms of people and their experiences, specifically people who have immigrated. Participatory Learning: Time 5-10 min Participation (teacher) Participation (student) Explain activity: create front Listen and ask questions to clarify activity. covers for journal using mixed Describe their objects and why they are materials. Can be in the form of a significant to their story. collage, or a more structured picture but there needs to be mixed materials (not just markers, but also things such as buttons, ribbon, item from home, etc). Needs to have at least 5 elements that are relevant to the narrative theyve written, there also needs to be a title and their name as 50 min author. Work individually or in groups to create a Observe and assist students. For front cover that represents their main those that are finished, apply journal narrative, using mixed modge podge to front covers materials/mediums to add more creativity (especially if they have 3-D to the front cover. elements on them). When finished, students can share their covers with a partner and compare. Post-Assessment: Exit slip: Ask the students to describe how one element of their front cover represents their narrative and character. Transition: Today we did the front cover, what do you think will go on the back? Get a couple of answers about what they think, and then tell them that is what they will be working on the next class. Let them know if they are not finished their front covers, they may take them home to work on, or finish them, but they need to be brought back for the next day, finished or not. Possible Modifications: Reduce/increase number of elements that need to be relevant for storyline if

needed. Provide some interesting and SS relevant things to paste on front cover for students who may not have had access to anything at home because of financial need or other reasons. (for example period appropriate fabric, old photos and clippings, etc). Research Connections: The Matchbox Diary, although a work of fiction, really shows the importance of using objects to tell a story, or represent different events. The students will have read it in a previous lesson, and this will be a good connection for them to understand why they are using different mediums in the creation of their front cover. (Fleischman)