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Overview:
Introduction
Students will create adjective monsters incorporating adjectives,
geometric shapes and fine motor skills after reading Go Away, Big
Green Monster by Edward R. Emberley.
Grade Level
K--3
Subject Area
Visual Arts
Language Arts
Benchmarks
1.) Students identify media and tools and how to use them in a
safe and responsible manner when constructing.
2.) Students demonstrate knowledge and skills to create visual
works of art using manipulation, eye-hand coordination, building
and imagination.
3.) Students show understanding of emotional expression and
appearance by using adjectives and visual countenance.
Objectives
Rubric
Rubric
Exceeded Met Did not meet Comments
expaectations expectations expectations
(5 pts) (4 pts) (3 pts)
defined the
meaning of an
adjective and
chose two to use
in his/her
artwork. (1, 20%)
created a monster,
which reflected
his/her adjective.
(1, 20%)
demonstrated an
understanding of
basic and organic
shapes. (1, 20%)
used paper
sculpture
techniques. (1,
20%)
worked well
independently. (1,
20%)
Materials:
Preparation
Methodology
Hook
The lesson will begin with reading the book Go Away, Big Green
Monster to the students. After reading the book, the class will
discuss adjectives, if they know what an adjective is and
encourage them to state that an adjective is a word that
describes a noun. An explaination of how adjectives can be used
to describe an emotion or an appearance, like, "grumpy" or
"hairy" will ensue. To illustrate this point, We will read the
sentence from the book where these two words are used. The book
will continue to be used as a reference to adjectives, and the
class can make note of the adjectives used in the book like
"sharp" and "squiggly."
Two lists will then be put on the board: one titled "Emotion" and
the other titled "Appearance." The students will volunteer
adjectives that fit into either of the two columns and it will be
explained that if they volunteer an adjective for one of the
lists, they must use the word in a sentence as well, be creative!
These two categories of adjectives will be used in deciding what
kind of monster the student will make. Depending on time, the
students will make a list of 5-10 words under each category.
Explanation/Modeling
Guided Practice
Closure