Norfolk Public Schools Lesson Plan Template

Name__Elizabeth Pruitt_Date(s)________Feb. 2017 _________Class/Grade__5____

Standard(s) N3.1 N3.2, N4.1 N4.2, N5.1 N5.2

Essential
Knowledge or
Skill (from Frida Kahlo Self-portraits (What is important to you?)
Curriculum
Framework)
Cognitive Blooms Taxonomy (Check all that apply.):
Level(s) X Creating
X Evaluating
X
Analyzing Applying
X Understanding
Remembering

Big Idea
Big Ideas
(Essential IDENTITY
Questions,
Enduring Essential Questions
Understandings What is Identity?
, how this lesson How does art reflect identity?
relates to Procedural Questions
theme, etc.) How can I show what is important to me through my art?
How can I show who I am through my art?
Objective(s)
The students will learn how to create a self-portrait. The students will learn about the life and work of Frida
(behavior,
Kahlo. The students will be able to show what is important to them through their art.
conditions,
criteria)

Approx
Step Learning Experiences
Time
Day 1:
Show presentation on Frida Kahlo. Discuss her life and her art and discuss why she created
self-portraits. Review what a self-portrait is and why we as artists should make them. Ask the
students what is important to you? Toss the ball to the students for them to answer.

Discuss what is important to each student (hobbies, events, people, objects).

Practice making self-portraits. Give each student a mirror, pencil, and paper and go through the steps
Antici of making a self-portrait. Discuss the shape of the face, the placement and shape of eyes, nose, mouth,
pator and ears. Talk about light and shade and discuss what areas of the face are lighter and which are
y Set shaded.

Day 2:

Review the life and art of Frida Kahlo. Go over her life events, art, and self-portraiture. Review the
parts of the face and light and shade. Ask the students again What is important to you?

Have examples and some of Fridas self-portraits visable to help students as they work.

Teach (Procedures, including modeling, including visual/instructional resources i.e., artwork)

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Expli Day 1:-
cit Students will practice drawing self-portraits with help from the teacher. Students will explore the
Instr shape of the face, eyes, nose, mouth, and ears. Students will practice using light and shade in their
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 Day 2: Students will begin work on their Frida inspired self-portraits. Each student will have a mirror
to reference the shape of their face and features. Each student will create their self portrait on 11x14
paper.

How will the teacher guide the students in practicing the concept or skill? (prepping for artmaking, skill,
technique or process practice, minilesson, media exploration, etc)

Examples and step by step instructions.

Guide
d The teacher will go step by step as the students are practicing their self-portraits. The teacher will have
Practi examples to help the students visually.
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Each student will have a mirror to reference their own features when creating their self-portraits.

What will students do to independently practice the concept or skill? (Create artwork.)

The students will discuss what is important to them and use that to help with creating their background. Each
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student will have practiced making a self-portrait prior to beginning the assignment.
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How will you know whether or not students are learning the concept or skill? And how are you able to
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offer individual immediate applicable feedback?
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(The teacher will continuously check for understanding and provide guidance through individual
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questioning and/or discussion during students independent practice. )
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Students should look at their own face and draw according to what they see. They should be going step by
ding
step like we did together as a class during practice. Students will review Frida and the importance of
self-portraits, as well as proportion and light and shade.

How will skills, knowledge and understandings be summarized?

(Closure-summary of learning connected to future application)
Day 1:
Closu The students will review Fridas life and art. The students will discuss the characteristics and
re / reasons for creating self-portraits.
Asses Day 2
sment The students will review Fridas life and art. The students will be able to share reasons for creating
of self-portraits and be able to share choices they made in creating their own.
Learn How will student pogress be measured?
ing n requirements/rubrics, formative assessment strategies, critiquing, self-reflection, etc)

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What worked? What would you change to make the unit/lesson more effective?
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