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ELEMENTARY ASSESSMENTS

 

Submitted by Katherine S. Hartman, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools

Lesson Title:
North Carolina Textured Landscape

Grade Level or Course:
Fourth Grade

Targeted Goals and Objectives from the 2000 North Carolina Arts Education Standard Course of Study and Grade Level Competencies, K-12:

2.03 -Increase skills with familiar materials.
2.04 - Demonstrate one's own thought and feelings visually, using sequential, visual narrative.
3.01 - Mix tints, shades and tones.
3.02 - Differentiate horizontal, vertical, parallel, and diagonal lines.
3.03 - Compare relative positions of objects in space through color intensity and value.
4.03 - Enumerate characteristics of artist's work that distinguish it from others.
6.03 - Critique artwork through the use of design principles: emphasis, movement, repetition, space, balance, and value.

 

Link with other subjects:

Social Studies - NC

Science - land formations		 Type of Assessment:

_____ Diagnostic

__X__ Monitoring

__X__ Summative

(You may check more than one)		 Type of Item:

_____ Selected Response

_____ Written Response

__X__ Performance

__X__ Conversation

__X__ Observation

 

Assessment Item

  1. The teacher will monitor throughout the lesson to see if each student has accomplished the goals. The teacher will praise, suggest and ask questions

  2. The students will self evaluate through verbal communication with the teacher.

  3. The students will write to describe the North Carolina region in their painting.

  4. The student will reflect in a personal journal.

Scoring Information:

The students should:

  1. Know the difference in land forms for NC

  2. Be able to create three different textures - one for each ground and for the subject

  3. Learn different brush strokes

  4. Be able to use tints and shades of color

  5. Be able to use all the space effectively

Teacher notes:

Students:

  1. Should have an understanding of painting technique

  2. Will nee to have completed a unit on North Carolina regions

  3. Should be familiar with composition and the use of all space when creating art

  4. Check sheet for monitoring and summative evaluation:

    • used three different textures for ground

    • all space was used

    • tints and shades were used within each area

    • subject matter is interesting

    • used a variety of textures

    • worked neatly with paint

Other related items:

  1. Look at Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh. Discuss the style and direction of textures. How does Van Gogh show movement? How can textures show movement?
  2. Show other fine art landscapes and use different styles of painting.
  3. After completing this assignment, students may expand it by writing about their composition and describe the location.
  4. Student may reflect in a journal.
  5. You may also divide students into groups by region and discuss the land formation.

 

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