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Lesson
1
The Research
Instructional Objectives
The students will:
- access the Internet to acquire information
- practice dictionary skills and expand their vocabulary
- write a journal entry
- practice taking notes and writing down their researched facts
- examine examples of artwork and make personal judgments about
them
- make connections between historical people and themselves
Time Required
Two 45 min. to 1 hr. sessions approximately, depending
on whether it is done in a computer lab or a classroom with limited computers
and Internet access.
Advance Preparation
Have some kind of notebook to be
used as an art journal to provide the students with. This can be a simple
one made by stapling some paper together and putting a cover on it.
Materials/Resources Needed
The students need to have an art journal (see advance
preparation).
Computer with Internet connection.
Vocabulary
Self-portrait: a painting, drawing, etc. of oneself,
done by oneself.
Procedures
Day One:
- Ask the students if they know what self-portrait means.
- Let them guess if they don't know.
- Have them write in a journal/notebook/paper what they think
it means.
- Have the students look up the word in a dictionary and write
the correct definition. Discuss.
- Tell the students that they are going to learn about a woman
that is very famous for her self-portraits.
- Go to http://teacher.scholastic.com/authorsandbooks/events/frida/ read the information and explore the site with the students. This site
has information on who Frida Kahlo was, examples of some of her paintings,
illustrations from the children's storybook being promoted by this site,
and information about the author and the illustrator of the storybook (Frida, by
Jonah Winter, illustrated by Ana Juan) *WARNING*This
site might move so check before trying it with the students.
- If you have this book or any other children's book about
Frida Kahlo read it to the class. (see books listed in resources)
- Have the students write their thoughts about the book in
their journal/notebook/paper.
Day Two:
- Tell the students that they are going
to do some research on Frida Kalho. Give them a hot list of sites that
are appropriate. Make a collections of books on Frida Kahlo available (please
preview them first as many are not suitable for children. See list of books
in resources).
- Tell the students that they need to
find five facts about Frida Kahlo, two things that they find interesting
about her or her art, one thing that relates to them (a place that they
have been, the same favorite color, a pet that they have, etc.), and their
favorite self-portrait. I used a Word document, with a collection of Frida
Kahlo's self-portraits, that I created to make it easier for the children
to preview the self-portraits without encountering artwork that might be
questionable for children.
- Give the students time to do the research
either in books (see resources) or on the
Internet. Internet sites that could be used: Encarta http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefMedia.aspx?refid=461557161&artrefid=761579411&sec=-1&pn=1Fact
Monster (for children) http://factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0826869.html Virtual Museum-in Spanish, but safe and easy to navigate http://biblio.udlap.mx/museo/frida.html
- Have the students write this information
in their journal/notebook/paper
- Have the students share their information
with the class and show their favorite self-portrait and tell why it is
their favorite.
Activities
- Find the meaning of self-portrait.
- Listen to a Story about Frida Kahlo.
- Research on the Internet and in books.
- Write findings and share.
Extensions
Research other artist who have done self-portraits (Van
Gogh, Albreict Durer, etc.) (The book Just
Like Me has self-portraits by fourteen contemporary artists and
is written for children)
Read Jonah Winter's (Author of book called Frida) interview or his biography online.
Read about the illustrator
Ana Juan online.
Homework
Interview your parents. Ask them if they know about Frida
Kalho. Take notes. Share with your parents what you know.
Evaluation
Rubric for Journal (students can self-evaluate)
Does the Journal have the following:
| Self-portrait "Definition Guess" |
yes no
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| Dictionary Definition |
yes no
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| Five Facts About Frida Kalho |
yes no
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| Two Interesting Things |
yes no
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| One Thing That Relates to Student |
yes no
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| Name of Favorite Self-portrait by Frida |
yes no
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Rubric for Sharing (students can self-evaluate)
| Shared All Information |
yes no
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| Was Clear |
yes no
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| Related to Self |
yes no
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| Showed Favorite Self-portrait |
yes no
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The teacher can assign points to the items to record a
grade.
(10 points per item/10 items = 100% = A)
Illustrative Materials
Hot List of sites for the students
to do their research.
Ideas for facts about Frida
Kahlo.
Frida Kahlo's Self-Portraits Word Document.
Student
Work Samples
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Jessica N. Rivera
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