Language Arts

• Vocabulary Development. Use a dictionary to learn the meaning and other features of unknown words.
• Reading Comprehension.  Read and understand grade-level-appropriate material. Use titles, tables of contents, chapter headings, glossaries, and indexes to locate information in text.

Demonstrate comprehension by identifying answers in the text. Distinguish the main idea and supporting details in expository text. Extract appropriate and significant information from the text.
• Literary Response and Analysis.

Read and respond to a wide variety of significant works of literature.
Distinguish common forms of literature (e.g., fiction, nonfiction).

• Writing Strategies. Students write clear and coherent sentences and paragraphs that develop a central idea. Their writing shows they consider the audience and purpose. Research -Understand the structure and organization of various reference materials (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, encyclopedia).

 
• Written and Oral English Language Conventions. Students write and speak with a command of standard English conventions appropriate to this grade level.

 
• Listening and Speaking Strategies. Students listen critically and respond appropriately to oral communication. They speak in a manner that guides the listener to understand important ideas by using proper phrasing, pitch, and modulation.

 

Visual Arts
Artistic Perception
                  Students perceive and respond to works of art. They also use the vocabulary of the
                  visual arts to express their observations.

Creative Expression
                   Creating, Performing, and Participating in the Visual Arts
                   Students apply artistic processes and skills, using a variety of media to communicate
                   meaning and intent in original works of art.
*2.2 Mix and apply tempera paints to create tints, shades, and neutral colors.

Historical and Cultural Context
                   Understanding the Historical Contributions and Cultural Dimensions of the Visual Arts.
                   Students analyze the role and development of the visual arts in past and present
                   cultures throughout the world, noting human diversity as it relates to the visual arts and
                   artists.

Aesthetic Valuing
                   Responding to, Analyzing, and Making Judgments About Works in the Visual Arts.
                   Students analyze, assess, and derive meaning from works of art, including their own,
                   according to the elements of art, the principles of design, and aesthetic qualities.
                   *4.1 Compare and contrast selected works of art and describe them, using appropriate
                   vocabulary of art.
*4.2 Identify successful and less successful compositional and expressive qualities of
                   their own works of art and describe what might be done to improve them.

Connections, Relationships, Applications
                   Connecting and Applying What Is Learned in the Visual Arts to Other Art Forms and
                   Subject Areas and to Careers. Students apply what they learned in the visual arts across
                   subject areas.
 
 
 

Outline		Resources
	Standards		Lesson 1 The Research
Lesson 2 Sharing The Knowledge		Lesson3 Self-Portraits
	Lesson 4 Mini Museum		E-Mail