Synthesis, Application, Comprehension / Become an Art Critic Choose a portrait artwork either one you really like or one you hate. Write why you feel this way, how you would change it, and what concept is conveyed.
Analysis/Application / Demonstrate understanding of Documentary Photography. Take a series of Documentary portraits. (Use Dorothea Lange’s work as inspiration)
Knowledge/Comprehension
Create a wire-sculpture self-portrait. Add features that tell us something about your personality.
Synthesis, Analysis/Application / Partner Gestures:
Pose three different ways while your partner draws 6 gesture drawings (2 of each pose), then switch places.
Application/Analysis / Go to an Art Museum, either in person, or visit one online. Look at Portraits. Reflect in your journal about concepts, talent, technique and process. Did the work inspire you or gave you new insights?
Synthesis/Evaluation
Sculpt:
Use clay to sculpt a portrait, it can be figurative, of an animal, or conceptual. (Ex. create a cultural coil pot.) What do the designs, patterns and decorations say about the culture? It can be a portrait of a culture or time period.
Comprehension and Application / Take your other two projects and transfer them electronically to a computer. Or, use images from the artists you have written about. Create a screen cast teaching others what you learned, processes you used and concepts that should be conveyed. Post the screen casts on the Class Wiki.
Evaluation and Application / Photoshop Portrait:
In Photoshop use drawing, scans, painting and/or photos. The portrait should tell a story. Think about how you can convey personality or concept without showing the face, or severely altering the photo. This must be an altered portrait.
Application, Comprehension, Synthesis
Art: Portraits
Tic-Tac-Toe Project Guide
Each student is responsible for completing three activities from the following choices. Your three activities must follow the rules of tic-tac-toe (i.e., three in a row).
Differentiation
Differentiated instruction is student centered, gives many options for instruction and evidence of learning, and meets student’s varied learning levels. All students are different and therefore, each student learns differently. In order to give students the best educational experience possible, it is important to teach to their specific needs and learning styles. Some students are gifted and talented and the curriculum may need to be compacted for them, or perhaps they are accelerated from general math to algebra in order to get the most out of their education.
A student with a Learning disability may have trouble with many different areas of reading, for example, Reading Comprehension. A student having trouble comprehending reading may have a hard time understanding what he or she is reading, may read slower, and may have a difficult time spelling. To differentiate instruction for this student the instructor could use graphic organizers to help students understand important concepts. An instructor could also break lessons into smaller parts so the student can manage the information better, or the instructor could use larger text so the student would be able to read better.
There are many examples of how differentiation can be used, and how it can help students and their differing learning needs. Overall, differentiation is implementing good teaching skills and strategies to help all learners. Knowing your students and how they learn will help you as a teacher to teach toward their needs, and make for a more effective learning environment.
Organization
I have organized the above Tic-Tac-Toe in a way that will allow students to approach the same assignment in many different ways. I wanted to make room for students to be able to work with a medium that they like to, or to choose a project that matches their learning style. There are activities that involve creating, designing, reading, going, and writing.
I feel there is a good assortment of assignments to choose from. I tried to organize the tasks in the grid so that a student would have a variety of types of tasks in their three choices. However at the same time there is a choice that has mostly creating aspects and a choice with mostly written and cognitive aspects or several choices with a mix of both. I like that this assignment is designed for differentiation in that the tasks are varied, but also, the students have a choice in their education, and can choose an option that is best for them.
References
Class handouts
Mastropieri, M.A, & Scruggs, T.E. (2007). The inclusive classroom: Strategies for effective instruction
(3rd ed.). New Jersey: Pearson Merrill Pretence Hall.
Michigan Department of Education (2000). Positive behavior support for all Michigan students:
Creating environments that assure learning. IDEA: Feb, 2000.