Art Integration Lesson Plan Template 1

Art Integration Lesson Plan Template

LTC 4240: Art for Children

Lesson Title & Big Idea*: Pivotal Moment Comic Strip Narratives Grade Level*: 3rd Grade
Lesson Overview/Summary*: This lesson integrates visual arts, literacy, and communication arts. Class Periods Required:
First, students will discuss pivotal moments in their life. Next, they will learn about the artist Roy (please circle)
Lichtenstein and his use of the Ben Day dot art technique through a class discussion. Next, the
students will use the Ben-Day Dot technique to create a comic strip to tell a story about a pivotal 1 2 3
moment in their life. The comic strip will have four boxes; up to ONE extra strip can be added if
necessary. After they finish creating their comic strip, the students will share their comic strip
with the class. Finally, the class will have a whole-group discussion to answer the question, Why
is sharing pivotal moments in our life important?

Key Concepts (3-4): What you want the students to know.* Essential Questions (3-4)*:
1. Art: Drawing 1. What is a pivotal moment?
The students will learn how to use the Ben-Day Dot 2. Why is sharing pivotal moments in our life important?
art technique. 3. Why did you select the moment that you shared?
The students will learn how to express meaning 4. How did you learn from this moment in your life?
through their artwork.
2. Literacy: Writing
The students will learn how to express meaning
through the thought bubbles in the their comic strip.
3. Communication Arts
The students will understand that everyone expresses
themselves in different ways, and that everyones
stories help shape who they are.
Lesson Objectives: (Excellent resource at http://www.teachervision.fen.com/curriculum-planning/new-teacher/48345.html?for_printing=1&detoured=1): What you
want the students to do. *
1. Visual Art:
The students will be able to identify artwork created by Roy Lichtenstein.
The students will select a pivotal moment in their life to share with the class upon completion of their comic strip.
2. Literacy:
The students will create a comic strip using sequential events that depict a time in their life that was pivotal or
memorable using correct grammar and spelling.
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The students will make connections to their own life by making a comic strip about a pivotal moment in their life.
3. Theater:
The students will be able to present their comic strip to the class by speaking with a loud volume and communicating
the events that occurred in their comic strip.
The students will model proper audience behavior when listening to their peers present their comic strip.
5. Communication Arts
The students will tell a narrative using their comic strip by sharing a pivotal moment in their life.

Grade Level Expectations (GLEs) (3-4) Identify & define common vocabulary that connect the art
(http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/curriculum/GLE/) form with the other identified content areas:
1. Visual Art: 1.D. Select and apply two-dimensional 1. Ben-Day Dots: An art technique used by Roy Lichtenstein
media, techniques, and processes to communicate that depending on the effect, color and optical illusion
ideas and solve challenging visual art problems. needed, small colored dots are closely-spaced, widely-spaced
2. Visual Art: 3.A Communicate ideas about subject
or overlapping.
matter and themes in artworks created for various
2. Pivotal: of crucial importance in relation to the
purposes.
development or success of something else.
3. Literacy: Writing 2.C. Compose well-developed
writing texts for audience and purpose.
4. SE 1: Respect for Self and Others: Recognize and
respect the differences between personal culture and
other cultures.

Content Areas Integrated*: Lesson Activities & Procedure(s) (please be very specific):
1. Visual Literacy (Inspiration Artist: Benjamin Day, Roy Before (Day 1)
Lichtenstein) 1. The students will sit in a whole group on the carpet.
2. The teacher will tell the students about a pivotal moment in his
2. Art
or her life, and show the students an example of a comic strip
3. Communication Arts she made to retell this story.
3. The teacher will use a PowerPoint presentation to Roy
Lichtenstein and his use of Ben-Day Dots. During this
presentation, the teacher must emphasize the technique of
creating art with Ben-Day Dots.
4. The teacher will ask the question, What is something that has
happened to you that changed your life?
5. The teacher will listen to student responses.
6. The teacher will introduce the studio. We are going to create a
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comic strip similar to Roy Lichtenstein. Our comic strips will be

based off of the important moments in our lives that we just
discussed.
7. The teacher will model how to create a comic strip using a
previously sketched (with pencil) comic strip. He/she will
demonstrate the technique of using Ben-Day Dots by filling in
one square in his/her comic strip.
8. The teacher will instruct the students to go back to their tables
and begin brainstorming some ideas for this studio. When they
have their idea, they will raise their hand to have their idea be
approved by the teacher.
9. The teacher will pass out comic strips when students ideas
have been approved.
During (Day 2)
10. The students will start with a comic strip that has four boxes.
11. The students will begin by sketching their comic strip with a
pencil. Before they move on to coloring, the students should
have the comic strip sketched, and the thought bubbles written
to help tell the story.
12. The students will use the Ben-Day Dot technique to color their
comic strip.
13. The students will mount their completed comic strip on a
colored piece of construction paper of their choice.
After (Day 2)
14. The students will present their comic strip to the class.

Anticipatory Set (Gaining Attention)*: The opening activity will Closure (Reflecting Anticipatory Set):
consist of the students sitting as a whole group on the carpet. Students will present their comic strips to the class. They will
The teacher will share a pivotal moment in his or her life and share why they chose this moment and what they learned
introduce Ben Day Dots to the class. He or she will then ask from this moment. This is an opportunity for students to learn
the students, What is something that has happened to you how to be comfortable in front of an audience, as well as to
that changed your life? Students will respond to this question, get to know more about their fellow classmates. To end the
and then learn about the studio that they will do. lesson, we will discuss why sharing pivotal moments in our
life is important. After everyone has presented, the comic
strips will be hung on a bulletin board for other members of
the school community to see.
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Formative Assessment strategy: The teacher will assess Summative Assessment strategy*: The teacher will assess
students by observing students as they plan their comic strips. the students by reviewing each students comic strip. He/she
will check for correct grammar and spelling, as well as
ensuring that the comic strip follows a sequential series of
events depicting a pivotal moment in the students life.

What student prior knowledge will this lesson require/draw upon?

The prior knowledge that this lesson will require is to be able to draw upon a personal moment in the students life. It would be
beneficial if the student has some prior knowledge about comic strips.
How will you engage students in imagining, exploring, and/or experimenting in this lesson?
Students will be engaged in the opening activity by first listening to the teachers pivotal moment, and then sharing their own.
Students will also be engaged by looking at an example of the Ben Day dot technique. Students will experiment by having
time to brainstorm their ideas for their comic strip. Students will also have to experiment by summarizing their story so that it
is short enough to fit in the comic strip, but also so that it makes sense that a reader or viewer could understand their
thinking.

How will this lesson allow for/encourage students to solve problems in divergent ways?
Students are free to choose any moment from their life that has meaning to them. Students will also have the opportunity to
express themselves through drawing, coloring, and writing.

How will you engage students in routinely reflecting on their learning?

Students will routinely reflect on their learning after day 1 by having brainstorming ideas and having them approved by the
teacher. They will routinely reflect on their learning on day 2 through their presentations to the class, and through whole-class
discussion by answering the question, Why is sharing pivotal moments in our life important?
How will you adapt the various aspects of the lesson to differently-abeled students?
During brainstorming, I will have EL students draw pictures to represent their ideas if they are not capable of writing complete
sentences. Similarly, I will have them only draw pictures for their comic strips and share what they can with the class. For
students that cannot write or hold a pencil, I will have them use a computer template to create their comic strip with teacher
assistance as needed.
What opportunities/activities will students be given to revise and improve their understandings and their work?
Students will have the opportunity to revise and improve their work by brainstorming ideas and having the teacher approve
them. All ideas will be approved as long as they represent a moment that is memorable to the student.
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What opportunities/activities will you provide for students to share their learning in this lesson?
Students will share their learning by presenting their comic strips to the class. Each student will share their comic strip
individually by stating the pivotal moment that they wrote about, and what their comic strip says. After presentations, the
teacher will display the comic strips in the hallway on a bulletin board.
Lesson Resources/References (please be very specific by providing links, authors, titles, etc.):

1. http://kids1.tate.org.uk/blog/tag/roy-lichtenstein/ : This website has kid-friendly information about Roy Lichtenstein and
his work with Ben Day dots.
2. http://artprojectsforkids.org/lichtenstein-style-portraits/ : This image shows an example of what a picture in the
students comic strips might look like.
3. http://artsmarts4kids.blogspot.com/2008/09/roy-lichtenstein.html : This website has more information about Roy
Lichtenstein including personal history.

* Include this information during your final presentation.

References

Silverstein, L. B. & Layne, S. (n.d.). Defining arts integration. Retrieved from

http://www.americansforthearts.org/networks/arts_education/publications/special_publications/Defining%20Arts

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