MY HERO Lesson Plan

Finding Heroes in Fine Art

by Jerrilyn Jacobs , Taft High School (Woodland Hills, CA)

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Assessment

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Written By
Jerrilyn Jacobs , Taft High School (Woodland Hills, CA)

Grade Level
5-8, 9-12+

Subject
Arts - Visual, English/Language Arts

Overview/Purpose:

Students will search Internet sites for pictures of heroes and heroic action, sharing what they find for a class discussion on how heroes have been portrayed throughout time.

Objectives:

Students will identify what kind of characters and actions or situations would qualify as heroic.
Students will use Internet skills to find images of heroes and heroic action.
Through oral and written expression, students will share their thoughts about how art portrays heroes.

ISTE NETS Standards - Students

Technology Operations and Concepts: Understand and use technology systems.

Creativity and Innovation: Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.

Communication and Collaboration: Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.

Communication and Collaboration: Develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures.

ISTE NETS Standards - Teachers

Model Digital Age Work and Learning: Collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation.

Model Digital Age Work and Learning: Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital age media and formats.

Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership: Exhibit leadership by demonstrating a vision of technology infusion, participating in shared decision making and community building, and developing the leadership and technology skills of others.

Common Core English - Reading K-5

Key Ideas and details: Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.

Common Core English - Writing K-5

Research to Build and Present Knowledge: Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.

Common Core English - Writing 6-12

Research to Build and Present Knowledge: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Common Core English - Language 6-12

Conventions of Standard english: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Conventions of Standard english: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Finding Heroes in Fine Art

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