Wednesday, January 26, 2011

My Super Sweet Brochure


My Final Opus


Name            Tim Abbas            Lesson Plan Title Spotting Renaissance Art       

Target Learner    7th Grade History                 Abilities Identifying period Art

Stage 1 –Desired Results


Established Goals
CA State Standard 7.8.1 Describe the way in which revival of classical learning and the arts fostered a new interest in humanism


Desired Understandings
Big Idea: Art Shows, through our art we can be seen and we can learn about others.



Essential Questions to Consider
Through looking at Renaissance art we can learn about what they valued (the Real World, balance between intellect and religious faith)



Desired Key Knowledge
Key aspects of Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Art (Movement, Realism, and Color)



Desired Key Skills
Students will be able to identify Classical, Medieval and Religious Art


Name          Tim Abbas                  Lesson Plan Title Spotting Renaissance Art.

Target Learner   7th Grade History      Abilities Identifying Period Art

Stage 2 –Evidence


Stage 1
Stage 2
If the desired result is for learners to…
Then, you need evidence of the student’s ability to …
SO, the assessment needs to include some things like…
Understand that: (U)

Big Idea: Art Shows, through our art we can be seen and we can learn about others.

And thoughtfully consider the questions (Q)

Through looking at Renaissance art we can learn about what they valued (the Real World, balance between intellect and religious faith)







Identify: Students will be able to identify Classical, Medieval and Religious Art through common characteristics with an emphasis being on Renaissance Art.

Compare and Contrast: Through looking at Renaissance art we can learn about what they valued as opposed to the Medieval, and Classical Periods as well as today.





Performance Tasks #1 (T):
and/or Other Evidence(s) (OE)

Students will Draw a map of their room and identify pieces of art and summarize what it reveals about themselves
Homework (10pts)

Students will be able to recognize Renaissance art on a quiz and be able to list 3 common characteristics on a chart

Name      Tim   Abbas                     Lesson Plan Title _Spotting Renaissance Art___

Target Learner    7th Grade History           Abilities ___Identifying Period Art___

Stage 3 –Learning Plan


W = Whereto; Where from
By understanding three characteristics of Renaissance art students will uncover what was important to people during that time.   Students will connect that to the big idea that art shows the maker.



H = Hook and Hold
Journal and Discuss personal experiences:  What is up on your bedroom walls?  If someone were to study you only by looking at what where on the walls of your room what would they found out?



E = Equip for Expected Performance
Students, in groups of three, will compare and contrast 9 works of art. (Renaissance, Medieval, and Classical)  Students will group them in three groups and write down why the grouped them in the way they did way. 

Students will take notes on the characteristic of Renaissance Art using a spider diagram and draw out examples of each characteristic.



R = Rethink, Revise/Refine, Reflect
Using Powerpoint, characteristics of period art will be put up one at a time.   Students will match them to their groups and check to see if their findings match up. 



E = Encourage Self-Evaluation
Walk-around-the-room-quiz-game; can you correctly guess the period from the art.  Students will examine other examples of art hanging around the room and match them to the correct period.

T = Tailor for Diverse Learners
During the lesson students will work in groups, discuss as a class, write about there findings, match their findings through examining more examples of art, and walk around the room.

Students how do not want to write out their spider diagram can draw it out.


O = Organize The Learning
1. Journal and Discussion: What’s in your room?
2. Group work: What is in common with your examples? Could we put them in any groups?
3. Powerpoint: The reveal: How do your findings match up? 
4. Spider Diagram: What are the characteristics of each period art pieces
5. Review:  Walk-around-the-room-quiz-game; can you correctly guess the period from the art.
6. Closure: what does this tell us about the people that lived in Renaissance times?
7.  Homework: Draw out what is on your walls in your bedroom and write down what can tell us about you.

Monday, January 17, 2011

Stage 3 - Whereto thou Romeo


Name      Tim   Abbas                     Lesson Plan Title _Spotting Renaissance Art___

Target Learner    7th Grade History           Abilities ___Identifying Period Art___

Stage 3 –Learning Plan [ DRAFT ]


W = Whereto; Where from
By understanding three characteristics of Renaissance art students will uncover what was important to people during that time.   Students will connect that to the big idea that art shows the maker.



H = Hook and Hold
Journal and Discuss personal experiences:  What is up on your bedroom walls?  If someone were to study you only by looking at what where on the walls of your room what would they found out?



E = Equip for Expected Performance
Students, in groups of three, will compare and contrast 9 works of art. (Renaissance, Medieval, and Classical)  Students will group them in three groups and write down why the grouped them in the way they did way. 

Students will take notes on the characteristic of Renaissance Art using a spider diagram and draw out examples of each characteristic.



R = Rethink, Revise/Refine, Reflect
Using Powerpoint, characteristics of period art will be put up one at a time.   Students will match them to their groups and check to see if their findings match up.  



E = Encourage Self-Evaluation
Walk-around-the-room-quiz-game; can you correctly guess the period from the art.  Students will examine other examples of art hanging around the room and match them to the correct period.

T = Tailor for Diverse Learners
During the lesson students will work in groups, discuss as a class, write about there findings, match their findings through examining more examples of art, and walk around the room.

Students how do not want to write out their spider diagram can draw it out.


O = Organize The Learning
1. Journal and Discussion: What’s in your room?
2. Group work: What is in common with your examples? Could we put them in any groups?
3. Powerpoint: The reveal: How do your findings match up? 
4. Spider Diagram: What are the characteristics of each period art pieces
5. Review:  Walk-around-the-room-quiz-game; can you correctly guess the period from the art.
6. Closure: what does this tell us about the people that lived in Renaissance times?
7.  Homework: Draw out what is on your walls in your bedroom and write down what can tell us about you.

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Stage 2 - The Evidence


Name          Tim Abbas                  Lesson Plan Title  Spotting Renaissance Art.

Target Learner   7th Grade History      Abilities Identifying Period Art

Stage 2 –Evidence [ DRAFT ]


Stage 1
Stage 2
If the desired result is for learners to…
Then, you need evidence of the student’s ability to …
SO, the assessment needs to include some things like…
Understand that: (U)

Big Idea: Art Shows, through our art we can be seen and we can learn about others.

And thoughtfully consider the questions (Q)

Through looking at Renaissance art we can learn about what they valued (the Real World, balance between intellect and religious faith)







Identify: Students will be able to identify Classical, Medieval and Religious Art through common characteristics

Compare and Contrast: Through looking at Renaissance art we can learn about what they valued as opposed to the Medieval, and Classical Periods as well as today.





Performance Tasks #1 (T):
and/or Other Evidence(s) (OE)

Students will prove during a discussion what period of art provided examples are from

Students will Draw a map of their room and identify pieces of art that reveal about themselves

Students will be able to recognize Renaissance art on a quiz and be able to list 3 common characteristics.