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Celebrations
By: Emily Foss, Carmen Tejeda, Juliana Novorok, Amber Sorenson
Big idea: celebration
21st century
art ed
approach:
Modified
choice
Lesson Objectives
1. Content area 2 Literacy : The students will (TSW) be able to retell key
details from the article.
2. Content area 1 Visual Art : The students will (TSW) be able to use various
colors, textures, and lines to interpret a celebration through art.
3. Content area 3 History:The students will (TSW) be able to view, identify, and
describe art from the various cultures.
Vocabulary
1. Holiday-a day of festivity or recreation when no work is done
2. Festival-a day or period of celebration, typically a religious commemoration
3. Celebration- is an important event or occasion that occurs by engaging in an
enjoyable social activity
4. Tradition- the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation,
or the fact of being passed on in this way
5. Religion- the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power,
especially a personal God or Gods
Reading Discussion
1. Hathaway, N. E. (2015). THE COMMON CORE OF CHOICE-BASED ART. Arts &
Activities, 158(1), 16-17.
Why do you think choice based art is important?
What part of the reading do you find most interesting?
Celebrations
“Throughout history and across cultures, people have been
concerned with…Celebrations”
Key Concepts:
1. The action of marking one’s pleasure at an important event by engaging in enjoyable, social activities.
2. There are many different types of celebrations (religious, cultural, and academic).
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