Connecting to the standards
STEP FOUR : Reflection
After the students have finished
their masterpieces it is a great time
to reflect and s hare. Let students
share their pictures and ex plain how
they used the four words together. It
is a great opportunity to show how
we see the same words differently.
It is also a great way to present
synonyms of the words used. If you
look at the first example with the girl
eating ice cream, she used the word
quickly rather then fast but still
showed the same meaning.
STEP FIVE : Make it your own
Whether you will allow them to
change the word from fast to quickly
or you give more guidance to the
sentence structure like a Mad Lib
take this activity into your hand and
use it to its fullest for you r
classroom style.
Combine words & Art
to bring
understanding into
the picture
Based on High School Art standards (2020)
Observe and Learn to Comprehend
Grade level expectation 3 “use artmaking
processes as forms of inquiry to increase
independent reasoning and perception
skills to increase knowledge.” Is what this
activity is all about. We are gaining
information from words to gain creativity
and skills in art making.
Envision and Critique to Reflect
WORDS
In “GLE 3. Evidence Outcome C: Interpret
how meaning in works of art are related to
the materials and process chosen by the
artist.” Is expressed when student come
together in reflect and share their
interpretations. They all have the same
&
ART
materials and words but the cause for any
changes is in their own interpretation.
Invent and Discover to Create
Creative way to bring out the
“Grade Level Expectation: 3. Articulate and
demonstrate that the making and study of “Art “
art and design can be approached from a
variety of perspectives.” Is one of the in Languages Arts
biggest ideas that student can take away
from each other when they reflect and
discover the similarity and differences in
their approaches.
Relate and Connect to Transfer
Samantha Knies
The images we create are a path way to “Grade From the art classroom to you
Level Expectation: 2. Develop proficiency in
visual communication skills that extends Knie7636@bears.unco.edu
learning to new contexts.” Tel: 240-427-8231
When we create art, we are communicating. With
words & art we can draw to learn how to
communicate
Welcome to
Words & Art
Have you found that students are
having trouble coming up with
ideas? Maybe your student’s
vocabulary is lacking in areas? Or
maybe your student might still be
building the foundation blocks of
the English language as a second
or even third language.
I’d like to have the pleasure of
introducing a highly-flexible and
versatile option for your art
classroom, English classroom and,
almost any classroom to learning
and remember words and
vocabulary in an expressive and
exploratory way.
STEP ONE: Word collection
First step ask yourself what you
want them to learn. If it’s just
building vocabulary, maybe a
collection of random words will
work for you. Maybe you want them
to learn key words and vocabulary.
Set up your word piles with those
thoughts in mind.
Note if you receive words from your
students they will be more motivated to
draw the words.
You will need a collection of:
Nouns (objects/people) Locations
Verbs Adjectives
You might get one of these two
results:
STEP TWO: When?
Using this activity is great for warm -
up at the start of class. It not only
helps practice basic drawing skills
but allows them to start thinking
creatively which, is a great start to
an art class and opening minds to
new information.
It is also good to use this activity
regularly so that students not only
know what they need to do but can A girl ate ice cream quickly as a
build on creative thinking.
butterfly flew by at Walmart.
STEP THREE: The Activity
At this step you should have you r
Why, When, and a collection of
words broken down by Nouns
(objects/people), Nouns (location),
Verbs, and Adjectives. You will then
take one from each of the four
collections. It may look like the
following:
Butterfly- Noun A giant butterfly is eating Walmart
while we ran away fast to safety.
Walmart- Noun (location)
(I m ag es r ec re a t e d b as e d o n r e a l s t u de nt
Eating- Verb ex a mp l es )
Fast- Adjective It’s a great way to see how we
see the same words in different
Student will then craft a full
sentence or story using all of the
points of view.
words in one drawing.