Overview and Background: Unit: How Do We Communicate?

Marilyn Dalbom : Cheney USD 268

Art, Drama, Music. Language Arts. : Art, Drama, Music. Language Arts. : English. Foreign Language. History. Interdisciplinary. Language Arts. Mathematics. Social Studies.

Cheney : Grades 10 - 10

Title:	How Do We Communicate?
Topics:	Art, Music, Books, Authors
Time Frame:
Start Date:	-
Status:	Draft
Date Revised:

Other Designers: Sharen Young

Summary:
Students will look at how artists, musicians and authors communicate with their audiences.

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Stage 1: Identify Desired Results

State:	KS
Title:
Standard(s):	Read a variety of materials to understand themselves and the world around them.

Understandings:
user	People communicate in many different ways.

Essential Questions:
User	1. Why do artists paint? 2. Why do musicians play or sing? 3. Why do authors write books? 4. How does communication cause or solve problems? 5. In your life, why is communication important? 6. Why is communication important in other people's lives?

Knowledge and Skills:

K
Letters and sounds
Letters make words
Various artist's styles

S
Speak in complete sentences
Write to communicate
Draw to communicate
Sing to communicate
Recite poems to communicate

Stage 2: Determine Acceptable Evidence

Assessment Summary:
Students will write and illustrate an alphabet book.

Key Criteria: Students will have accurate information on their assigned letter. Students will speak clearly when presenting their page.

Other Evidence: The students will be able to communicate with peers in a classroom setting through art, music and books.

Task/Prompt: Alphabet Book

Type: Performance Task

Topics: Art, Music, Books, Authors

Summary:
Students will write and illustrate an alphabet book.

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Internet Resource Links:
Link 1: http://
Link 2: http://
Link 3: http://
Link 4: http://
Link 5: http://

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Student Directions:
You are one of the authors and illustrators of an alphabet book. You will useKid Pix to design one page of the book. You will be assigned a letter to illustrate and write about using letters, words and/or sentences. When the book is completed, you will present your page of the alphabet book. Your page will be included in a PowerPoint presentation. Be sure that the information on your page is accurate and that you speak clearly when you present your page.

Other assessment evidence to be collected:

Stage 3: Plan Learning Experiences and Instruction

Learning Activities:

W
Review letters and sounds through class discussion, learning centers, guided reading, flash cards and computer programs.

H
Make letters out of play dough.
Eat alphabet cereal at milk break.

E
Students and teacher will read a variety of alphabet books.
Discuss the authors and illustrators of these books.

R
Students work in pairs to practice writing and drawing using Kid Pix on the computer.

E
Students self assess their work with teacher input.
Performance task over alphabet book.

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