ALEX Learning Activity

Recording Culture Through Illustrations

A Learning Activity is a strategy a teacher chooses to actively engage students in learning a concept or skill using a digital tool/resource.

  This learning activity provided by:  
Author: Elizabeth OBrien
System:Huntsville City
School:Academy For Academics & Arts
  General Activity Information  
Activity ID: 1803
Title:
Recording Culture Through Illustrations
Digital Tool/Resource:
 
Web Address – URL:
Not Applicable
Overview:

Students will use a text's illustrations to gain information about the character's culture.

This activity was created as a result of the Arts COS Resource Development Summit.
  Associated Standards and Objectives  
Content Standard(s):
Arts Education
ARTS (2017)
Grade: 3
Visual Arts
9) Identify and explain how and where different cultures record and illustrate stories and history through art.

Examples: Discuss Chauvet cave paintings, Diego Rivera's mural, The History of Mexico, or the Bayeux Tapestry depicting the events of the Norman Conquest.

English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 3
19. Determine the explicit or implied main idea and supporting details of a text.

a. Explain how supporting details contribute to the main idea, using textual evidence.

b. Recount or summarize the key ideas from the text.
Learning Objectives:

Students will be able to identify and explain how illustrations can show a person's culture by explaining key details in a text. 
  Strategies, Preparations and Variations  
Phase:
During/Explore/Explain
Activity:

Read aloud the book Why the Sky is Far Away by Mary-Joan Gerson. While the teacher reads the story aloud to the students, the students are recording their observations on sticky notes. Encourage them to pay attention to the color and style of the illustrations. 

After reading the book aloud, ask students to share what they noticed. Record their thoughts on the whiteboard or on a piece of chart paper. 

Ask the students what do they think the illustrator was trying to tell about the Nigerian culture. Make sure they cite specific evidence in the book to defend their answers. 
Assessment Strategies:

Have students write in their journals and explain how the illustrator recorded the culture of the Nigerian people. 

 
Advanced Preparation:

The teacher needs a copy of Why the Sky is Far Away by Mary-Joan Gerson.
Variation Tips (optional):

Have students create their own illustration to demonstrate what is important to them. 
Notes or Recommendations (optional):
 
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