A Learning Activity is a strategy a teacher chooses to actively
engage students in learning a concept or skill using a digital tool/resource.
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Phase:
After/Explain/Elaborate
Activity:
1. After students have finished creating their torn paper artwork depicting their bedroom, the teacher should instruct students to examine their bedroom at home. The teacher should instruct students to create a list of at least three items they need to add to their artwork.
2. Once students have created their list of what should be added, the teacher should lead a discussion with the whole class by asking probing questions, such as: "What items did you leave out when you first created your artwork?" "Why did you leave those items out at first?" "Why have you chosen to add those items now?"
3. After the class discussion, the teacher should allow students to add additional details to their artwork using any available materials (this time the students are not limited to just using torn paper and glue).
4. After students have finished their artwork, the teacher can lead a discussion with students about the meaning that was added to their art piece by refining and revising their original work.
Assessment Strategies:
To assess student achievement of the stated learning objectives, the teacher should:
listen carefully to student responses during the class discussion to ensure students are engaged in the refining and revising steps of the art-making process.
examine each student's finished artwork to determine if the student refined their original art piece by adding a variety of materials to enhance the meaning of their artwork.