Grades K-2: Illuminated Calligrams
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Common Core Standards
Kindergarten
Reading for Information
RI.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
Speaking and Listening
SL.K.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
SL.K.2 Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.
SL.K.4 Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail.
Writing
W.K.5 With guidance and support from adults, respond to questions and suggestions from peers and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
Grade 1
Reading for Information
RI.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
Writing
W.1.5 With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
Speaking and Listening
SL.1.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
SL.1.2 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
SL.1.4 Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly.
Grade 2
Reading for Information
RI.2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
Writing
W.2.5 With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing.
Speaking and Listening
SL.2.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
SL.2.2 Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
SL.2.4 Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences.
Common Core College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards
R.CCR.1 Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
R.CCR.7 Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
R.CCR.10 Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.
W.CCR.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
SL.CCR.1 Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
Description of Lesson
This K-2 lesson titled “Illuminated Calligrams” authored by the J. Paul Getty Museum Education Staff is intended to be completed in two to four 30-minute sessions of ELA/Literacy and Visual Arts instruction. In this lesson set, students examine different pieces of poetry and the role of calligrams in poetry as they practice letters of the alphabet and the meaning of nouns. They learn to identify, compare, and use different artistic media in works of art. In the culminating activity, students individually create a calligram for a class alphabet book.
Cautions
Connecticut teachers are cautioned that while assessment guidelines are included, a CCSS-aligned rubric that provides sufficient guidance for interpreting student performance in all lesson standards will need to be developed. Common Core Standards have been added to the list above for Grade 2 to correspond to the standards targeted in Kindergarten and Grade 1.
Rationale for Selection
This lesson plan is a good example of how to include a progression of learning where concepts, knowledge, and skills advance and deepen. The lesson addresses instructional expectations and is easy to understand and use. It includes a clear and explicit purpose for instruction, as it cultivates student interest and engagement.