Elementary Visual School Arts

Scoring Guides and Answer Keys

N/A

Engaging Learning Experiences

Learning Activities Using Text or Program Authentic Performance Tasks

Reproductions showing seated figures

When Clay Sings by Byrd Baylor
(Aladdin, 1987)

Read Explorations in Art, pp. 16-19,
Sculpting with Clay: People in Action.

Pre-assessment of clay vocabulary and

processes

Clay figure

Glaze or paint

Teacher/student assessment of student

work

Research-Based Effective Teaching

Strategies

21 st Century Learning Skills

Check all that apply to the unit:

X Identifying Similarities and

Differences

Summarizing and Note Taking

X Reinforcing Effort, Providing

Recognition

Homework and Practice

Nonlinguistic Representations

X Cooperative Learning

X Setting Objectives, Providing

Feedback

Generating and Testing Hypotheses

Cues, Questions, and Advance

Organizers

X Interdisciplinary Non-Fiction

Check all that apply to the unit:

X Teamwork and Collaboration

X Initiative and Leadership

X Curiosity and Imagination

X Innovation and Creativity

X Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

X Flexibility and Adaptability

X Effective Oral and Written

Communication

X Accessing and Analyzing

Information

Other