2018 Rainforest ArtLink Guias del Maestro Guidelines RFArtLink 2018 English | Page 49

II. Lesson Plan and Activities Lesson 5: Turning Analysis into Partner Responses Essential Questions Enduring Understandings What is culture? Personal and cultural introspection is the first step toward global competency. What are values and how do they help define one’s culture? Art is a universal language that can convey cultural norms and values. What are the advantages of using art (non-linguistic communication) instead of written or verbal means of Expanding one’s awareness of other cultures conveying ideas? enhances appreciation of the lives of peers living in How does the process of creating art give perspective another country. of one’s own culture? How does the environment affect my partner’s daily life? How does it affect my own? Activity 1. Crafting Your Partner Response One’s natural environment affects one’s culture. Description and Important Points Materials a. In small groups, students answer the questions posed on the Rainforest ArtLink Partner Response Form. In a class discussion, groups share their thoughts and insights. b. Your class’ answers to these “response” questions will help inform the upcoming partner videoconference. In fact, your students may wish to share or test out one or more of their specific responses directly with their partner students during the conference itself. c. Before the videoconference, teachers are also encouraged to summarize student responses onto the online Rainforest ArtLink Response Form. Once submitted, we will send it to your partners. Rainforest ArtLink Partner Response Form Rainforest ArtLink Tool Box: Strategies for Deeper Understanding • • • Students work in small groups or individually depending on age/grade and ability level. Expand on responses in personal journals or by video. Use the parable “ The Blind Men and the Elephant ” to help students question the validity of making sweeping cultural assumptions from a single collection of artwork (see Appendix). US Learning Standards Addressed Grade 3 4 5 6 7 8 9-10 11 -12 Click on link or go to page indicated Page 62 63 64 66 67 69 71 73 Back to Table of Contents 2018 Rainforest ArtLink Program “HighLight” Page 49