Basically teaching them that although there is a desired product and outcome, there are many ways to do things and different styles, techniques etc. that can be seen as beautiful and be accepted in the world today.
For earlier grades I would probably use this lesson plan in teaching individuality and that it is good and okay to be themselves and not feel obligated to follow the crowd.
For later grades I would use them in a more analytical approach. I would have them read a series of authors who were not recognized as good authors in their time and see what the students think and make their own conclusions.
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If I were to teach this lesson again, I would probably take more time on teaching kids the fundamentals and basics of critiquing. I know we went over it, but with more time, it would help the kids to have more of a basis on critiquing, so they can see the importance of it, and the importance of backing up their views with basic fundamentals and viewpoints. i think the kids will really enjoy critiquing, I just want to make sure they do it semi-credentially
ReplyDeleteI learned a lot from this lesson! It was really great!I think that for my lesson I would have a discussion about what criticism is and how we can apply it in our lives. I would also talk to them about positive and negative criticism and what are the consequences of each respective type of criticism. People see things differently and I like to think that every person has their own pair of glasses which have been formed from their own life experiences, family, culture, gender, etc. For a cool activity, I would ask the children to explore their own glasses and make a list, a web or have an assignment about what unique experiences have shaped their own pair of glasses and they way they see things. Along with that, I would have a discussion about how our differences make us unique and special in this world.
ReplyDeleteFor another activity I would ask the kids to think about something that they don't like.. It can be food, a person, a game, etc.. and try to get out of their comfort zone and get involve in an activity where they can find as many things as they can about that object, food or person and see if this activity can change they way they think about the object, food or person that they choose.
Great work girls! I loved the art project we did at the end of the lesson. I think it could be applied to any subject. The students could use the containers to show what they have learned at the end of a unit by creating pictures and describing them on the back. Criticism is very prevalent in our everyday lives and it is important that we teach our students not to judge things too quickly. The teacher can help her students by teaching them how to evaluate and then letting them form their own opinions. In history lessons the teacher should show all sides to a conflict and let the students decide what they agree with. The class could have a food criticism day where they try many different foods and write down how they taste, feel, smell, ect. The teacher would lead the class in judging each element. At the end the students would choose their favorite food of the choices and describe why it was their favorite. The students would then write a poem or a paragraph describing the food they chose using creative words and language. The class could also have a discussion about first impressions and how we shouldn’t let them keep us from pursuing new things or meeting new people.
ReplyDeletegreat lesson! I really liked when we looked at our paintings and had to categorize them according to the different schools of criticism. I would like to take my class on a field trip to a local museum or art gallery and have them look at the different art works. We could judge each piece according to the different criticisms and then judge them from our own perspectives.
ReplyDeleteI really liked this lesson. I think this would apply very well to kids. I thought it would be fun to use this in a self confidence lesson. I think it would be fun to show kids that it is okay to be different and that different people view different things as being beautiful. We just need to find what our own beautiful is.
ReplyDeleteI would like to discuss how our perception of beauty has changed throughout history and look at art to go along with that. It would also be interesting to look at how standards for beauty change from culture to culture. Then the students could write about what they learned and make their own art that they believe is beautiful. They could compile these and bind them as a book that they could keep.
ReplyDeleteloved the project for this lesson! It is a creative project that sets up anybody for success. To add to this lesson, I would love to have a discussion on constructive criticism and its importance in reviewing, analyzing, and improving our own work, skills or behavior. I also would like to use Nicole's idea of letting the students have a hand in being their own art critics.
ReplyDeletethis lesson was really good! i really liked how you showed us magazines we could relate to (bridal magazines, haha) and asked us what we thought was beautiful, and then you critiqued it. i think i could make this lesson my own by bringing in different children's magazines or even different toys and asking them what they think are beautiful or what they think is art.
ReplyDeleteLoved your lesson. I think i would have the art project the students create at the end involve criticism. I would have them create a work of art using a certain medium, and then have them criticize their own art work. They would share the basis for their criticisms with the whole class. With older grades I might even have them criticize each other's work just for the experience of interpreting the meaning of other's works.
ReplyDeleteThis lesson was so great! I really liked how you girls took quotes and notes from the book! Great idea! If I were to adapt this and make it my own lesson I would try and use more criticism in the lesson. We criticize people all the time and I would want the children to realize what they are doing. I would plan an activity where they were given different pieces of art work or clothing or music and I would have them write down their first impression of it. I would then go into the lesson part bringing in quotes about criticism and how we should and shouldn't judge them. I want them to realize that they can appreciate the piece of art before any criticism comes out of their mouths.
ReplyDeleteLoved the activity as well! It has turned out to be so cute!
I thought the snack was so creative for this activity. I think that I would have the students learn some basics of line, texture, shape, etc in order to have a foundation in art basics. Then I think I would have the students pretend they were art critics based on the things they had learned. I would set up different works from various artists and have them explain what is good art and what is bad. They then have to defend their critiques. I would wrap up the lesson with the idea that different art is not bad art and there are many types or media that can be used to create.
ReplyDeleteI might even have them take their favorite media (paint, paper, play doh, candy) and have them make their own piece of art work and defend why it is good art.