6th Grade Pathways Lesson Plan
Teacher: Ms. Letzring
Dates: November 24th-December 19th, 2014
Theme/Unit Title: Art/History of Printmaking (Identity)
Stage 1-Desired Results
Pathways Framework Strand(s): 1.3 the student will demonstrate the ability to use evaluation; 1.4 The student will
demonstrate the ability to use analogical thinking skills; 1.5 The student will demonstrate the ability to use critical thinking;;
1.6 The student will demonstrate the ability to make decisions and to defend those decisions using appropriate thinking
skills; 1.7 The student will demonstrate the ability to arrive at a conclusion based on reasoning from the general to the
specific (deductive); 2.2 The student will demonstrate the ability to use affective forms of creativity; 3.3 The student will
demonstrate the ability to develop a project plan; 3.5 The student will demonstrate the ability to develop a project plan; 3.7
The student will demonstrate the ability to utilize technology and apply appropriate media skills to develop a product
presenting results of the independent project; 4.1 The student will demonstrate the ability to use appropriate intrapersonal
skills; 4.2 The student will demonstrate the ability to use appropriate interpersonal skills
Language Proficiency Level: 6th Grade
Student Learning Objective(s):
The importance of a lost art
The importance of your own identity
Lesson Outcome(s):
Students will research the history of printmaking
Student will create their own stamps to represent
their identities.
Essential Questions:
How does a skill become a lost art?
What importance in society did it have?
How did it change from a skill to an art?
How do you determine your identity?
Key Vocabulary: brayer, baren, relief print, bench hook, block,
print, printing press, printmaking, artist’s proof, collagraph, edition,
couge, burin, impression number, ink, linoleum print, relief, stencil,
trial print, monoprint, engraving, etching, intaglio printing, reduction
block print, silkscreen art, stamps, identity, individuality,
Stage 2-Assessment Evidence
Performance Task: Presentation on the history and creating their own stamp
Summative Task: Writing an essay on the history of printmaking
Stage 3-Learning Plan
Anticipatory Set:
Input/Modeling/Crafting: Creating their own stamp
Guided Practice: Help in finding research and editing assistance
Independent Practice: Designing their own stamp
Closure: Using their stamp to show their identity
Differentiation Notes:
Technology Integration:
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Each student writes an essay
Creates a stamp to represent their identity
Presentation on the history and their own
stamp
Materials/Items Needed:
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Paints
Different materials
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Strategies:
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Note: Modified based on dates, not on content
Word Processing
Internet Resources
Internet Research
Cooperative Learning
Writing Before and After Reading
Higher-Order Thinking Skills
Real-World Connections
Research Materials