5th-8th- A Very Special Pageant T-Shirt Contest

This annual pageant began in 2011 at Fountain Lake School in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It was started so that children with special needs could receive recognition and praise for their unique beauty, personalities and talents.  The pageant has grown in popularity. Contestants and escorts come from many counties around Hot Springs.  Any school-age boy or girl with special needs is welcome to participate in the pageant.  One of the highlights of the pageant is the talent showcase.  Contestants and escorts who choose to participate in the talent show have wooed the audience with singing, lip syncing, dancing, cheering, gymnastics and cheering.  All contestants receive a crown and sash, with one overall winner named in each division. All escorts receive a trophy. Talent participants are awarded a medal. If you have never attended A Very Special Pageant, you need to make plans to do so.  Many people have stated that it is one of their favorite events of the year.

This year's event is titled "Over the Rainbow" and has a Wizard of Oz theme. Using the t shirt template provided, design your shirt with this theme in mind. If your shirt wins it will be the shirt used for the pageant this year and will be worn by many people around Garland County! 

AR Standards 5th: CR1.5.2 P5.5.1 P6.5.1 R7.5.1 R9.5.1
AR Standards 6th: CR 1.6.2 CR1.6.3 R8.6.1 R9.6.1 
AR Standards 7th: CR3.7.1 R8.7.1 

7th- Art and Nature/Unit 5

This unit features ways that artists help communities connect to nature and to appreciate its beauty throught their scientific and expressionistic investigations. Students will examine some crafting traditions and create an expressive nature scene from a macro perspective. They will also learn how the Tiffany studio pioneered the Art Nouveau movement.

DAY 1

1. Read Unit 5 Intro and Section 5.1 (p. 122-127)

2. Complete Check Your Understanding Worksheet
3. Define vocabulary words on back of worksheet.

DAY 2

1. Complete the What You Like worksheet and the Stylized Animals worksheet.

DAY 3

1. Read Section 5.2 (p. 128-131)

2. Complete the Check Your Understanding worksheet

3. Complete Practice: Creating Patterns (p. 129)

DAY 4

An Expressive Scene

Macro-Art/Expressionism



http://www.theartstory.org/movement-expressionism.htm

http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/history-of-art/expressionism.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography?scrlybrkr=5c8f34a2

25 Beautiful Macro Photos

Examples of Macro Art

1. Look at Studio Time: An Expressive Scene
2. Choose a macro-photograph from nature that you would like to draw.
3.  Use color in an unexpected way to help express an idea or emotion.

AR Standards: CR2.7.1 P4.7.1 R8.7.1 

5-8/ Have a HeArt for Art

Students throughout the Fountain Lake School District will be participating in the annual
Have a HeArt for Art Competition.
You may create any heart related artwork that you would like for this contest.

http://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/facts.htm?scrlybrkr=c9b96116

7th/8th Grade- Perseverance/ Class SWOT Analysis/Rubric

CREATING PERSEVERANCE IN THE CLASSROOM THROUGH CREATIVITY

DAY 1: SWOT Analysis

SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. 

SWOT analysis is a tool for analyzing the current situation both internally (strengths and weaknesses) and externally (opportunities and threats). 

It provides helpful baseline information for a group that wants to vision the future or analyze a problem.

Today we will participate in a SWOT analysis of our class and class environment.

Here are some questions to consider when working in your small group:

After working in small groups we will come together to discuss our overall views of our current SWOT analysis of our classroom.  

Here are a few videos about perseverance for you to watch: 

DAY 2: Create a Rubric

Today we will take a look at some example art rubrics and work on creating our own class rubric.

Take a look at the rubric examples below before you begin making yours.

After taking a look at these example rubrics, work with your group to make your ideal art rubric today. 

Here is an example of a blank rubric to help get you started.
You may also use the internet to help you find ideas for your rubric.

DAY 3: CONTINUE WORKING ON RUBRIC

Today we will finish creating group rubrics so we can begin to look at a class rubric.

DAY 4: CREATE RUBRIC

We will wrap up our rubric project today and begin discussing future ideas for projects.

7th AR Standards: CR1.7.2 R8.7.1 R9.7.1
8th AR Standards: CR1.8.2 P4.8.1 P6.8.2 R8.8.1 R9.8.1