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WebquestIntroduction

What is art? The Maryland State Department of Education defines it as “the product of creative effort in dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts” (http://mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/arts/vsc_visualarts_glossary.pdf). So anytime you bring imagination and creativity to any of those activities, you’re an artist! The arts are for everyone! In this webquest you will work in a team of four to create and share a work of visual or performing art at your very own arts festival. What will you create? A music video? An original dance? A stand-up comedy routine? A painting or sculpture? An illustrated poem? A reader’s theater video? Work with your co-creators to express your artistic self!

Task

With classmates and members of your partner classroom you will:• watchavideoaboutanamazingworkofarttoinspireyourcreativity.

With your creative team you will:• chooseabranchoftheartstoexplorefromthechoicesbelow.• visitwebsitesandlearnaboutyourartform.• completeagraphicorganizertohelpyouchooseaproject.• createaworkofartinyourchosenartform.• prepareyourartisticcreationtoshareatyourArtsOnline!artsfestival.

With classmates and students from your partner classroom you will:• experienceeachothers’artworkviacomputerprojection.

With your creative team you will:• talkabouttheartworkandnominatecreationsineachartformforhonorablemention.

Arts Online! Grades 1–2, 4–5

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by | Diane Findlay

Process

1. Gatherwithyourpartnerclassroomandwatchavideoaboutanamazingworkofart. Let it spark your creative nature!

2. Meet with your creative team and choose one of these art forms to explore: visual art, illustrated poems, musical performance, dance performance, comedy/drama performance.

3. Claim a computer workstation with your team.

4. Click on your chosen art form below and complete the exploration guide with your team. OLDER STUDENTS, you’ll take the lead reading aloud from the websites and discussing what you find. Be sure to keep your younger partners involved and listen to what they have to say. Read through each prompt before you click on the link so you know exactly what you’re looking for on each site. Not all sites are written for kids. You may need a dictionary, especially for terms related to your art form.

5. Printoutyourcompletedexplorationguideandgraphicorganizer.

6. Fillinyourgraphicorganizertogetherandplanyourproject.Showittoyourteacherforapproval, and collect the equipment and materials you need.

7. Create your cooperative or related individual works of art in your chosen art form. Take photos or video footage of your work.

8. Olderstudents,prepareyourteam’sartisticcreationtoshareviacomputerprojection (slide show or video).

9. Enjoytheshowasyouvieweachother’swork.

10.Meetwithyourteamtotalkaboutwhatyou’veseenandnominateoneprojectineachartform for honorable mention.

Art Form Exploration Guides

Click on your chosen art form to begin your research.

Visual Art Slide Show

Illustrated Poems Slide Show

Music Performance Video

Dance Performance Video

Comedy/Drama Performance Video

Webquest

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Visual Art Slide ShowThe visual arts include so many things to choose from! You could make a collection of paintings, a collage or mural, self portraits, a set of sculptures, a large mobile . . . You could work with finger-paints, crayons, clay, cut ortornpaper,foundobjectsfromnature,bitsoffabric,etc.Completethisexplorationguidetolearnaboutvisualartsandgetideasforyourownwork.Chooseaprojectyou’reallinterestedinandcanallcontributeto.Makeitbeautiful, truthful, silly, serious, expressive, or all of those things at once! Your slide show should display your cre-ation or creations and also tell about what it is, how you made it, and what it means to or says about each of you.

• Whatarevisualarts?Visithttp://dictionary.reference.com/browse/visual+arts. Copy and paste in the simple definition you find there.

• Whataresomedifferentformsofvisualart?Startwiththelistatthetopofhttp://art.pppst.com/processes.html. What other forms can you think of? Make a list here:

• Exploreartworkbykidsorprojectsforkidsatthesewebsites,toseethevarietyofthingsyoucoulddoandtogive you specific ideas and inspiration:

www.californiamarketplace.com/kidsgal6.html (click on Page 1)

www.morning-earth.org/Kids_Art3.html

www.artsonia.com/museum (click on Rocky Ridge Elementary)

www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/mobiles

• Taketurnscreatingsimpleabstractworksofartonline,togetyourcreativeimpulsesworking,at www.nga.gov/kids/zone/brushster.htm. Print each person’s picture.

• Nowyou’rereadytochooseaproject.PrintyourcompletedExplorationGuideandgraphic organizerform.

Return to Step #6 of the process section to continue your task.


Poems can take many forms and express many moods. You could choose a series of haiku, make original concrete poems, work with a longer story poem, create and illustrate acrostic poems based on your names . . . Complete this exploration guide to learn about illustrated poetry and get ideas for your own work. Choose a project you’re all inter-ested in and can all contribute to. Make it beautiful, truthful, silly, serious, expressive, or all of those things at once, depending on the poems you use! Your slide show should display your illustrated poems and also tell about why you chose, wrote, or illustrated as you did; how you made your illustrations; and what the poems and drawings mean to or say about each of you.

• Whatispoetry?Visithttp://42explore.com/poetry.htm. Copy and paste in the “Easier” definition you find there.

• Whataresomedifferentkindsofpoetry?Visitthesewebsitesandlistthedifferentkindsofpoemsyoufindthere: http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/poetry/what.html, http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/poetry_engine.htm# (Click on “Start” and then “Play.” Then click on each round button in turn, and go through the text bubbles for each kind of poem. Don’t take time to write poems now; go “back” to the next kind of poem.) Canyouthinkofotherkindsofpoems?Typeyourlisthere:

• Explorepoemsbyandforkidsatthesewebsitestoseethevarietyofthingsyoucoulddoandtogiveyou specific ideas and inspiration. Don’t try to read all the poems; just sample a few from each site. Notice the illustrations that go with some of the poems:

www.loriswebs.com/youngpoets

www.poetspath.com/exhibits/magnificentrainbow.html

• Taketurnscreatingasimpleconcretepoemonline,togetyourcreativeimpulsesworking,at http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=45372 (Click on the “Create Poetry” tab at the top, then the “Concrete Poems” tab in the second line). Print each person’s poem.

• Visitthissiteandfindrhymesforacoupleofwords,soyou’llknowwheretogoifyouneedrhyminghelpasyou write: www.rhymer.com (look for Double Rhymes) Type in a word you chose and two rhyming words from the list of results:

• Nowyou’rereadytochooseaproject.PrintyourcompletedExplorationGuideandgraphic organizer form.

Illustrated Poems Slide Show



Everyone likes some kind of music! Whether we prefer classical or hip-hop, rock & roll or Broadway musicals, music expresses our emotions, gets our feet tapping and our fingers snapping, and makes us feel more alive. Your group mightchoosetogatherseveralmusicalinstrumentsandplanajamsession,singsomewell-knownsongsinharmony,plan a rap with musical accompaniment, or let each team member rehearse and perform a favorite song for the cam-era. Complete this exploration guide to learn about music performance and get ideas for your own work. Choose a projectyou’reallinterestedinandcanallcontributeto.Makeitbeautiful,truthful,silly,serious,expressive,orallofthose things at once, depending on the music you use! Your video should show your performances and also tell about why you chose, wrote, or performed the songs as you did and what the music means to or says about each of you.

• Whatismusic?Visitwww.classicsforkids.com/terms/terms.asp?id=201. Copy and paste the definition you find there. Look up in this online dictionary any words you’re not sure of in the definition.

• Whataresomedifferentstylesofmusic?Visitthesewebsitesandlistthedifferentkindsofmusicyoufindthere:http://kidsmusiccorner.co.uk/types, www.healingmusic.net/StyleListFrame1Source1.htm (Click on a couple of the styles shown in red to read about different kinds of music within those styles.) Can you think of other kinds of music? Type your list here:

• Exploremusicwrittenorperformedbyandforkidsatthesewebsites,toseethevarietyofthingsyoucoulddoandtogiveyouspecificideasandinspiration.Don’ttrytolistentoeverything;justsampleabitfromeachsite.

http://davesoldier.com/raskalz.html (Click on “1,2,3, Go”)

www.youtube.com/profile?user=kidsperforming#grid/uploads (watch first ~2 1/2 minutes)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVXXJ925bzk (watch a minute or two)

www.military.com/video/off-duty/music/kids-sing-star-spangled-banner-wow/1185530456001

• Taketurnscreatingsimplemelodiesatwww.creatingmusic.com/BlockGames/with-rhythm (Listen to the direc-tions. Click in your melodies and stop after you listen to each. Use the “Control P” command to print one of yourmelodies.).Thenlistentoasimpleinstrumentaljamonline,togetyourcreativeimpulsesworking,atwww.nickjr.com/kids-games/doras-music-maker.html (Click on “Play” and then click different instruments).

• Nowyou’rereadytochooseaproject.PrintyourcompletedExplorationGuideandgraphic organizerform.

Musical Performance Video



Whether we think of ourselves as dancers or not, we’ve all had moments of happiness or excitement that made us want to jump up and move to music around us or in our heads. Dance can be freeform movement to the rhythmic beat of a disco song or executing perfect ballet moves choreographed for classical compositions. Folk dances express cultural traditions, hip-hop builds on the rhythms of city life, while jazz dancing explodes with energy and originality. Your group might learn and perform a folk dance, choreograph individual routines to favorite songs, or demonstrate a classic ballroom dance. Complete this exploration guide to learn about dance and get ideas for your own work. Choose a project you’re all interested in and can all contribute to. Make it beautiful, truthful, silly, serious, expressive, or all of those things at once, depending on your choreography and music! Your video should show your performances and also tell about why you chose, wrote, or performed the dances as you did and what they mean to or say about each of you.

• Whatisdance?Visithttp://dictionary.kids.net.au/word/dance. Copy and paste the first definition (#1) you find there. Read the other seven parts of the definition aloud.

• Whataresomedifferentstylesofmusic?Visitthesewebsitesandlistthedifferentkindsofmusicyoufindthere:www.dancecomplex.org/Dance_Complex_Class_Descriptions.htm, www.danceetcfw.com/classdescriptions.html. Canyouthinkofotherkindsofdance?Typeyourlisthere:

• Exploredancescreatedorperformedbyandforkidsatthesewebsites,toseethevarietyofthingsyoucoulddo and to give you specific ideas and inspiration. Don’t try to watch everything; just sample a short time from each video.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbfx746UJN8

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNq_lDiSpRE

www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=702564n

http://fitforafeast.com/dance_performances_firework-katy-perry.htm

• OK,timetostandup,gatheraroundthemonitor,andtrysomemoves!Visit http://www.dancintime.com/blog/dance-lessons/party-line-dance-instruction-videos-for-weddings-bar-mitzvahs-and-corporate-parties. Watch the directions first, then have fun trying to follow along to the music.

• Nowyou’rereadytochooseaproject.PrintyourcompletedExplorationGuideandgraphic organizer form.

Dance Performance Video



Haveyoueverbeencalleda“ham?”Doyoulikebeingthecenterofattention?Perhapsyouhaveafutureonthestage!Theaterarts are all about using your appearance, voice, and movements to tell stories and express emotions. Your goal is to make your audience laugh, cry, learn, or understand something with you. Your group might choose to perform stand-up comedy routines, write and act out a skit about school life, or perform a reader’s theater production. Complete this exploration guide to learn about theater arts and get ideas for your own work. Choose a project you’re all interested in and can all contribute to. Make it beautiful, truthful, silly, serious, expressive, or all of those things at once, depending on your project form and material! Your video should show your performances and also tell about why you chose, wrote, or performed the script as you did and what the material means to or says about each of you.

• Whatisdrama?Comedy?Visithttp://dictionary.kids.net.au/word/drama.Copyandpastedefinitions1-3of“drama”below. Next, go to www.thefreedictionary.com/comedy and paste in definitions 2-4 of “comedy.” Finally, go to http://actor.askdefine.com and paste in the first definition of “actor.”

• Whataresomedifferentkindsoftheatricalperformances?Visitthesewebsitesandlistthedifferent kinds of drama you find there: www.life123.com/parenting/education/drama/types-of-drama.shtml, www.kidactivities.net/post/Categories-of-Drama.aspx.Canyouthinkofothertypesoftheatricalperformances? Type your list here:

• Exploreexamplesofyoungactorsperformingatthesewebsites,toseethevarietyofthingsyoucoulddoandtogiveyou specific ideas and inspiration. Don’t try to watch everything; just sample a bit at each site.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbR_pF-YDnI&feature=related

www.guardian.co.uk/education/video/2010/jul/20/shakespeare-midsummer-nights-dream (watch through the dancing into the spoken scenes)

http://kids.huntleylibrary.info/node/287

http://kidsbuzz.prattlibrary.org/videos/?id=mWwbXRA__g8

• Checkouttheseresources,togetanideaofthehelpyoumightfindonlineforplanningandpresentingyourperfor-mance. You don’t have to read them all. Skim through them so you know what they have to offer.

http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/playhouse

www.netplaces.com/kids-jokes/join-the-laugh-riot-squad-anecdotes-and-advice-for-would-be-comedians/be-a-standup-comedian.htm

http://bconnex.net/~kidworld/weekjoke.htm www.kidsinco.com/2010/02/acting-hints-and-tips

• Nowyou’rereadytochooseaproject.PrintyourcompletedExplorationGuideand graphic organizer form.

Comedy/Drama Performance Video



EvaluationStudents will be evaluated using one or both of these charts.

Teacher Evaluation Chart

Student Evaluation Chart

Student Cooperated with team to com-

plete guide and organizer

Shared creative ideas

and expression in art project

Actively helped plan and present

art project

Older team members active-ly participated in producing slide show or

video

Yes

No

Name I worked well with my team to complete guide and organizer

I shared creative ideas

and expression in art project

I actively helped plan and present

art project

I (older team member) active-ly participated in producing slide show or

video

Yes

No

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Webquest

CONCLUSIONBravo! Applause! Encore! Take a bow! Did you surprise yourself? Did your classmates surprise you? Look around the room and appreciate the wealth of creative talent around you.Maybeyourteamandyourclassmatesgotyouexcitedabouttryingdifferentprojectsor art forms, or inspired you to look for opportunities to experience creative or performing arts in your community. Remember that there’s an artist in each one of us that we can call onanytimetohelpusunderstandandenjoylifeandexpressourselvestoothers.

Iftheartsexciteyou,youmightenjoysomeofthesebooks:

• Art & Max by David Wiesner. Clarion Books, 2010. K-4.

• Babymouse: The Musical by Jennifer L. Holm. Random House, 2009. 1-5.

• Belinda, the Ballerina by Amy Young. Puffin, 2005. K-3.

• The Calder Game by Blue Balliett. Scholastic Paperbacks, 2010. 4-7.

• Cool Sets and Props: How to Stage Your Very Own ShowbyKarenLatchanaKenney.ABDO,2009. 3-5.

• A Day with No Crayons byElizabethRusch.RisingMoon,2007.P-3.

• Lives of the Musicians: Good Times, Bad Times (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull. Sandpiper, 2011. 3+.

• Love that Dog by Sharon Creech. Perfection Learning, 2003. 3-6.

• My Life as a Fifth Grade ComedianbyElizabethLevy.HarperCollins,1998.4-6.

• Once I Ate a Pie by Patricia MacLachlan and Emily MacLachlan Charest. HarperCollins, 2010. K-5.

• The Remarkable Farkle McBride by John Lithgow. Simon & Schuster, 2003. K-3.

• Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman. K-3.

• Stagestruck by Tomie dePaola. Puffin, 2007. P-3.

• A Young Dancer: The Life of an Ailey Student by Valerie Gladstone. Henry Holt & Company, 2009. 3-5.


Visual Arts Project Graphic Organizer

Planaprojectthateveryoneisinterestedinandeveryonecancontributeto.Youmaymakeindividualworksofartthat are related to each other (self-portraits, nature mobiles, etc.), or work together on one large work of art that you all help design and crate (moods mural, abtract art collage). When you’re done with this form, show it to your teachertogetyourprojectapproved.

Brainstorm possible projects.Listatleasttwoideas from each person.

Oftheartworkyoulookedatonline, what was each person’s favorite? Write a short descrip-

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What is the theme of your project?Chooseapossible

name for it. You can change this later, if you want.

What materials will you need to complete your project?Listthem.

Discuss ideas. Choose one you all like and

can be done in the time available. Describe it.


Illustrated Poems Project Graphic Organizer

Planaprojectthateveryoneisinterestedinandeveryonecancontributeto.Youcouldchooseaseriesofhaiku,make orginal concrete poems, work with a longer story poem, create and illustrate acrostic poems based on your names...Whenyou’redonewithform,showittoyourteachertogetyourprojectapproved.

Oftheillustratedpoemsyousawonline,whatwaseachperson’s favorite? Write a short description of each favorite.

Brainstormpossibleprojects.Youmaywanttousesomepoetry books. List at least two ideas from each person.

Discuss ideas. Choose one you all like and can be done in the time available. Describe it.

Whatisthethemeofyourproject?Whatpoemorkindofpoetry will you work with? Choose a possible title for your project.Youcanchangeitlater,ifyouwant.

Whatmaterialswillyouneedtocompleteyourproject?List them.

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Whatisthethemeforyourproject?Whatformofdance will you work with? Choose a possible title for yourproject.Youcanchangeitlater,ifyouwant.

Whatmaterialswillyouneedtocompleteyourproject?List them.


Comedy/Drama Performance Project Graphic Organizer

Planaprojectthateveryoneisinterestedinandeveryonecancontributeto.Youmightchoosetoperformstand-upcomedy routines, write and act out a skit about school life, perform a reader’s theater production—there are many possibilities!Whenyouaredonewiththisform,showittoyourteachertogetyourprojectapproved.

Ofthecomedyordramaticperformancesyousawonline, what was each person’s favorite?

Write a short description for each favorite.

Whatisthethemeofyourproject?Whatformofdrama or comedy will you work with? Choose a pos-sibletitleforyourproject.Youcanchangeitlater,if

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Brainstormpossibleprojects. List at least two ideas from each person.

What materials will you need to complete your project?Listthem.

Discuss ideas. Choose one you all like and can be done in the time available. Describe it.

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