WONDER INSTALLATION LESSON PLAN by Christina King and Cheryl Wildermuth

�Objective: To expose students to the concept of empathy through integrating ELA and Visual Arts classes.

Goal: To illustrate student precept and display student work as district wide collaborative project.

Materials: Gesso primed foam core puzzle piece-both sides (15” x 22” per student) Acrylic paints, water crayons, colored pencils, permanent markers, paint

markers Large brushes

Optional: paint combs, credit cards, palette knives, sponges, stamps, sequin waste, bubble wrap

Collage Materials; newspaper, magazines, tissue paper, painted papers Mod Podge Matte Medium Handouts with Precepts

Procedure: (Based on seeing students two 40 minute periods per week.) Students begin reading the book, WONDER by R. J. Palacio, with their ELA teacher.

Week 1: Have students paint or draw background on foam core.Week 2: Paint second side of foam core.

When dry, trace outline for slots on puzzle pieces.Week 3: Discuss precepts and empathy with students. Students peruse precepts and write their own with ELA teacher or art teacher.

Students begin collage process or draw and paint on board.Week 4: Begin writing/collaging precept on puzzle piece.Week 5: Add details to board..Week 6: Students write reflection. Finalize details

WRITTEN REFLECTION1. What do you like about this artwork?2. Do any of the parts need attention?3. What do you hope people will notice will notice when they look at your

artwork?4. Is there something you can do to make people notice it more?5. How does your artistic background support, connect or enhance

Assessment:Task RubricWritten Reflection

MA Professional Standards for Teachers addressed are:1) Curriculum, Planning, and Assessment (2) Teaching All Students(3) Family and Community Engagement (4) Professional Culture

MA State Visual Arts Standards;Standard 1 - Methods, Materials, and Techniques Standard 2 - Elements and Principles of DesignStandard 3 - Observation, Abstraction, Invention, and ExpressionStandard 4 - Drafting, Revising, and ExhibitingStandard 5 - Critical ResponseStandard 6 - Purposes and Meanings in the ArtsStandard 7 - Roles of Artists in CommunitiesStandard 10 - Interdisciplinary Connections; Students will apply their knowledge of the arts to the study of English Language Arts.

National Core Arts Standards This collaborative project is connected to the National Core Arts Standards of creating, responding, connecting, presenting, and producing. It is also aligned to the 21st Century Skills as it involves critical thinking, collaboration, communication and creativity.Specific standards addressed are;Standard#1. Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.Standard #2. Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.Standard #3. Refine and complete artistic work.Standard#5. Develop and refine artistic work for presentation.Standard#6. Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.Standard#9. Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.Standard#10. Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art. Standard#11. Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding.

Reading Standards for Literature 6–12 Craft and Structure5. Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of theme, setting, or plot.6. Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text. College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse formats and media, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.

Service Learning Connections Inspirational quotes used for a specific cause-Breast Cancer, Homelessness, Hunger (food pantry) Smaller paper version to be sent to deployed soldiers, elderly, hospitals –decorated and written messages.

Resources Palacio R.J. Wonder 2012. New York. Alfred A. Knopf

Palacio R.J. 365 Days of Wonder Mr. Browne’s Book of Precepts 2014. New York. Alfred A. Knopf

Riley Lesley Inspirational Quotes Illustrated 2014 North Books Blue Ash, Ohio

Feel free to email us if you have questions or comments; cking@napsk12.org cwildermuth@napsk12.org

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