Fifth Grade

Mixed Media Landscapes

Learning Objectives

• Students will be able to identify fore, middle, and background

• Students will be able to write a statement explaining their piece  

• Students will be able to create a complete piece by incorporating various mediums 

NYS Art Standards

• VA:Cr2.1.5 - Experiment and develop skills in multiple artmaking techniques and approaches through practice.

• VA:Cr2.3.5 - Document, describe, and represent constructed environments of regional or historical significance.

• VA:Cr3.1.5 - Create artist statements by using art vocabulary to describe personal choices in artmaking.

CCLS

• Math CCLS

  • 5.OA - Analyze patterns and relationships. 

• ELA CCLS

  • W 5 - Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. 

  • W 3 - Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. 

  • SL 1 - Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly. 

Steps

• Students pick their favorite place and fill out planning sheets

• Sketch out their idea onto a piece of cardboard

• Students pick one material per section

• Students complete an artist statement

Modifications

• Using a larger/ smaller piece of paper depending on the needs of the students 

• Providing a piece of paper that is organized into three sections