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Lesson Plan

Title: under the sea

Grade:2nd

grade

Curricular Goal: The second graders will design under the sea environments based off the work of

Amado Pena and Robert Schott. They will create five imaginary fish and design a scene that they live in.

Each scene will have five fish and a sunken ship surrounded by coral, seaweed, and sand. This will

portray what it would look like to live under the sea.

National Standards:

1.1Use a variety of art materials and techniques to express original ideas.1.3Use materials, techniques, processes, and tools, for the creation and exhibition of works of art in a

safe and responsible manner.

3.4 Explore and recognize use of symbols, subject matter, ideas in own art work and the work of others.

3.5 Apply grade level academic vocabulary: subject matter, line, shape, color, unity, symbols, pattern,

rhythm, emphasis, and landscape.

Targeted Standards:

The students will be able to compare and contrast realistic and imaginary styles in artwork

showing natural and imaginary environments. They will be able to create a composition with a

scene describing what it looks like under the sea. They will understand what shapes and lines

are used to draw animals and plants that live under the sea. They will also understand how to

use creative thinking to create something that exists and turn it into a fish, such as a bird fish, a

fish with wings. They will also use images of a sunken ship and plant life to draw their own.

Notes:

Read to the class from:

Fish is Fish by Leo Lionni

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2nd Grade: Under the Sea

Beginning

5

Progressing

7

Proficient

9

Advanced

10

Project:

The students will

create under the

sea environments

full of imaginary

fish. Each fish

must be created inthe students mind,

but have the

qualities of living in

the ocean.

Did not create fish

that had qualities of

living under the sea.

Completed some

fish with correct

qualities and

created a correct

background.

Completed all of the

fish correctly and

gave those very

unique attributes as

well as a unique

background.

Completed an

outstanding

background as well

as exceptional fish.

Identify:

Will be able to

identify

characteristics that

make a fish

imaginary and

what makes it real.

Shapes, lines, and

features.

Could not

distinguish what

each fish was and

what their features

were.

Difficult to see

detailed features

in some of the

fish.

Could distinguish

each fish and what

their features

were.

Outstanding

detailed fish and

could distinguish

how each fish was

imaginary.

Create:

Will create an

under the sea

environment filled

with imaginary fish.

Did not create

correct amount of

fish and lacked on

detail.

Background was

finished, but

lacked in details as

well as completed

fish.

Completed a

detailed

background, and

could distinguish

features of fish.

Outstanding

background and

fantastic

imaginary fish.

Overall:

Their work will

include a under the

sea background

with uniquely

designed fish.

Craftsmanship

was very poor.

Could have done a

better job by

including more

details and

creativity.

Completed

environment

background and

detailed fish.

Excellent

background with

outstanding

imaginative fish.

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Grading Scale:

5 - 64.5 -74 is an N

7 - 74.5 81.5 is an S

9 - 84.5 89.5 is an S

10 - 91.5 100 is an S

Step 1: Drawing imaginary fish

Step 2: Coloring imaginary fish and gluing it on.

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Step 3: Painting cool colors and a pearl layer to create an ocean.

Step four: Creating a sunken ship.

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Step five: A fantastic ocean scene.