Ivette Loza, Jeff Stauter, Katie LaBombard Little Village Academy 7 th /8 th Grade Advisory and Language Arts

1. Identity Ivette Loza, Jeff Stauter, Katie LaBombard Little Village Academy 7th/8th Grade Advisory and Language Arts

2. Jamie Wyeth Kalounna in Frogtown, 1986 Oil on canvas, 36 x 50 1/8 in. (91.4 x 127.3 cm) Terra Foundation for American Art 1992.163

3. Key information and Ideas about the Artwork: •  The subject, Kalounna, is a Laotian immigrant that worked on the artist’s farm in rural Pennsylvania. • Work of art painted during a time when Laotian immigrants were settling in America as refugees of a civil war • References to icons of American life throughout the painting

4. Goals for Lesson • Analyze an artist’s portrayal of setting and character to convey a theme • Interpret how American artists use of American icons convey identity • Connect themes to students’ lives

5. A few major learning activities: Activate prior knowledge and experience works of art through a Field Trip to the Art Institute Compare and contrast portrayals of identity in different works of American art

6. A few major learning activities: • Create a work of art and writing piece that reflects their identity

7. Our Identity Projects

8. From One-line Practice to Masterpiece

9. From Kalounna’s Hands to My Hands

11. Civil War ArtJeff Stauter Social Studies -Students chose an artwork to research. -Created an artwork that reflected the same themes. represented in the art work.

12. Ivette LozaAfter school ProgramLanguage Arts - Students chose an artwork or an artist to learn research. Students summarized their learning and highlighted what drew them to the artwork or artist. They compared and contrasted pieces they had seen at the Art Institute. They recreated the artwork of their choice.

13. Katie LaBombardOne Point PerspectiveMath -Students analyzed works of art specifically looking at line and shape. -They created one point perspective. drawings and derived the equations for the major perspective lines in their works of art.

14. What our students learned: ”I learned how to express my feelings in pictures.” ”There’s always a story behind the art.” ”Every little detail in artwork has big meaning.” ”Now when I look at I try to make a story with the details.”

15. What we learned: • Analyzing themes in art is a great exercise in getting kids to analyze themes in literature • Enforcing the “Close Read” strategy is a fantastic way to model to students different levels of analysis • Seeing the artwork we used as examples in class at the Art Institute gave students a better appreciation for the value of such texts, the wealth of knowledge they have to offer, and the importance of their preservation