This lesson is a web quest that introduces the notion of art and its influence upon poetry. This lesson is appropriate for 7 through high school aged students and meets several of the standards and benchmarks for the Kansas art educational requirements in addition to meeting common core standards.
Kansas Standards of Curriculum for Visual Art
Standard 1: Understanding and Applying Media Techniques and Processes Intermediate
Benchmark 1: The student differentiates between materials, techniques, and processes
Benchmark 3: The student applies the characteristics of a variety of media, techniques, and processes to develop manipulative skills in two- and three-dimensional works.
Benchmark 4: The student selects and applies different media, techniques, and processes to communicate through works of art
Standard 2: Using Knowledge of the Elements of Art and the Principles of Design Intermediate
Benchmark 2: The student interprets the use of elements and key principles* in works of art.
Benchmark 3: The student visually communicates by incorporating the elements and key principles in works of art.
Standard 3: Creating Art Works through Choice of Subjects, Symbols, and Ideas.
Benchmark 1: The student differentiates among ideas, subjects, styles, and symbols used to communicate in art.
Benchmark 2: The student selects and uses images, subjects, and ideas to express meaning through art.
Benchmark 3: The student applies the problem-solving steps* to the creative process.
Standard 6: Making Connections between the Visual Arts and Other Disciplines.
Benchmark 3: The student demonstrates ways in which art concepts are interrelated with non-art disciplines.
Kansas Standards of Curriculum for Visual Art
Standard 1: Understanding and Applying Media Techniques and Processes Intermediate
Benchmark 1: The student differentiates between materials, techniques, and processes
Benchmark 3: The student applies the characteristics of a variety of media, techniques, and processes to develop manipulative skills in two- and three-dimensional works.
Benchmark 4: The student selects and applies different media, techniques, and processes to communicate through works of art
Standard 2: Using Knowledge of the Elements of Art and the Principles of Design Intermediate
Benchmark 2: The student interprets the use of elements and key principles* in works of art.
Benchmark 3: The student visually communicates by incorporating the elements and key principles in works of art.
Standard 3: Creating Art Works through Choice of Subjects, Symbols, and Ideas.
Benchmark 1: The student differentiates among ideas, subjects, styles, and symbols used to communicate in art.
Benchmark 2: The student selects and uses images, subjects, and ideas to express meaning through art.
Benchmark 3: The student applies the problem-solving steps* to the creative process.
Standard 6: Making Connections between the Visual Arts and Other Disciplines.
Benchmark 3: The student demonstrates ways in which art concepts are interrelated with non-art disciplines.