Life Doesnt Frighten Me
Lesson Plan for Third Grade "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" Curriculum Content Standards 3-001: Compare the illustrations to the words in the book Life Doesn't Frighten Me 3-002: Discuss the meaning of the symbols Jean-Michel Basquiat used in Life Doesn't Frighten Me.
3-003: Discuss the importance of illustrations in story books.
4-004: Create a poem with several illustrations using symbols.
Visuals, Books, etc. needed: Book, Life doesn't Frighten Me, author Maya Angelou, illustrations by Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Other Materials per student: Drawing paper, colored pencils, glue, writing paper Vocabulary: Illustrations, graffiti Objectives: 1. Students will write a poem about a time when they were scared.
2. They will draw pictures using symbols that go with their poem.
3. Students will put their poem and pictures together to form a book.
Anticipatory Set: Read and show pictures of book "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" author Maya Angelou and Illustrations by Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Teaching Procedure: In the book "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" Basquiat used symbols instead of drawing an exact picture that went with the story. Why do you suppose he did this? Do you think the artist got his ideas across by using symbols? Look at the pictures in this book and find objects that he used symbols for. Can you tell what the symbols are suppose to represent? When you look at the illustrations in this book, what kind of feelings does it give you? Happy, sad, fear, joy...? If you look at some of the pictures Jean-Michel Basquiat did in this book, you will find that there are allot of paint that looks as if its running down the page. He did this because when he first started his artistic career he drew on buildings, this is called graffiti. He used these ideas in his artwork. Do you think its ok to draw on buildings, even if it had artistic value? Illustrations are very important in books, do you think this story would have a different meaning without the pictures? Why or why not?
3-003: Discuss the importance of illustrations in story books.
4-004: Create a poem with several illustrations using symbols.
Visuals, Books, etc. needed: Book, Life doesn't Frighten Me, author Maya Angelou, illustrations by Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Other Materials per student: Drawing paper, colored pencils, glue, writing paper Vocabulary: Illustrations, graffiti Objectives: 1. Students will write a poem about a time when they were scared.
2. They will draw pictures using symbols that go with their poem.
3. Students will put their poem and pictures together to form a book.
Anticipatory Set: Read and show pictures of book "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" author Maya Angelou and Illustrations by Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Teaching Procedure: In the book "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" Basquiat used symbols instead of drawing an exact picture that went with the story. Why do you suppose he did this? Do you think the artist got his ideas across by using symbols? Look at the pictures in this book and find objects that he used symbols for. Can you tell what the symbols are suppose to represent? When you look at the illustrations in this book, what kind of feelings does it give you? Happy, sad, fear, joy...? If you look at some of the pictures Jean-Michel Basquiat did in this book, you will find that there are allot of paint that looks as if its running down the page. He did this because when he first started his artistic career he drew on buildings, this is called graffiti. He used these ideas in his artwork. Do you think its ok to draw on buildings, even if it had artistic value? Illustrations are very important in books, do you think this story would have a different meaning without the pictures? Why or why not?