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Coastal Grass Weaving

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Yupiit School District

3

Art

Coastal Grass Weaving

Grade

Subject

Unit Title

3 months

One-Sentence Summary

Time to Complete

Standard
A student should be able to create and perform in the arts.

Detailed Description
The students will be introduced to the coastal grass weaving by the resource person. The art itself will teach the students to appreciate other cultures artistic style. The students will develop self -discipline through practice and making the grass object. It takes patience and determination to use hands on activity of the tedious work to complete an object.

Task Management Skill
Resources: Identifies, organizes, plans, and allocates resources

Vocabulary

Taperrnaq-coarse seashore grass
teggunret-
kelugkat-
Qiumaq-
mingqun-

EFG
Primary Domain

Detailed Description
The students will be introduced to the coastal grass weaving by the resource person. The art itself will teach the students to appreciate other cultures artistic style. The students will develop self -discipline through practice and making the grass object. It takes patience and determination to use hands on activity of the tedious work to complete an object.

Domain Outcomes

P1. Read to Understand

P2. Complete a Mathematical Analysis

P3. Create a Map, Graph, or Chart

P4. Demonstrate Competency in World Languages

P5. Action research project with a team approach:

P6. Utilize one form of technology:

P7. Develop Creative Expression:

P8. Write a report:

P9. Make an Oral Presentation:

Partnerships

Career Investigations

Community Service Options:

Internet Questions:

Grade3

SubjectArt

Date Created1/15/1998

Unit TitleCoastal Grass Weaving

Date Modified3/24/2000

Time to Complete3 months

Cultural ConceptThe student's will become knowledgable about the coastal style of weaving for enjoyment and income.

Outcome Area
Traditions/Family

State Standard
A student should be able to create and perform in the arts.

District Outcome 1:
Be able to appreciate and know about art made by other cultures [cultures being studied in other subject areas such as music, social studies, or language arts or one or two major cultures] and by [two or three major artist chosen for status and to be muti-culture /gender fair].

District Outcome 2:

Detailed Description:
The students will be introduced to the coastal grass weaving by the resource person. The art itself will teach the students to appreciate other cultures artistic style. The students will develop self -discipline through practice and making the grass object. It takes patience and determination to use hands on activity of the tedious work to complete an object.

Specific Grading Critieria:
Students will be graded on the finished project.
Written report on how to made a grass object .

General Grading Critieria:
> Followed specific processes

SCAN Skill
Resources: Identifies, organizes, plans, and allocates resources

Resources
Resource person, teacher , teacher Aide,
Tapernat, needles,
Displays of baskets, place mats, barrets,
Text books of resources on the grass weaving , magazines, newpaper

Specific Grading CritieriaStudents will be graded on the finished project.
Written report on how to made a grass object .

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