Florida SS.1.AA.1.1

Social Studies1st GradePositive influences and contributions by African Americans.

The Standard

Identify African American artists (i.e., Aretha Franklin, Charles White [Abraham Lincoln portrait artist], James Earl Jones, Maya Angelou).

Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students name African American artists and match each person to an art form. They describe a contribution by Aretha Franklin, Charles White, James Earl Jones, or Maya Angelou.
What Mastery Looks Like: Given a name, photo, or work sample, students identify the artist and say whether the person sang, painted, acted, or wrote. They give one accurate detail about the artist's work.
Common Misconceptions: Students may think the word artist means only a painter. They may confuse Maya Angelou with a singer, James Earl Jones with an author, or Charles White with Abraham Lincoln.
How to Assess It: Give a four-item exit ticket matching each artist to singer, painter, actor, or poet. Students choose one person and write or dictate one contribution.

Lesson moves

Sort photo, name, art form, and work clue cards into four sets, then glue each set onto chart paper.
Choose one artist and complete: This person made a difference by ___, and I would ask this person ___.
Play Who Am I by reading one clue at a time while students hold up the matching artist card.
Examine a local event flyer or school arts calendar, then connect its music, painting, acting, or poetry to one featured artist.

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