Pueblo Pots – 4526

TIPC Ratings

This lesson falls in the Ideal/Target range for Research and Information Fluency. The students constructed questions to guide their research using the Clay KW Chart. They selected appropriate websites and print resources to gather information and recorded that information on a Google Doc. Students then collaborated to create a class Keynote presentation.

This lesson falls in the Ideal/Target range for Communication and Collaboration. Students worked on the authentic task of creating a presentation to teach their peers about clay prior to the Artist in Residence arriving. Student communicated using Google Docs, Edmodo, and Blogs. Students completed a self-reflection and wrote a letter to thank David Camden. This activity was also featured in a School Matters episode and in the School Days newspaper, which was linked to the art blog so that the community could learn about their project.

This lesson falls in the Approaching range for Problem Solving and Critical Thinking. Students had to decide how to transform a ball of clay into a completed peice of pottery that could be found in the Southwest Region of the United States. While sketching and working with the clay the students generated and responded to purposeful questions that helped guide their construction and design.

This lesson falls in the Ideal/Target range for Creativity and Innovation. Students found a creative way to present information in a Keynote using a combination of text, video, photos, and PhotoBooth. Students also had creative freedom to make a clay Pueblo pot that could be found in the Southwest Region of the US. Students reflected on their creative process with the help of middle school art students who critiqued their finished products.