Reagan West
I currently teach 8th grade science at Ligon GT Middle School, a magnet school in Raleigh, NC. I am a 1999 graduate of the School of Education at UNC-Chapel Hill. These lessons were developed as a part of a LEARN NC workshop funded by the NCSSM, in collaboration with the Ackland Art Museum in Chapel Hill.
Resources created by Reagan West
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- What do YOU see? (post-visit)
- In this lesson, students will use observations and reflections made while visiting the Ackland Art Museum to draw conclusions about interpreting artwork (and other works/events), make quality scientific observations, and see how these concepts are related. Students will be reproducing artwork they viewed at the museum, sharing their personal interpretations of various works, and analyzing how the presentation of information (in any situation) can influence our interpretations of a work or event. This lesson is the final lesson in the series of lessons, "What Do YOU See?", which uses the Ackland Art Museum as a resource.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Information Skills)
- By Reagan West.
- What Do YOU See? (Pre-Visit)
- This lesson introduces students to the importance of making accurate, detailed scientific observations, and the value of learning about others' views and perspectives regarding a specific topic or event. It also serves as an activity to prepare students for a visit to the Ackland Art Museum in Chapel Hill, NC (or any museum, real or virtual). This lesson is the first of three lessons that build upon each other, using the Ackland Art Museum as the focus.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
- By Reagan West.
- What Do YOU See? (Visit)
- This lesson outlines activities for students to complete while visiting the Ackland Art Museum in Chapel Hill, NC. Students will observe and reflect upon a variety of artwork. In doing so, they will develop observation and communication skills, and learn to understand and appreciate others' interpretations and opinions of works of art. This lesson applies skills learned in the previous lesson, "What Do You See" (Pre-Visit).
This lesson may be adapted for use in a school/classroom by using museums and artwork found online (see Web sites listed below). A Powerpoint presentation which displays some artwork from the Ackland Art Museum is attached to this plan, as well. - Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Information Skills)
- By Reagan West.
