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Visual Arts Featured Projects:
Art of the Book Performance Task

Task Title: Art of the Book: Visual Arts, Book Arts & Writing
Performance Task Development Projects

Oregon Arts Content Standard Assessed
State Curriculum Framework Items Addressed
Performance Task Guide
Products & Performances To Be Assessed

Benchmark Level: Check Box 1 Checked Box2 Check Box 3 Check Box CIM

Oregon Arts Content Standard
to be assessed (using a scoring guide):

Check Box Aesthetics and Art Criticism: Respond to, explain, and analyze works of art, based on technical, organizational, and aesthetic elements.
Check Box Historical and Cultural Perspectives: Understand how works of art relate to the time periods and cultures in which they are created and how certain works of art from various time periods and cultures are related.
Checked Box Create, Present and Perform: Use ideas, skills, and techniques in the arts.

Academic Content in the extended definition(s):

Check Box English
(including Literature & Reading)		 Check Box History Check Box PE
Check Box Second Language
|		 Check Box Civics Checked Box Art
Check Box Science
|		 Check Box Economics Check Box Music
Check Box Math
|		 Check Box Geography Check Box Health
Check Box Technology
|		 Check Box Culture Check Box Other ____________
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State Curriculum Framework items
addressed at the benchmark level:

(See Oregon Standards document for this statement listed by benchmark level along with Arts Content Standards.)

Create, Present and Perform: Use ideas, skills and techniques in the arts.
Benchmark 2 (by end of grade 5) - Create, present and/or perform a work of art, using experiences, imagination, observations, artistic elements, and technical skills to achieve desired effect.

Language Arts - Writing: Use writing as a tool to learn, reflect, and communicate.
Benchmark 2 (by end of grade 5). See Oregon Standards.

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Performance Task Guide

Amount of Time to Complete:
10 to 20 hours

Task Description:
(include whole class, group and individual work as appropriate)

Students will make an accordion-style book with decorated cover. The book will be illustrated with cut-out printed papers. Textures and colors on printed papers will be used to stimulate ideas for writing. The goal is to create beautiful, rhythmic picture books that successfully integrate words and images.

Prerequisite Knowledge and Skills:
To successfully perform this task students will need preliminary:

  • Knowledge of color mixing
  • Knowledge of decorating painted paper
  • Knowledge of imaginative writing (non-rhyming poetry)
  • Knowledge or relationship of words and images

Materials and Resources:

Writing Activities
Recommended Picture Books
Production Activities
Stroke Book Activity
    large drawing paper
    black India ink or tempera paint
Paste Papers Activity
    flour
    glycerine
    green soap (or dish soap)
    tempera paint (3 colors)
    medium (8 1/2 x 11) bond paper
    mixing containers
    plastic covers
    sponges
    brushes
    variety of simple tools to create designs
Accordion Book Activity
    heavy paper
    scissors
    glue

Adaptations:
(Changes in the task to meet individual student needs without altering the standards or rigor of the task.)

Teacher Comments/Recommendations:
This task can be easily adapted to younger ages.

Attachment(s) (e.g., student handouts, worksheets):
    Color Mixing
    Stroke Book
    Recommended Books
    Writing Activities
    Scoring Guide

Task-Development Team:
    Sheila Ford Richmond, Arts-in-Education coordinator and visual artist
    Peggy Dills Kelter, visual artist
    Judie Holt-Mohar, 4/5 teacher
    Karen Saro, book artist
    Janet Warren, curriculum specialist

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Products & Performances to Be Assessed
Student Work
to Be Scored		 Scoring Guides Describe a Successful Performance
(Check the Curriculum Framework/Guidelines)
Book Create, present, perform;
Technical Quality & Creative Expression		 See Art of the Book scoring guide (Attachments, above)
| See Language Arts: Writing |


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