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Picture a Character Lesson PlanPicture a Character Lesson Plan
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3rd - 5th
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English Language Arts
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4 days
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Project-Based Learning
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Picture a Character

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How would Jean-Etiénne Liotard paint the characters from "The Little Mermaid?" What would the main character from "The Little Match Girl" look like from Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes' point of view? After examining various paintings from the era of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales, learners craft their own portraits of selected characters in the same style.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

hans christian andersen, children's literature, fairy tales

Additional Tags

english language arts

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires a projector to show the colorful paintings

Pros

  • Connects concepts from language arts and visual arts
  • Aligned to Common Core standards

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.3.1 RL.3.3 RL.3.5 RL.3.7 RL.4.1 RL.4.3 RL.4.5 RL.4.7 RL.5.1 RL.5.3 RL.5.5 RL.5.7 SL.3.1.a SL.3.4 SL.4.3 SL.4.6 SL.5.3 SL.5.6

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