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Intermediate Level: Grades 4-5 Intermediate Standard: Literal Comprehension
Gain ideas and information from listening to presentations about the historical and cultural context, mythological representation, function, and style of each of the unit's 24 artworks.
Use arts terminology descriptive of the visual elements of artworks (e.g., color, shape, line, light, texture, space).
Describe the visual choices that artists made in creating the unit's artworks by responding to questions that can be answered by looking at the works. (See the "Look" questions about each artwork.)
Listen to readings or audio recordings of myths that inspired creation of the unit's artworks, and sequentially retell the main events or ideas. (See Downloadable Resources for audio files.)
Intermediate Standard: Interpretation and Evaluation
Use arts terminology to express ideas about the unit's artworks and to identify styles of art belonging to diverse cultures.
Interpret each of the unit's artworks by responding to questions that help explore an artist's creative intent and the reasons behind the artist's visual choices. (See the "Think" questions about each artwork.)
Recognize that myths serve a variety of functions (e.g., to explain a practice, belief, institution, or natural phenomenon).
Recognize the importance of myths in understanding the historical and cultural development of various world cultures.
Listen to readings or audio recordings of the myths that inspired the unit's artworks, and evaluate how the artworks interpret the myths and/or represent mythological characters. (See Downloadable Resources for audio files.)
Become aware of the symbolic content in art (e.g., attributes that identify mythological characters, colors associated with meanings).
Discuss modern-day symbols used to represent products, to direct people, and to warn people (e.g., insignias on sports clothing, road signs, Mr. Yuk).
Discuss attributes associated with modern-day occupations (e.g., backpacks and students, law officers and badges, firefighters and hats).
Select two artworks from the same category (e.g., Hero Myths) in the online Mythological Comparisons chart, and develop a chart that compares the artworks according to these categories: medium and technique, function, size, cultural origins, and style.
Compare and contrast elements of the creation myths that correspond to the unit's artworks. (See online Mythological Comparisons chart.)
To complement the study of artworks about myths that relate the triumph of good over evil, discuss fairy tales and modern stories and films that employ the same theme (e.g., Cinderella, Snow White, 101 Dalmations, The Little Mermaid).
To complement the study of artworks about mythological heroes that embody both human and superhuman qualities, discuss how modern fictional and film heroes display similar qualities (e.g., Superman, Wonder Woman).
To complement the study of artworks that represent myths about real people, discuss myths told about famous Americans (e.g., George Washington and the cherry tree, Hiawatha in Longfellow's poem, Annie Oakley, Davy Crockett).
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