Art Form: Visual Arts

Supplies Needed

Change Sings book

Markers, crayons, colored pencils, chalk, watercolor paints, pencil

Paper

Vocabulary

Inference - reach a conclusion by applying own
knowledge and experience

Stanza - two or more lines in a poem arranged
together as a unit

Line - an identifiable path created by a dot moving
through space

Shape - an element of art that is 2-D, flat, or limited to height and width

Medium - the substance used to create an art piece.
(Ex. pencil, dirt, condensation, paint, clay, cloth)

Instructions

1. Before reading, take time to observe the illustrations on the covers and pages of the text. What colors do you see? What lines and shapes are part of the pictures? What mood or tone do the illustrations reflect?

2. Read the poem chorally (together at the same time), or take turns reading.

3. Make an inference by interpreting the deeper meanings of the stanzas by comparing the stanzas and the illustrations. How do the illustrations support the meaning of the stanzas?

4. Choose the stanza that was most inspiring to you. What did you infer about this stanza? How can you use the elements of art in an illustration to support your
inference?

5. Design and create a piece of artwork that illustrates the meaning of the stanza you chose. Use color, lines, shape, and space to demonstrate your understanding of the stanza.

6. Share your masterpiece with family and friends.

Extensions

Look specifically at the words (adjectives) in the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. mural on pages 3-4. Discuss what those words mean and how the words can inspire change.

Write an artist statement about your artwork. Include why you chose the medium you used and how your work of art illustrates the meaning of the stanza.