Arts and Letters routines
What question do we read at the start of every lesson?
The Essential question: How does seasonal change affect nature and people?
What two seasons are mentioned in the text?
summer and fall
What are the four parts of fluency?
accuracy, phrasing, expression, and rate
Who is the artist who painted Bathers at Asnières?
George Seurat
How many seasons are there and what are they?
4 seasons
winter, spring, summer, fall
What are the five types of lessons that can be found in each module?
Wonder, organize, reveal, distill, and know
What type of text is "September"?
a poem
What does it mean to read with fluency?
the ability to read with accuracy, phrasing, and expression at an appropriate rate.
What types of paint did he use?
oil paints
What was the name of the article we read in the know lesson?
Calendars by Amy Tao
What is the name of the books we sometimes do activities in?
Learn books
What sings?
grashoppers
your volume
What is the name of the artistic movement he inspired?
pointilism
How did people keep track of time before calendars existed?
they watched the sun and moon in the sky, they observed the patterns of the seasons, they noticed the amount of daylight was shorter in the winter and longer in the summer
What is a group of lessons called?
an arc
a few last hours
Why might a poet use words that mean something different from their usual meaning?
to helper readers visualize the words, to challenge readers, or to be more descriptive
The word palette can mean different things. What are the two definitions of palette when it comes to art?
1. the colors an artist uses in a work of art
2. a thin platter an artist uses to hold and mix paint
What causes the seasons to change?
bonus: tilt of the earth on its axis
What is a group of arcs called?
a module
What does the rising harvest moon speak of?
summer ending soon, fall beginning, and school starting
Which part of fluency focuses on punctuation?
Phrasing
What is pointillism?
an artistic movement inspired by George Seurat, art work made up small dots unmixed but very close together
Where is the painting Bathers at Asnières currently located?
The National Gallery in London, England