LIBRARY MEDIA SKILLS OBJECTIVES:
Students will:

1) listen to a story read to them.

2) interpret a story through pictures.

3) use literature as a means of providing new experiences and gaining new insights.

4) participate in class discussion about what has been read to them.

5) identify and locate the art, biography, and picture book sections in the library media center.

6) select materials for enjoyment.

CURRICULUM OBJECTIVES:
Through the critique process, the student will:

1) identify kinds of line in art and the environment. (Examples may include thick, thin, straight, curved, etc.)

2) identify basic shapes in art and the environment. (Examples may include circle, square, triangle, free form, etc.)

3) identify texture in art and the environment. (Examples may include rough, smooth, soft, etc.)

4) identify an artist and his paintings: Vincent Van Gogh.

5) learn how colors are used by artists to express emotions.

6) express feelings about works of art, using descriptive vocabulary such as quiet, busy, happy, scary.

7) paint a sky in their own "Starry Night."

INSTRUCTIONAL ROLES:
The library media specialist may work with the classroom teacher and/or the art teacher. This lesson on lines may also be coordinated with a math lesson on lines and shapes.

ACTIVITY AND PROCEDURES FOR COMPLETION:
The library media specialist will display art books and prints, including The Sunflowers. She will explain to students that the library media center has many kinds of books: some tell stories (fiction); others give information (informational). She will then read aloud to the students LInes and Shapes, and she will point out the art section of the library media center, where these books are located. She will explain how students can learn more about lines and shapes using these books. The library media specialist will display the print, The Starry Night, and she will lead a discussion about the painting She may ask the students to:

1) find different types of lines. (element: line)

2) find different shapes. (element: shape)

3) think about how they feel when they look at the painting.
She may continue:

4) Do you think this painting looks warm or cold? (element: color)

5) Which area seems more quiet? More active? (element: line)

6) Pretend that you have a brush. Show how you think Van Gogh painted the sky. (element: texture).

The library media specialist will read Camille and the Sunflowers to the class and will lead a discussion, telling other details of Van Gogh's life. She will show the students Venezia's Vincent Van Gogh, explaining that this is a biography. Pointing to other books on display, she will show the biography section of the library media center. She will use Vincent Van Gogh by Amann to show the students illustrations of Camille's brother, the postman (Camille's father), and Van Gogh's room.

She will distribute copies of Starry Night (see template) for students to color and create the sky. Students will then check out books for their enjoyment.

FOLLOW-UP:
Students critique their own "Starry Night," by using descriptive vocabulary.
The library media specialist may read aloud to the class Venezia's Vincent Van Gogh.