English Language Arts
Beyond the Frame: Reading the Paintings of Elizabeth Murray
Title : Beyond the Frame: Reading the Paintings of Elizabeth Murray
Subject Area/Grade: English Language Arts / 6th-8th Grade
This lesson plan mirrors the instructional model introduced in the Joy2Learn professional development mini-workshop, Reading Beyond the Page: Using the Arts to Build Observation, Interpretation, and Evidence-Based Reasoning in Middle School English Language Arts. Learn more and register here!
Learning Objectives
Students will:
- NOTICE specific visual details and artistic choices in Elizabeth Murray’s work before
deciding what they mean. - INTERPRET what those details and choices might communicate, drawing on relevant
knowledge and vocabulary. - SUPPORT an interpretation with specific visual evidence and explain how the evidence
connects to the interpretation. - TRANSFER the NOTICE → INTERPRET → SUPPORT routine to a written text.
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Professional Development
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