Commitment

March

1st Grade

Commitment: a promise, agreement, or understanding you make to/with someone or

something.

Purpose: This lesson promotes commitment for self, family and pets. The activities enhances how students understand and show commitment.

Materials: picture of Baboon and Young by Picasso; Mother Feeding Child by Mary Cassatt; The Survivors byKollwitz; Portrait of Michiel Pompe van Slingeland byCuyp; Commitment Checklist for each group of students; an assortment of found objects. Some objects may include: old toys, toilet tissue rolls, feathers, old jewelry, old silverware, old tools, aluminum pie pans, egg cartons, fabric remnants, colored wrappings, foil, ribbons, boxes and containers of various shapes and sizes, packaging material, plastic and Styrofoam drinking cups, nuts, bolts, corks, bottle caps, wood chips, metal strips, etc.; hot glue or School Glue

Objectives;Students will:

•Understand how Picasso created Baboon and Young, and interpret the expressive content of the work.

•Understand why Casssatt created Mother Feeding Child, and interpret the expressive content of the work.

•Understand why Kollwitz created The Survivors, and interpret the expressive content of the work.

•Understand why Cuyp created Portrait of Michiel Pompe van Slingeland, , and interpret the expressive content of the work.

•Discuss and define what a family unit consists of, and form conclusions of their own.

•Identify and consider methods of communication family members use to express love, caring and commitment.

•Transform found objects and materials into a new three-dimensional construction using the assemblage method pioneered by Picasso.

Procedures:

  1. The teacher will ask the students if they know what the word commitment means.
  2. The teacher will share and explain the definition of commitment with the students
  3. The teacher will ask students to share with you the ways someone can show commitment.

*Each mentor will share a personal example of commitment. (ex. If you are on a sports team you are committed to be at practices, games, etc. tell some of the consequences of not showing you are committed

  1. The teacher will ask the students to define what a family unit is and explain that this may be different for each student.
  2. The teacher will tell the students that as family members we must show commitment. These commitments help to reinforce respect and love for the family.

A.Parents have different commitments to the family than the children. Ask students

to share what these may be:

  1. Parent are have jobs to provide money for the family to live on for food and clothing and a home.
  2. Parents provide safety and security for the family
  3. Parent show understanding to family members when problems arise
  4. Some parents may have the commitment to take care of a grandparent

B. Children have commitments to the family as well. Ask students

to share what these may be: Some of these may include:

  1. Children may have a commitment to do well in school to be successful
  2. Children may have chores to do such as feed a pet or take out the trash
  3. Children may have to help take care of a younger sibling
  4. Children may be responsible for helping their parents with

6. The teacher will divide the students into groups of four or more and hand out the

masterwork images to the student.

7. The students will use the checklist and check off all of the commitment qualities in

each work of art. They will discuss their reasons for these choices as they work

8. The teacher will close this portion of the unit by saying that as family members we

must show commitment to the family by developing these good qualities mentioned

in the checklist.

Closing and Enrichment Activity – Commitment Mascot

  1. The teacher will ask the students to reexamine the sculpture of the Baboon and Young by Picasso.
  2. The teacher will ask the students if they recognize what the sculpture is made if (two toy cars for the head). It is a cast assemblage of a Baboon and her young baby .
  3. The teacher will explain that Picasso used these found objects to create a funny sculpture that shows how a mother Baboon shows love and commitment to her young baby baboon.
  4. The teacher will bring out the assortment of found objects and ask the students to create a Commitment Mascot for their class just like Picasso created the Baboon.
  5. The teacher may want to call each group up individually and ask them to contribute a few pieces to the mascot.
  6. Pieces should be glued together either with hot glue or Elmer’s School Glue.
  7. As the sculpture is assembled, the students should decide what to name the “creature” and place it in a place of honor in the classroom as a reminder of the commitment to themselves and their family.
  8. Macsot may or may not look like an animal but rather a “creature”. It should be fun and whimsical

Baboon and Young,

Pablo Picasso. October 1951 cast Bronze, 21 x 13 1/4 x 20 3/4"

Portrait of Michiel Pompe van Slingeland 1649,

Benjamin Gerritsz. Cuyp , Oil on canvas 106,5 x 78 cm

Dordrechts Museum

Survivors,

Kathe Kollwtz, 1923, Lithograph, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Mother Feeding Child,, 1898
Mary Cassatt, Pastel on wove paper, mounted on canvas; 25 1/2 x 32 in.

Commitment Checklist

Artist

/ Love / Patience / Understanding / Help / Comfort / Shelter / Protection /

Assurance

Picasso

Cassatt
Cuyp
Kollwitz

Lesson Plan Evaluation

Character Word______Grade Level______

Objective / Yes / Somewhat / No
Was the lesson easy to read and understand buy the teachers?
Was the sequence of the lesson correct?
Were the activities easy to understand?
Were the students engaged throughout the lesson?
Did the students enjoy the activities?
Were the materials easy to use?
Were the visuals appropriate for the learners?
Were there adequate activities planned?
Was the lesson relevant to the learners?

Comments:

Please return form to Mr. Richardson or Dr. Carsillo