Task 3: North Carolina's Three Regions

I like the idea of a lesson revolving around the three regions of North Carolina. I teach fourth grade. The artwork to be used would be John Beerman, Three Trees, Two Clouds; Claude Howell, Ocracoke Harbor; and Elizabeth Matheson, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, 1982.

• Background information on Three Trees, Two Clouds http://www.ncartmuseum.org/artnc/object.php?themeid=5&objectid=41
• Background information on Ocracoke Harbor

http://www.ncartmuseum.org/artnc/artifact.php?artifactid=55

• Background information on North Wilkesboro, North Carolina 1982

http://www.ncartmuseum.org/artnc/artifact.php?artifactid=56

This lesson is for grade 4 and the content areas are art, language arts, and social studies. In this lesson the students will examine 3 sample works of art. They will discuss the artists use of color and how it relates to the  characteristics of their region. As I introduce the regions, students will guess what part of the state each picture represents and why.  Each student will do independent research on on an assigned region and also work in small groups to create a game to help learn and review key vocabulary, famous places, and other information about the region. I will divide the students into groups of three or four and assign each group a region. The students will research their region using books, internet, etc. Students will create a game to review key vocabulary. The game board must be in the shape of their assigned region. The game cards must be based on information from their research, The questions asked must address climate, landforms, bodies of water, natural resources, major cities, recreation, industry, farming, and cultural interest. Students must include directions with their game. The group will present the game to the class. For language arts, students will create a travel brochure for their assigned region. They must include facts and at least one special attraction. Also students will be asked to write a haiku poem. Projects will be evaluated using a class rubric.