Teaches comprehension using
three different levels of text,
each with an increasing level
of difficulty:
Content Area Topics:
· Science, social studies,
the humanities
Genres:
· Expository
· Fiction
· Poetry
· Drama
· Adventure
· Mystery
· Sports
· Science fiction
· Historical fiction
· Articles
· Essays
· Reviews
· Plays
· Screenplays
Skills:
· Types of text
· Preview text
· Build background
· Text structure
· Short-response questions
· Open-ended questions
· Multiple-choice questions
· Summarizing
English
Language
Learners
Curriculum
Casualties
Language-Based
Learning Disabilities
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Unit 14 · Make Art
Haring started to become famous. People on the
subway saw his work. It was on TV and in the newspaper.
Soon, New Yorkers began to seek out his art. His first
exhibition was a huge success, with more than 4,000
people in attendance. The exhibit showed Haring's
amazing art. It showed the electricity of his work and
reflected every
facet of his style. The pieces featured
pictures of break dancing, rap music, and other scenes.
Critics called the exhibition dazzling and applauded its
rich inventiveness. They loved its energy. Suddenly, the
name Keith Haring was part of New York's art scene.
Adapted with permission from "Keith Haring" by John Gruen
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Answer It
1.
There are many types of rock art. What can you infer
about the types of tools used to create engravings,
petroglyphs, and sculptures?
2.
Define muralist in your own words.
3.
Using a timeline, show the progression of rock art
from prehistoric cave paintings to modern graffiti.
4.
The text describes how rock art has changed
throughout history. Predict what art form will be
most popular in 10 years.
5
. A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares
people, places, things, or feelings without using
the words like or as. The phrase "the electricity of
his work" (line 98) is a metaphor. Explain what this
metaphor tells you about Haring's art.
facet
one part
In Step 5, students read multiple text selections from different
genres to develop fluency, build background, learn vocabulary,
and increase comprehension.
Through Independent Reading selections in Unit 14, students continue
to develop fluency. The Instructional Text selections allow students
to explore author's purpose, literary terminology, and elements of
literature, as well as to continue building comprehension skills.
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Art has form and beauty. One unusual a
rt form is
rock art. Thousands of years of art exist
on rocks and
cave walls. This art can be found aroun
d the world.
People still make rock art. Murals and u
rban graffiti are
two examples of this style. All rock art r
eflects the times
when it was made.
From the beginning, humans have creat
ed rock
art. What is this artistic style? Primarily
, it is the art
of making marks on rock. The marks m
ay be cut,
carved, etched, or drawn. People have m
ade this art
5
10
Cave painting from
Altamira Cave in Spain.
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Unit 14
· Make Ar
t
Art at
Home
and
Art in C
aves
5
10
Elisa Kleven
Art From
Scraps
Fame was in
store for Elis
a
Kleven. She m
ade a name fo
r herself.
It began whe
n she was a l
ittle girl.
Common scr
aps fascinate
d her,
so she used s
craps to mak
e art.
Nutshells bec
ame beds. Ca
ps
from drinks b
ecame small
baking
pans. She lov
ed to make li
ttle settings.
Elisa's setting
s
inspired her.
She began to
tell little tale
s. Her tales le
d
to books for
children. Nex
t, Elisa's scrap
s became
3-D
art in her boo
ks. Yarn mad
e a horse's m
ane, and twin
e
made a first-r
ate bird's nes
t. Bits of colo
red rags mad
e a
dozen differe
nt shapes. Eli
sa had discov
ered somethi
ng.
Common scr
aps can make
fantastic art
.
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