A House with Many Views

Molly McCarthy

Objective

Grade Level: 3

Estimated Time:

Big Idea: Human Emotion

Objective: Students will be able to exhibit an understanding of point of view and human emotion as it relates to Hansel and Gretel by collaging a gingerbread house with feeling words or pictures

New Vocabulary: point of view, collage, photomontage, warm colors, cool colors

Standards

1.3.3.C: Identify, explain, interpret, compare, and/or describe character actions, motives, dialogue, emotions/feelings, traits, and relationships among characters within fictional or literary nonfictional text

9.1.3.E: Demonstrate the ability to define objects, express emotions, illustrate an action or relate an experience through creation of works in the arts

Materials

Hansel and Gretel book

Small cardboard carton

Brown tempera paint

Paint brushes

Magazines/newspapers

Scissors

Glue

Construction paper

computers

Inspired Resources

Hansel and Gretel book

Hanna Hoch: Collage/Photomontage Artist

Antonio Gaudi: Spanish Architect

Park Guell Gingerbread Houses

Mickey and Minnie Mouse Hansel and Gretel Video

Procedures

Introduce the story by showing the Mickey and Minnie Mouse version

Read Hansel and Gretel

Mini-lesson on point of view

Class discussion about point of view

Mini-lesson on color

Guided Activity: Wordle cloud

Introduce collage activity

Share Inspired Resources

Making the Gingerbread House

Evaluation

Informal: Class discussion about point of viewQuestions to lead discussion:

What is point of view? How do different points of view allow for the

understanding of human emotions? What roles do different points of views play in reading

or telling a story? Whose point of view do you think would make Hansel

and Gretel most interesting?

Formal: rubric

Extensions/Modifications

Extensions:Make a classroom neighborhood of all the

gingerbread housesPick a character with an interesting point of view and

create a gingerbread person

ModificationsCut out magazines/newspapers for classRip construction paper instead of cutting

Resource Links

Hannah Hoch Collagehttp://www.dreamcollage.com/hannah-hoch.htm

Antonio Gaudi’s Gingerbread Houseshttp://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/spain/barcelona/

gaudipark/gaudipark6.html

Mickey and Minnie Mouse Hansel and Gretel Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7ZMFLyZ4BU

Wordle Website:Wordle.net