5th grade art critiques

Ms. Cahill's students made art sandwiches after completing their Roy Lichtenstein Onomatopoeia collages. I loved how effortlessly my 5th graders could give specific feedback to their classmates and help them grow as artists. These students are so smart!! Many of the suggestions and statements they wrote were similar to what I would've written myself. I just love being able to incorporate writing & reflection opportunities into art time :] Pretty soon, we'll be holding group critiques in 5th grade!

becoming art critics

Last week, Faubion's 4th and 5th grade students began critiquing their first artworks! As two students completed their art projects, they swapped papers and made an Art Sandwich. Reflecting on artistic choices is a very important way to grow as an artist, and can help when developing other skills. While working on the Art Sandwich, students had to refrain from unhelpful comments such as "it's pretty" or "I don't like it" and focused on writing specific reasons instead. My artists have been giving and receiving wonderful feedback so far (and sometimes, they enjoy hearing it from someone other than the teacher!) In the future, my 4th and 5th graders will be able to have group critiques and art discussions, using "million dollar phrases"

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