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The second grade students at Stevenson have had the opportunity to convey their thoughts verbally and visually with the Write-on Arts program with Dramatic Results. Write-on Arts combines visual arts with language arts content standards. Every week, students have new opportunities to explore their own creativity through painting, drawing, puppets, and a variety of artful expressions that compliment their writing. The Dramatic Results teachers/artists consult with our classroom teachers to determine a writing focus and utilize thinking maps during lessons. With the first year of implementation, our second grade students have looked at exploration and identity, played with elements, expressed mood, created imaginary creatures out of foil, wrote and performed original plays, made and used puppets to run for President, created art maps of their home and community, and finished with an art critique of their work. Students also study artwork by several artists, and learn about the seven elements of art (line, shape, form, color, value, texture, and space). They use the language of the discipline of visual art to describe the artwork they study and to reflect upon their own artwork and that of their classmates. It is truly a privilege for our students to participate and we are seeing a, “Dramatic Result”, at Stevenson. Our Trimester 2 English Language Arts scores improved in second grade by 9%.

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