Personal Narrative: My Middle School Art Classroom

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I teach art and currently my middle school art class includes students from all three grade levels, 6th through 8th; and a few of these students are involved in our school’s SWD program. This is a mixed-ability classroom containing students of various ages, grade levels, creative skills and interests. The challenge is that I must differentiate each lesson so that all students are assessed equally. Furthermore, students of the middle school age are difficult to motivate and engage, therefore lessons must be unique and contain cultural significance or personal relevance, and offer choices.

Each quarter I select a master artist and teach his or her distinguishing style and technique, and because of the varied aptitudes within the class I believe

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