Stories of Reynolda
Stories of Reynolda Tour Description
3rd-12th grade
This tour involves looking at art through conversation and written exercises. It focuses on works of art with strong narrative elements and some key stories from Reynolda’s history. Students will focus on careful observation and will consider setting, character, and plot in works of art. Taking an element from one work of art, they will begin to write their own story.
Location: Reynolda House Museum of American Art
Available: year-round (Museum closed in January)
Accommodates: 8-48 people
90 minutes
$5 + tax per student
Learning objectives: Students who experience a Stories of Reynolda tour will be able to
- identify setting, character, and plot in works of art through conversation or written exercise
- discuss a work of art in ways similar to a literary text
- practice visual literacy skills of observation and interpretation using works of art with strong narrative
- create, in written form, a beginning of their own story inspired by a work of art
NC Standard Course of Study Connections:
- ELA: 3.CD.1.1 Determine a theme or main idea in a text.
- ELA: 3.CD.1.2 Explain the relationships between multiple characters or individuals, settings, events, ideas, or steps.
- ELA: 3.CD.2 Explain the purpose and perspectives in a text.
- ELA: 3.CT.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
- ELA: 3rd – 8th grade CT.1.2 Use self-monitoring, repeated reading, recounting, writing in response to texts, and discussions with peers and adults to strengthen comprehension.
- ELA: 3rd – 8th grade CW.9 Construct spoken and written poetic, descriptive, and narrative texts to develop real or imagined experiences, events, or ideas using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear sequences.
- ELA: 4.CD.1.2 Explain how relationships between characters or individuals, settings, or a series of ideas, events, or steps contribute to the development of themes or main ideas in a text.
- ELA: 4.CT.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text, referring explicitly to the text when explaining what the text states and when explaining logical inferences drawn from the text.
- ELA: 5.CD.1.2 Explain how relationships between characters or individuals, settings, or a series of ideas, events, or steps contribute to the development of themes or main ideas in a text.
- ELA: 5.CT.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text, quoting accurately when explaining what the text states and when explaining logical inferences drawn from the text.
- ELA: 6.CT.1.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what a text states as well as inferences drawn from a text.
- Visual Arts: 3.RE.1.1 Identify skills and techniques that artists use to create a work of art.
- Visual Arts: 3.RE.1.2 Describe the “story” in works of art, citing evidence.
- Visual Arts: 4.RE.1.2 Infer meaning from artwork.
- Visual Arts: 5.RE.1.1 Classify American artists in terms of style, genre, or movements.
- Visual Arts: 5.RE.1.2 Compare a personal interpretation of a work of art with the interpretation of peers.
- Visual Arts: 6.RE.1.1 Analyze style, subject matter, and movements in art from various historical periods.
- Visual Arts: 6.RE.1.2 Speculate on why the artist chose specific qualities for a work of visual art.
Questions? Contact Julia Tanner, julia@reynolda.org