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VISUAL ARTS :: ELEMENTARY LESSON PLANS

MIDDLE SCHOOL LESSON PLANS

 

Submitted by Alice Morley, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools

Lesson Title:
Mixed Media Landscape Design-Based on the Lands of Asia and Africa

Grade Level or Course:
Seventh Grade

Time Allotment:

Seven, 47 minute class sessions.

Targeted Goals and Objectives from the 2000 North Carolina Arts Education Standard Course of Study and Grade Level Competencies, K-12:

7.01 - connections, similarities and differences between the visual arts and other disciplines.
7.02 - Explain various ways the art elements and design principles interrelate within all art disciplines.

Targeted Goals and Objectives from the North Carolina Standard Course of Study and Grade
Level Competencies, K-12 for other content areas.

 

Lesson Objective(s):

  1. Students should readily identify the elements and principles of design and how those characteristics are applied in creating their art.

  2. Students should become familiar with visual, geographical characteristics of both Asia and Africa.

  3. Students should create both a list and sketches reflective of what they've read and seen.

  4. Students should be familiar with the characteristics of watercolor as a visual arts medium.

  5. Students should complete a successful mixed media composition using watercolor, marker, and pen reflecting library research.

  6. Students should be able to orally participate, and understand the critique procedure.

Materials/Equipment Needed:

Music from either or both Asia and Africa, pencil, watercolor paints, permanent black marker, black pen

 

Lesson Procedure:

Motivation: Background music from either or both Asia and Africa, interactive class discussion, trip to the library to research landscapes of Asia and Africa. Student sketches and notes, text reference.

Guided Practice: Teacher leads students in a discussion on design, its elements and principles and how those characteristics impact all art disciplines. Further discussion follows on the physical characteristics of land forms, and landscapes based on the countries being studied in 7th grade Social Studies classes (Asia and Africa) The next class is devoted to research. Students and teacher go to the library to draw and further familiarize themselves with the lands of Asia and Africa. Students must take notes. The teacher circulates and provides suggestions and guidance on what might create good layout for the assignment. This research is then, followed up by further teacher directed discussion, reflection, and review.As the assignment progresses through the drawing phase the medium of watercolor is introduced and illustrated by the teacher (this would be a great time for a guest watercolorist if you know one). After students have painted their landscapes the teacher discusses the use of pattern in art, and might show examples of Asian and African pattern and design. This would further immerse the students in the two cultures. Closure is a teacher directed critique, and analytic trait rubric.

Assessment:

  1. Teacher prompted student critiques in both oral and written form.

  2. Notes and sketches.

  3. Analytic Trait Rubric.

Special Considerations:

Teacher can reference social studies text, and or visual art text.

Rubric for Mixed Media Landscape Design-Based on the Lands of Asia and Africa

 

Point Value Criteria 4 Consistent evidence of understanding 3 Significant evidence of understanding 2 Some evidence of understanding 1 No evidence of understanding
0.25 N.C. Competencies:
1. Processing Information.
Synthesis of visual arts and humanities.		        
0.25 Oral Competencies:
Class participation; discussion, and critique		        
0.25 Graphic Competencies:
1. Research sketches
Final, completed composition including learned info.		        

 

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