Lesson Title:
The Latest Style
Grade Level or Course:
Visual Arts I
Time Allotment:
2 hours
Targeted Goals and Objectives from the 2000 North Carolina Arts Education Standard Course of Study and Grade Level Competencies, K-12:
Goal 1: The learner will develop critical and creative thinking skills and perceptual awareness necessary for understanding and producing art.
1.01 Plan and organize for creating art.
1.02 Devise and use strategies for imagining and implementing images.
Goal 4: The learner will choose and evaluate a range of subject matter and ideas to communicate intended meaning in artworks.
4.04 Research and discuss how artists develop personal imagery and style.
4.05 Apply subjects, symbols and ideas in artworks and use the skills gained
to solve problems in daily life.
Goal 5: The learner will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.
5.01 Know that the visual arts have a history, purpose and function in all
cultures.
5.05 Describe universal themes that exist in art throughout history.
Alignment with NC High School Exit Exam: (check domain and write objective number(s)
_____ Communication:
__X__ Processing Information: 9, 10
__X__ Problem Solving:
_____ Using Numbers and Data:
Students will learn about the art of the Northern Renaissance. Students will work cooperatively to create a collage.
Materials/Equipment Needed:
pictures, slides, etc. of Northern Renaissance art
index cards
magazines
paper
scissors
glue
Students will see examples of Northern Renaissance art in which Biblical scenes are depicted in contemporary clothing and surroundings. Students will be given an index card on which is written one of the following themes: Noah's Ark, Adam and Eve, David and Goliath, Adoration of the Magi.
Students will then work in a group to create a collage addressing their theme in a 2001 setting. Groups will display and explain their work.
Assessment:
Student cooperatively and successfully creates a collage of a Northern Renaissance theme.
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