ARTS EDUCATION TEACHER HANDBOOK

HIGH SCHOOL LESSON PLANS

Submitted by Debra Pylypiw, Onslow County

Lesson Title:
A Capital Contest

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.
5.02 Identify specific works of art as belonging to particular cultures, times and places.
5.05 Describe universal themes that exist in art throughout history.
5.06 Recognize and discuss that cultures have different aesthetics and each individual is a product of his or her culture.

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:

Lesson Objective(s):

Students will learn about Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise and about the competition for their design in which Brunelleschi's design was refused. Students will understand that all artists approach a subject in their own unique way.

Materials/Equipment Needed:

slides of Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise
Ancient Rome, a book of transparent overlays
photocopied pictures of ruins
choice of media

Lesson Procedure:

Students will see examples from Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise and will compare them to Brunelleschi's design. Students will see that the competitors all submitted a design based on the same subject matter: The Sacrifice of Isaac. Discuss why the patrons may have chosen Ghiberti's plan over Brunelleschi's.

Students will then plan a design for a new set of doors on the US Capitol Building. The subject to be illustrated will be the first Thanksgiving. After completion, critique the designs making sure to point out the differences in approaches to the subject.

Assessment:

Student successfully creates a new set of doors for the Capital Building.

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