ARTS EDUCATION TEACHER HANDBOOK

VISUAL ARTS :: ELEMENTARY LESSON PLANS

HIGH SCHOOL LESSON PLANS

Submitted by Sarah Price, New Hanover County

Lesson Title:
Technology as a Design Tool for self-portraits

Grade Level or Course:
Grades 11 or 12, Visual Arts IV

Time Allotment:
Three weeks (block schedule)

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

1.01 Plan and organize for creating art.
1.02 Develop strategies for imagining and implementing images.
1.03 Develop multiple solutions, discuss their quality, and apply to creative problem solving.
1.04 Evaluate and refine concepts and images from a variety of sources to create original art.
1.05 Show and evaluate how ideas develop and evolve over a period of time.
1.06 Continue to develop perceptual awareness through sensory stimuli.
2.01 Focus exploration on the unique properties and potential of materials and media.
2.02 Refine techniques and processes for working with each material.
2.03 Communicate and express ideas through a variety of materials and techniques.
2.04 Evaluate and select materials, techniques and processes to facilitate the creation of artwork.
3.01 Recognize, apply and evaluate the use of elements of art in an aesthetic composition.
3.02 Recognize, apply and evaluate the design principles used in composition.
3.03 Assess the value of intuitive perceptions in the problem-solving process.
3.04 Assess the value of experimentation in the problem-solving process.
3.05 Assess the value of critical thought and analysis in the problem-solving process.
4.04 Explore, compare and assess how artists develop personal imagery and style.
5.04 Recognize, differentiate and evaluate the existence of art movements, periods, and styles.
7.01 Identify connections, similarities and differences between the visual arts and other disciplines.
7.04 Compare and synthesize characteristics of visual arts within a particular historical period or style with ideas, issues or themes in other disciplines.

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

None provided

Alignment with NC High School Exit Exam: (check domain and write objective number(s)

__X__ Communication: 4.02, 4.03,7.05

__X__ Processing Information: 5.03, 1.01

__X__ Problem Solving: 1.01, 3.02- 3.05,

__X__ Using Numbers and Data: 2.02

Lesson Objective(s):

Students will create their self-portrait on black paper. The grid technique will be used to get the proportions accurate. The image of them will come from use of the digital camera. Students will be aware of how technology can be used as a design tool and enhance their work. Students will work cooperatively. Students will gain experience using the digital camera and Adobe Photoshop software on the computer. Students will have experiences creating an interesting composition with the digital camera. Students will reinforce knowledge of grid technique. (Optional) Students will be aware of reverse drawing. By using white pencil on black paper as opposed to the traditional black pencil on white paper. Student will demonstrate creativity and craftsmanship.

Materials/Equipment Needed:

Digital cameras, 31/2 floppy disks, Adobe Photoshop Program on computer, color printer, transparency grids, black construction paper, white color pencils and or color pencils

Lesson Procedure:

After demonstration of the digital camera, students will pair up with each other and share a disk of each other's pictures.
Students will come up with creative compositions when taking a picture of each other. The setting could be a dark room with a studio light or candle. Perhaps taking a picture of the reflection from the back of the person.
Students will then enlarge the picture by using the grid technique: (a transparency with 1"x1" boxes made with a thin permanent marker.)
Students will lightly sketch contour lines of face.
Students will then color highlighted areas with the white color pencil.
Students may add creative images afterwards.
Students will keep a written journal for self-reflection during this process of feelings and discoveries they may have about themselves.

Assessment:

Did students understand how to use the digital camera? Were they able to pull the pictures up on the Adobe Photoshop? Was the grid technique successful? Did they use the white pencil and or color pencil for the highlighted areas effectively?

Special considerations:

Students must have previous experience with vocabulary such as outline, contour lines, elements of design, oblique angles, contrast, balance, symmetrical and asymmetrical composition.

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