Lesson Title: stain glass windows and gargoyles
Grade Level: 5th grade
Standards:
Essential Questions:
What is a stain glass window?
What is a gargoyle?
How are they considered art?
Art they decorative or functional?
What is the historical value of these pieces?
Content:
Architecture
Art history
Vocabulary :
Gargoyle
Renaissance
Baroque
Stained glass
Cathedrals
Clay
Bisque
Greenware
Score
Slip
Knead
hollow
Objectives:
1. Students will research and discover through art history the value and purpose of different aspects of
renaissance architecture.
2. Students will create a gargoyle using information learned about them including styles for specific
purposes.
3. Students will create a stain glass window that tells part of a story in a similar manner that will be
seen in examples and discussed about history of these windows.
Lesson Plan/ Activity/ strategies:
Instructional Strategies/Activities:
Students will be learning about the history of Stain glass windows, and
gargoyles. They will then be creating a Window by creating a design on window shaped
sketch paper, then tracing over in onto transparency paper and filling in with permanent
markers. Each window will be covered by a black boarder to represent window seals.
Students will also create gargoyle out of clay. They will view the book entitled God Bless
the Gargoyles, that includes both of these items, When we are finished we will compare
our work with what we have learned, and what is in the book.
Accommodations/Differentiation:
Visual Learners: Demonstrations will be presented to students for all work
that is to be done. Visual examples of good work and bad work will be shown
to students. Key parts of lesson will be written or drawn on board, and
remain there for the duration of the lesson.
Oral Listeners: All directions will be told to students with repetition of key
parts by students recited back to me.
I will observe all students for other problems that may need assistance.
Assessment:
4. 1 Students will research and discover through art history the value and purpose of different aspects
of
renaissance architecture.
5. Students will create a gargoyle using information learned about them including styles for specific
purposes.
6. Students will create a stain glass window that tells part of a story in a similar manner that will be
seen in examples and discussed about history of these windows.
5 – Awesome!
4 – Great, but a few mistakes
3 – Good, but could be better
2 – ok, missing objectives or not finished
1 – Poor, didn’t follow directions, didn’t do work
Materials:
 Black base paper
 Permanent markers
 Glue / scissors
 Clay
 Sketch paper
 Transparency paper
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pencil/eraser
book: God bless the gargoyles