LESSON PLAN – Visual Arts
Emotions
Masks
Lesson Prepared by: Catherine and Elspeth
Area of learning: Visual Arts
Title/Topic/Focus: Emotions, Expressing Emotions, Mask making
SACSA Framework Key Idea and Outcome(s):
Students explore representations of real and imagined experiences. They create, plan or shape new and/or
existing arts works to express ideas, feelings and events related to personal, social and environmental futures
in local and global communities. (F Id T KC2 KC3 KC6 relating to Outcome 2.1) (DECS, 2004, p.36)
Outcome 2.1:
Connects real and imagined experiences from past, present and future, when creating/recreating arts works
within each arts form. (F Id KC1 KC6) (DECS, 2004, p.36)
What are the students going to learn? Key Concepts /Specific Learning Outcome(s)
 Use artistic concepts to create/recreate emotions visually in the form of a mask
 Gained an understanding of how to portray their own feelings and perceptions about different emotions
through artwork
 Gain an understanding and appreciation of the opportunities art offers to express and show emotion
Preparation/Organisation:
 Remove belongings from or near the workspace
 Arrange learning aids for lesson
 Ensure art equipment is easily accessible and can be stored efficiently
 Space to be allocated for finished work to dry
Resources
 Paper plates
 Glue
 String/elastic
 Pipe cleaners
 Glitter
 Coloured cellophane
 Coloured paper
 Coloured cardboard
 Assorted ribbons
 Sequins
 Buttons
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Bottle caps
Coloured (fake) feathers
Small pom poms
Magazines
Newspaper
Scissors
Beads
Teacher self made resources
PowerPoint
Assessment/Feedback for the students:
 submitted art work
Criteria:
 ability to portray emotion through mask
 how well students represented own ideas about an emotion in mask
 student participation
Evaluation/reflection (for you and mentor after the lesson):
What learning occurred?
What evidence of this did you observe?
What things worked?
What would you do differently next time?
Your response here can be both specific to the lesson content and also to the overall process of teaching.
What do you need to follow up on next lesson?
Mentor comments/feedback:
Lesson Outline
Timing
I will…
INTRODUCING THE LESSON
Teacher explains lesson – making masks and
understanding emotion
Students will…
Students sit and preview the short PowerPoint slide
on masks and emotions, they then interact with
teachers questions. Join in on discussions and
brainstorming session.
Teacher shows short PowerPoint on masks and
how masks can be used to portray emotion.
Class discussion about different emotions,
create brainstorm on board. Brainstorm things
like:
Colour
Facial expressions
Things that can be associated with an emotion
Personal opinions
DEVELOPING THE LESSON
Allocate a different emotion to each table
group, or allow students to individually choose
their own emotion.
Explain that each student has set time in which
to create their mask.
Students participate in activity, creating their masks.
Mask making procedure:
Paper plate, stable elastic band or string to back so
that will be able to wear it.
Decorate mask with a variety of materials in order to
portray their emotion.
Teacher wanders around the room discussing
with students their masks, what emotion they’ve
chosen and what they are going to use to
portray that emotion.
Teacher questions:
 What emotions will you/have you chosen?
Why?
 What are you going to use to portray that
emotion? (materials)
 What are some of the key attributes
associated with that emotion? (if students
are having trouble finding ways to express
their chosen emotion)
 What do you think of when you think of
that emotion? Is it a happy emotion or a sad
emotion?
CONCLUDING THE LESSON
Clean up work areas, throw any paper off cuts
etc into the recycling bin, and reusable
materials to be returned to where they were
removed from.
Class discussion on emotion, ask students what
types of emotions they portrayed and why.
What types of colours were used? What
materials were used?
Clean up work area putting materials away.
Join in on class discussion about emotion, discuss
things such as the emotion chosen, how they
represented that emotion, what did they have trouble
with? What did they find easy?
Show and Tell/Share time – allow students to show
their work to their peers.
Celebrate student achievement.
Allow students a chance to show others their
mask; this could be a mini catwalk display.
A mini catwalk display – separate the class in
half, the first group put on their masks and walk
down the catwalk, one at a time. When the first
group is finished swap with the second group
and observe their display. (Remember to remind
students to demonstrate the body movements
related to their emotion mask – how does a sad
person walk? A happy person?)
Allow students to talk about their peers masks, what
their thoughts are, do they think that they fulfilled
the requirements etc.
Allow for a follow up discussion about students
thoughts about their peer’s masks.