Ceramics I Curriculum Map
Tara Maikranz
Ohio County High School
Week
Content
Objective
Activities/Assessments
Day
1-3
 Classroom
procedures
and safety
-identify proper procedures
for conducting class in a safe
and productive manner.
-Class discussions
-Personal Inventory
-Learning Styles Quiz
-Pre test
Week
1
Clay Chemistry
Evaluating
Ceramic art
- apply understanding of the
dehydration/vitrification
process
-utilize clay to communicate
ideas
-Effectively communicate
thoughts and ideas through
verbal critiques
-Describe the impact (or
results) of the artists use of
principles and elements on
the viewer
-evaluate effectiveness of
artist use of varied criteria
-The science of clay PP
-ASU website activities
-carving demo
-clay icon
-Assessment-Clay chemistry
quiz
-ASU website quizzes
Week
2-3
Pinch
Construction
-Apply various elements and
principles to own work
- utilize pinch technique with
sufficient skill, confidence,
and sensitivity that intentions
are carried out in artworks
-utilize clay to communicate
-Pinch demo
-Wedge demo
-wedging and pinching
exercises
-ancient utilitarian pots PP
-footed pinch pots
-pinch pot animal
Vocab
Resources
Connections
-Class
syllabus
-Personal
Inventory
-Learning
Styles Quiz
-Pre test
ReadingWritingPersonal
inventory
PLCS-Personal
Inventory/career
choices topic
Leatherhard
bone dry
bisque
plastic
malleable
greenware
vitrify
kiln
fire
glaze
-A Potter’s
Handbook
-Ceramics: Art
and
Perception
-Scholastics
Mag
-Science of
clay PP
-ASU website
handout
Reading- A
Potters
Handbook,
Ceramics: Art
and Perception,
Scholastics
Mag
WritingCeramics: Art
and Perception,
Scholastics
Mag
PLCS
Glaze fire
Bisque fire
Wedge
Pinch
Utilitarian
Slip
Score
-Ancient
Utilitarian pots
PP
-footed pinch
pot rubric
-pinch quiz
-animal pinch
ReadingCeramics: Art
and Perception,
Scholastics
Mag
WritingCeramics: Art
ideas
-Effectively communicate
thoughts and ideas through
verbal critiques
-Utilize glaze effectively
-Use the slip and score
method to join clay
-slip and score demo
-group critiques
-Assessment- pinch quiz
-glaze demo
-glaze quiz
Coil
pin tool
burnish
serrated rib
metal rib
Weeks
4-6
Coil
Construction
-Identify the parts of a vessel
-create and utilize a template
-create a symmetrical pot
using the coil technique
- utilize coil technique with
sufficient skill, confidence,
and sensitivity that intentions
are carried out in artworks
-Apply various elements and
principles to own work
-utilize clay to communicate
ideas
-Effectively communicate
thoughts and ideas through
verbal critiques
-parts of Patty Pots
-tribal coil pottery
-coil demo
-sketching Patty’s family
-create template
-symmetrical coil built vessel
-alternate opening coil pot
-group critiques
-Assessment-coil quiz
Coil
Neck
Body
Shoulder
Lip
Mouth
Foot
Symmetrical
Template
Paddle
Rasp
Weeks
7-8
Soft Slab
Vessels
-Explore the purposes of
ceramic vessels
-develop a series of related
works
- utilize soft slab technique
with sufficient skill,
confidence, and sensitivity
that intentions are carried out
in artworks
-Apply various elements and
principles to own work
-utilize clay to communicate
-view and discuss series of
works by various artists
-discuss purposes of vessels
-where form meets function
-sketchbook exercises
-soft slab demo
-design and construct single
soft slab vessel
-explore initial vessel and
develop a series of at least
three
-adding texture to clay
Soft slab
Sprig
Addition
Stamp
Texture
pot rubric
-glaze quiz
-A Potter’s
Handbook
-Ceramics: Art
and
Perception
-Scholastics
Mag
-coil PP
-coil quiz
-symmetrical
coil pot rubric
-alternate
opening coil
pot rubric
-alternate
opening PIN
-A Potter’s
Handbook
-Ceramics: Art
and
Perception
-Scholastics
Mag
-soft slab quiz
-slab series
PP
-soft slab
series rubric
-making sprigs
CAD
-stamps, balls,
tubes PIN
-wall pocket
BLICK
-A Potter’s
and Perception,
Scholastics
Mag
PLCS
ReadingCeramics: Art
and Perception,
Scholastics
Mag
WritingCeramics: Art
and Perception,
Scholastics
Mag
PLCS
ReadingCeramics: Art
and Perception,
Scholastics
Mag
WritingCeramics: Art
and Perception,
Scholastics
Mag
PLCS
ideas
-Effectively communicate
thoughts and ideas through
verbal critiques
-wall pocket
-group critiques
-Assessment- soft slab quiz
Weeks
9-11
Leatherhard
slab
-Explore the purposes of
various lidded vessels
-create a single form lidded
box
-utilize leatherhard slab
technique with sufficient skill,
confidence, and sensitivity
that intentions are carried out
in artworks
- utilize sgraffito technique
with sufficient skill,
confidence, and sensitivity
that intentions are carried out
in artworks
-Students initiate, define, and
solve challenging 3D visual
art problems independently Apply various elements and
principles to own work
-utilize clay to communicate
ideas
-Effectively communicate
thoughts and ideas through
verbal critiques
-the art of single form vessels
PP
-demo creating single form
-demo cutting in lid
-Sketchbook exercises
-group critiques
-history of sgraffito PP
-demo sgraffito
-personal totem boxes
-Assessment- leather hard
slab/ sgraffito quiz
Leatherhard
Lid
Sgraffito
Underglaze
Weeks
12-13
Molds
-Utilize everyday materials to
assist in formation of
utilitarian bowls
- utilize mold techniques with
sufficient skill, confidence,
and sensitivity that intentions
-slump, hump, press mold
demo
-view and analyze various
molded vessels PP
-design and construct
functional slump, hump, and
Slump
Hump
Press
Mold
Handbook
-Ceramics: Art
and
Perception
-Scholastics
Mag
-single form
boxes PP
sgraffito PP
-slab box
rubric
-leather hard
slab/ sgraffito
quiz
-personal
totem box PIN
-sgraffito CAD
-A Potter’s
Handbook
-Ceramics: Art
and
Perception
-Scholastics
Mag
-molded bowls
PP
-molded bowls
rubric
molded bowls
quiz
ReadingCeramics: Art
and Perception,
Scholastics
Mag
WritingCeramics: Art
and Perception,
Scholastics
Mag
PLCS
ReadingCeramics: Art
and Perception,
Scholastics
Mag
Writing-
are carried out in artworks
-Apply various elements and
principles to own work
-utilize clay to communicate
ideas
-Effectively communicate
thoughts and ideas through
verbal critiques
press molded vessels
-group critiques
-Assessment molded bowls
quiz
-A Potter’s
Handbook
-Ceramics: Art
and
Perception
-Scholastics
Mag
Ceramics: Art
and Perception,
Scholastics
Mag
PLCS
Weeks
14-18
Teapots
-Explore the purposes of and
history of tea and teapots
-design and create a
functional teapot
-identify parts of a teapot
- utilize various hand building
techniques with sufficient
skill, confidence, and
sensitivity that intentions are
carried out in artworks
-Apply various elements and
principles to own work
-utilize clay to communicate
ideas
-Effectively communicate
thoughts and ideas through
verbal critiques
-tea anyone? PP
-I’m a little teapot
-spout demo
-handle demo
-gallery lid demo
-lid lock demo
-design and construct teapot
-group critiques
-Assessment teapot quiz
Gallery
Spout
Handle
Lid lock
Rim
-teapot PP
-teapot quiz
-teapot rubric
-spherical
teapots CAD
-artist inspired
teapot PIN
-repetitive
element teapot
PIN
-A Potter’s
Handbook
-Ceramics: Art
and
Perception
-Scholastics
Mag
ReadingCeramics: Art
and Perception,
Scholastics
Mag
WritingCeramics: Art
and Perception,
Scholastics
Mag
PLCS
Weeks
19-21
Modeling and
Carving
-apply knowledge of low and
high relief
-Explore the purposes of
relief
- utilize coil technique with
sufficient skill, confidence,
and sensitivity that intentions
are carried out in artworks
-Apply various elements and
principles to own work
-additive and subtractive
technique demo
-modeling demo
-animal sculpture PIN
-carving low relief in wet clay
PIN
-action figure CAD
-organic abstract sculpture
BLICK
-Greek relief PP
Additive
Subtractive
Low relief
High relief
Carving
Piercing
Organic
In the round
-animal
sculpture PIN
-carving low
relief in wet
clay PIN
-action figure
CAD
- modeling and
carving quiz
-organic
ReadingCeramics: Art
and Perception,
Scholastics
Mag
WritingCeramics: Art
and Perception,
Scholastics
Mag
-utilize clay to communicate
ideas
-Effectively communicate
thoughts and ideas through
verbal critiques
-Sketchbook exercise
-unexpected open door relief
plate
-group critiques
-Assessment-modeling and
carving quiz
Weeks
22-24
Music through
clay
-explore the history of clay
instruments
-create a musical instrument
- utilize various hand building
techniques with sufficient
skill, confidence, and
sensitivity that intentions are
carried out in artworks
-Apply various elements and
principles to own work
-utilize clay to communicate
ideas
-Effectively communicate
thoughts and ideas through
verbal critiques
-music demo
-Musical clay PP
-instrument construction
-instrument decoration
-Sketchbook exercise
-group critiques
-Assessment-music quiz
Weeks
25-31
Concepts in clay
-Explore various concepts in
art
- utilize various hand building
techniques with sufficient
skill, confidence, and
sensitivity that intentions are
carried out in artworks
-Apply various elements and
principles to own work
-tile my world
- -sketchbook exercises
-design and construct tile
mural
-group critiques
-masks
-miniatures
-houses
-Soldner animal
Mural
Tile
Juxtaposition
Conceptual
Pun
Subject
Content
abstract
sculpture
BLICK
-Greek relief
PP
-A Potter’s
Handbook
-Ceramics: Art
and
Perception
-Scholastics
Mag
-music quiz
-instrument
rubric
-From Mud to
Music
-Ceramics: Art
and
Perception
-Scholastics
Mag
PLCS
-concepts quiz
-A Potter’s
Handbook
-Ceramics: Art
and
Perception
-Scholastics
Mag
ReadingCeramics: Art
and Perception,
Scholastics
Mag
WritingCeramics: Art
and Perception,
Scholastics
ReadingCeramics: Art
and Perception,
Scholastics
Mag
WritingCeramics: Art
and Perception,
Scholastics
Mag
PLCS
Weeks
32-36
Careers
-utilize clay to communicate
ideas
-Effectively communicate
thoughts and ideas through
verbal critiques
-initiate, define, and solve
challenging 3D visual art
problems independently
-Explore the careers
available in the area of
ceramics and the skills they
require
- utilize various hand building
techniques with sufficient
skill, confidence, and
sensitivity that their intentions
are carried out in their
artworks
-Students initiate, define, and
solve challenging 3D visual
art problems independently
-Apply various elements and
principles to own work
-Analyze the purposeful use
of the art principles and
elements in a successful pot
-utilize clay to communicate
ideas
-Effectively communicate
thoughts and ideas through
verbal critiques
-Describe the impact (or
results) of the artists use of
principles and elements on
the viewer
Mag
PLCS
-Moore figure
-shoe
-food juxtaposition
-pun
-daily activity
-Assessment-concepts quiz
-Research various careers
-create “model” for your
career
-create PP or flip chart about
your career
-group critiques
-Assessment
-A Potter’s
Handbook
-Ceramics: Art
and
Perception
-Scholastics
Mag
ReadingCeramics: Art
and Perception,
Scholastics
Mag
WritingCeramics: Art
and Perception,
Scholastics
Mag
PLCS