Art 2 Intermediate Art lesson plans:
weeks 7-10
2012-2013
Donna Edgell
4 blocks
Figure drawings with one in the media and style of my choice : 6 gesture
drawings in marker, 3-4 contour drawings in pencil, in correct Greek proportion, with one in the
media and style of my choice.
Art history link: Greek and Roman Art
Criteria for success: I will learn to draw people in correct proportion. I will select media
appropriate for expressing meaning in an artwork with figure drawing.
Learning targets: I can use correct body proportion in gesture and contour line figure drawings.
I can create an expressive artwork with a figure in the media and style of my choice.
supplies: Greek proportion chart, art examples, large paper, markers, erasers, rubbing plates,
India ink, watercolor, plastic, etc.
Teacher input: Introduce, show examples, demonstrate, practice various techniques with
students, review.
Essential Standard I.V.1 Use the language of visual arts to communicate effectively.
Clarifying Objectives:
**I.V.1.2 Understand how design influences artistic expression.
I.V.1.3 Understand the use of global themes, symbols, and subject matter in art.
I.V.1.4 Analyze images through the process of deconstruction (the components of the image and its
meaning).
Essential Standard I.V.3 Create art using a variety of tools, media, and processes, safely and
appropriately.
Clarifying Objectives
**I.V.3.2 Select media appropriate for communicating content.
I.V.3.3 Analyze the relationship between process and product.
Concepts and/or vocabulary: proportion, figure drawing, Expressionism, Greek figure
proportions, analogous colors
Assessment: Critique, self assessment and teacher assessment rubric, quiz. See above for
Essential standards and clarifying objectives.
4-5 blocks
Shaded Scribble Design- Using a previous contour line drawing in pencil along
with a scribble to create an artwork in the abstract style of Pablo Picasso.
Art history link: Abstract art and Pablo Picasso
Criteria for success: I will use organic shapes, patterns, and value scales to create an interesting
and well organized abstract drawing.
Learning targets: I can learn about the artist Picasso and abstract art. I can use shapes, patterns,
value scales and shading to create a unique abstract design.
supplies: previous drawings, Picasso prints, white paper, pencils, blending stumps, erasers
Teacher input: Introduce, show examples, demonstrate, practice, review
Essential Standard I.V.1 Use the language of visual arts to communicate effectively.
Clarifying Objectives:
**I.V.1.2 Understand how design influences artistic expression.
**I.V.1.4 Analyze images through the process of deconstruction (the components of the image and its
meaning).
Essential Standard I.CX.1 Understand the global, historical, societal, and cultural contexts of
the visual arts.
Clarifying Objectives
I.CX.1.2 Understand the role of visual art in documenting history.
I.CX.1.3 Classify art by artist, movement, and style.
I.CX.1.4 Explain the influence of contextual knowledge on aesthetic responses to art.
Concepts and/or vocabulary: Emphasis, value, value scale, depth, shading, Picasso, abstract,
rhythm, movement, organic shapes
Assessment: Self assessment and teacher assessment rubric, See above for Essential standards
and clarifying objectives
TEXTURE:
4 blocks
Impressionism birds: sponge painting in tempera
Art history link: Impressionism and Claude Monet
Learning targets: I can paint in the Impressionism style using sponges to create textures and
mix colors.
Criteria for success: I will paint with sponges to create textures and mix colors in the
Impressionism style.
supplies: Monet slideshow and prints, black poster board, tempera paint, sponges, Impressionist
still lifes or photos
Teacher input: Introduce, show examples, demonstrate, review
Essential Standard I.V.2 Apply creative and critical thinking skills to artistic expression.
Clarifying Objectives
I.V.2.1 Generate innovative solutions to artistic problems.
I.V.2.2 Use experiences and observations to create content for art.
Essential Standard I.V.3 Create art using a variety of tools, media, and processes, safely and
appropriately.
Clarifying Objectives
I.V.3.1 Understand the function of tools in creating art.
I.V.3.2 Select media appropriate for communicating content.
**I.V.3.3 Analyze the relationship between process and product.
Essential Standard I.CX.1 Understand the global, historical, societal, and cultural contexts of
the visual arts.
Clarifying Objectives
I.CX.1.1 Use visual arts to explore concepts of civics and economics, such as systems, functions,
structures, democracy, economies, and interdependence.
I.CX.1.3 Classify art by artist, movement, and style.
I.CX.1.4 Explain the influence of contextual knowledge on aesthetic responses to art.
Concepts and/or vocabulary: actual and simulated texture, depth, Impressionism, Monet
Assessment: Self assessment and teacher assessment rubric, See above for Essential standards
and clarifying objectives
VALUE:
5
Portrait in pencil- enlarging with a grid, drawing upside down with only 1 square visible
Art history link: Photorealism and Chuck Close
Criteria for success: I will use a grid to enlarge a drawing. I will use value and value scales to
draw a realistic portrait.
Learning targets: I can learn about the artist Chuck Close and the photorealism style. I can use a
grid to enlarge from a photo. I can use value to create realistic shading with a pencil.
supplies: photo xeroxes with grid, pencils, erasers, stumps, paper
Teacher input: Introduce, show examples, Close slide show, demonstrate, review
Essential Standard I.V.2 Apply creative and critical thinking skills to artistic expression.
Clarifying Objectives
I.V.2.1 Generate innovative solutions to artistic problems.
**I.V.2.2 Use experiences and observations to create content for art.
Essential Standard I.V.1 Use the language of visual arts to communicate effectively.
Clarifying Objectives:
I.V.1.3 Understand the use of global themes, symbols, and subject matter in art.
Essential Standard I.CX.1 Understand the global, historical, societal, and cultural contexts of
the visual arts.
Clarifying Objectives
I.CX.1.1 Use visual arts to explore concepts of civics and economics, such as systems, functions,
structures, democracy, economies, and interdependence.
**I.CX.1.3 Classify art by artist, movement, and style.
Essential Standard
I.CX.2 Understand the interdisciplinary connections and life applications of the visual arts.
I.CX.2.4 Analyze how digital design affects communication in art.
Concepts and/or vocabulary: grid, value, value scale, highlight, Chuck Close, photorealism
Assessment: Self assessment and teacher assessment rubric, See above for Essential standards
and clarifying objectives.