Lesson aligned with ELA Common Core unit "Clues to a Culture"
My fifth grade students spent a little time looking at actual and implied texture, as well as some repousse from a variety of cultures. Students went on a texture hunt around the room and then created the design for their metal. They worked both sides of their metal to work on getting variety in the texture. Once they were done adding texture, they coated their metal with black ink. After about five minutes they wiped off their metal leaving ink behind in all the great little crevices. They were amazed at how much their texture popped once this was done. Students mounted their metal on black paper and continued with implied texture using metallic color pencils. This project was a crowd pleaser with students and teachers alike! The students liked the opportunity to work with a new material and there was a great success rate! I photographed several of these, but somewhere in the end of the year craziness, I lost my images. Here are a couple from my first class of finishers.
Lesson aligned with ELA Common Core unit "Clues to a Culture"
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After a discussion of color and value, fifth grade students made optical illusions using their hand.
Fifth grade students compared and contrasted art of Japanese and Native American cultures where the emphasis was on positive/negative space. We also discussed balance and harmony in artwork. Notan is the interaction between light and dark in a piece of art. Notan means that one cannot exist without the other (positive/negative). Students drew a plan first to have a design in mind before using the black paper. Some have a theme in mind when creating the project and other choose shapes that appeal to them. This project works best when class comes to a stop before students start cutting all their pieces out of the black paper! I have envelopes for them to slide everything in so I don't lose any pieces in my travels on my cart.
Lesson is aligned with ELA Common Core unit "Clues to a Culture" Students learned about how the Masters of the Renaissance perfected the illusion of space and form in art be developing the use of linear perspective. The Renaissance was a great period of learning, discovery and invention. Students began their lesson by viewing the video "Masters of Illusion". The lesson also integrates math, social studies and science! Students also discuss some of the art of the Masters through a PowerPoint. We study the art and look for vanishing points. Among the greats we look at are Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphael. I love the student reaction when they begin to realize those are the same names as the teenage mutant ninja turtles! So I have to ask the question..."Can you name a fourth renaissance artist?" Students begin the project by drawing an "x" on their paper. When the pencil drawing is completed, students trace over their lines with permanent black marker. They outline sections of the drawing with water based markers and then paint over them with water. This gives the artwork a look of watercolor, but is much easier for the students to control. I was watching a great show on PBS that relates to innovation and creativity in America today. This is a link to the video which lasts about 53 minutes. America Revealed: Made In America.
Lesson is aligned with ELA Common Core unit "Renaissance Thinking" Students continued with the discussion that just as a writer plays with words by using figurative language, an artist can also play with words and the materials they use. We looked at some Pop Art by Roy Lichtenstein and learned that he was inspired by newspapers, comics and popular culture. We compared comic book art to Lichtenstein's art and discussed the use of onomatopoeia in comics and in his painting, "Whaam!". Students created a collage using symbols, colors and onomatopoeia.
Lesson is aligned with ELA Common Core unit on "Playing With Words" Fifth grade students reviewed lines in art. They learned that just like writers, artists "play with words" as well as materials. Graphic designers play with words to create logos, add emotion to communication and to send a message to their audience. They do this through their choice in typography. Students designed their initial and then filled it with lines to express themselves.
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Mrs. Kendell
I was a graphic designer for many years, and then decided to make the leap into art education. I taught elementary art for 8 years. Archives
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