- 31 Mar, 2021
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Locate a Great Work of Art (or a famous artist) who demonstrates the use of “color”
1. Locate a great piece of art that demonstrates “color” and insert the image in your lesson plan
template. Explain how you will use this work of art to teach “color” to the students in this
lesson. Make connections between your own art which serves as a model for your students and
the famous artwork of the master. Include information about the artist, the work of art, the art
production techniques used, and the historical cultural significance of this great art.
2. See the web resources for great art – https://sites.google.com/site/visualarts4learning/arthistory—great-art-resources
3. Right click or hold mouse button down to save the image you want to use in your lesson plan in
your computer art folder or desktop.
Outline for the Art Activity Plan
• Title
• Lesson Activity Overview
• Grade Level
• Visual Anchor Standards (Provided in Template)
• Learning Objectives (Model Provided in Template)
• Art Production Media (Supplies and Materials)
• Resources (Websites, Books, Images, Illustrations, Apps, etc.)
• Introduction: Anticipatory Set (How will you spark interest and introduce students to the
featured element of art?)
• Art Processes: Creating and Presenting
• Art Process: Responding to Essential Questions for Enduring Understanding
• Art Process: Connecting to Art History through Essential Questions
• Assessment
• Reflection on Creative Practice and Artistic Literacy
Complete the Art Activity Template – USE THE TEMPLATE PROVIDED!
1. Have the photo of your artwork ready.
2. Save the graphic image of your great work of art.
3. Write 2 lesson objectives that are measurable and descriptive. Keep the table of art processes
and anchor standard provided in the template. You may use the objectives provided and adapt
for each of the elements lesson [line, shape, color, or space].
4. Fill in the step by step process you will use to have students create their own artwork.
5. List materials, supplies, resources, software, apps, etc.
6. List essential questions that promote understanding of the element of art and make connections
between the use of the that element in the famous work of art and the creative art learning
activity.
Learning Objectives:
1. Students will create and present an original work of art using the element of
_________________ [line, shape, color, or space].
2. Students will respond and connect to a famous artist who demonstrates the use of
___________________ [line, shape, color, or space] in a great work of art.
Suggestions for Critical Thinking Discussion Questions – Essential Questions that Result in Enduring
Understandings
• Look at the use of color in this work of art. How did you use color in your own art? How would
you define color in your art? What else caught your eye?
• Describe how you created the element of art by providing definitions. Examples for line, shape,
color, and space:
“I created a thin curving line”
“I created a 2-dimensional shape by combining by intersecting lines”
“I used the complementary colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel”
“I created the illusion of space in depth with foreground, middle ground, and
background”.
• Help students make connections between the famous artist and artwork example and their own art
project. How does the famous work of this art demonstrate color? How is it similar or different to
the students’ original art?
Assessment – Describe how you will assess the student’s creative process and art product to determine
if the lesson objectives and the visual arts standards were met. What are the assignment expectations
and what evidence will you use to determine if standards were met? Optional: You may want to use the
criteria in the table below to describe how you will assess each individual student’s art product as well
as their creative process. Complete the 2nd column in the table below.
Criteria for Assessing
Student Art Product and
Creative Process
Describe what you expect to see in the student’s art process and creative
product that provides evidence that the student has met the learning
objective and California visual arts standard?
Use of Color
Creativity and Originality
Effort and Craftsmanship
Attitude and Engagement
Reflection on Creative Practice: Write a reflection on your own personal creative artistic process.
Answer these questions explaining your own artistic process of creating, presenting, responding, and
connecting original artwork and planning a meaningful art activity for your students teaching the
featured element of art.
Create: Imagine, Plan, Make, Reflect, Refine, Revise, and Investigate
• How did you use your imagination to come up with your idea for how to demonstrate this
element of art?
• What creative ideas did you investigate to determine the best way to teach this element of art?
Present: Analyze, Prepare, and Present
• How did you decide on appropriate art production media and materials to produce and present
your own original art? [If you used a model you found online, please include the URL to avoid
plagiarism.]
• How did you apply this element of art and principle of design to construct your final creative
product?
Respond: Interpret, Perceive, Analyze, and Evaluate
• How effective do you feel your work of art is in demonstrating this element of art? Explain why