TeacherName:

LaurenDonnelly
LessonTitle:

RepresentYourself
Gradelevel:
5thand6th
NumberofStudents:
15
Lesson1of11
CentralFocus:
Thefocusofthislessonisanintroductiontotheclassaboutwhothatstudentisasthey
seethemselves.Thisistoshowcasetheskillsofthatstudenttotheteacheraswellasto
showhowthatstudentviewsthemselvesandwhattheyassociatewiththemselves.
LessonRationaleandSummary:
Rationale:
Thislessonchallengesstudentstorepresentthemselveswithoutaselfportraitof
themselves.Thisischallengingandencouragingselfexpressionthroughtheuseofdrawing
skillsorpaintingskillsofthatstudent.Thisalsowillbethefirstworkthattheteacherwillsee
bythestudentandwillhelptheteachertoseewhatleavethestudentsisatintheirskill,this
waytheycanbetterassistthestudentintheirgrowthasanartist.

Summary:
Forthisprojectstudentswillhaveachoiceofusingdrawingmaterials,suchas
pencil,coloredpencils,oilpastelsorcharcoalortheymayusewatercolorsorotherpaintsto
createtheirrepresentationofthemselvesonpaperortracingpaper.Wewillgooverthe
differentmaterialsonhowtousethemcorrectly.Wewillgooverpaintbrushedicateandhow
tocleanoutthebrushesaswell.Wewillgooverwhatthisimagewillbeusedforinafuture
class,thiswaythestudentscanplantheirimagestofitthissecondproject.Studentwillhave
timetoworkontheseandcompletetheminclass.Attheendwewillquicklyreviewthe
elementsofartinpreparationforourdiscussionofourworks.Thenthestudentswillshowthe
classwhattheyhavecreatedandhowtheyfeelitrepresentsthemselvesusingtheelementsand
principlesofart.Theotherstudentswillaskquestionsandgiveconstructiveadviceoneach
other'sworks.
LessonObjectivesandtwoStateContentStandardsStatementObjectives:
1. Studentswillcreateaworkthatrepresentsthemselvesusingdrawingorpainting
materials
2. Studentswillusematerialinthecorrectwaytocreatetheirvisualrepresentation
StateStandard
4RE(5thgrade)Communicatepersonalartisticdecisionsareinfluencedbysocial,
environmentalandpoliticalviews.

4RE(6thgrade)Defendartisticdecisionsusingappropriatevisualartvocabulary.
(1PE6thgradeDescribehowartanddesignelementsandprinciplesareusedinartworkto
producecertainvisualeffectsandcreatemeaning)
AcademicLanguage:
Line:
Anelementofartdefinedbyapointmovinginspace.Linemaybetwoor
threedimensional,descriptive,implied,orabstract.
Color:
Anelementofartmadeupofthreeproperties:hue,value,andintensity.
Hue:nameofcolor
Value:hueslightnessanddarkness(acolorsvaluechangeswhenwhiteor
blackisadded)
Intensity:qualityofbrightnessandpurity(highintensity=colorisstrongand
brightlowintensity=colorisfaintanddull)
Expression:
theprocessofmakingknownone'sthoughtsorfeelings.
Representation:
thedescriptionorportrayalofsomeoneorsomethingina
particularway
Balance:
Awayofcombiningelementstoaddafeelingofequilibriumorstabilitytoa
workofart.
Form:
Anelementofartthatisthreedimensionalandenclosesvolumeincludes
height,widthANDdepth(asinacube,asphere,apyramid,oracylinder).Formmay
alsobefreeflowing.
Shape:
Anelementofartthatistwodimensional,flat,orlimitedtoheightandwidth
.
Space:
Anelementofartbywhichpositiveandnegativeareasaredefinedorasense
ofdepthachievedinaworkofart.
Texture:
Anelementofartthatreferstothewaythingsfeel,orlookasiftheymight
feeliftouched.
Value:
Thelightnessordarknessoftonesorcolors.Whiteisthelightestvalueblackis
thedarkest.Thevaluehalfwaybetweentheseextremesiscalledmiddlegray.
Composition:
theplacementorarrangementofvisualelementsoringredientsina
workofart,asdistinctfromthesubjectofawork.
grayscale:
arangeofgrayshadesfromwhitetoblack,asusedinamonochrome
displayorprintout
Crosshatching:
shadewithintersectingsetsofparallellines.
Stippling:
(indrawing,painting,andengraving)mark(asurface)withnumerous
smalldotsorspecks
Hatching:
(infineartandtechnicaldrawing)shade(anarea)withcloselydrawn
parallellines.
OilPastel:
Blending:
mix(asubstance)withanothersubstancesothattheycombinetogetherasa
mass.
Graphite:
agray,crystalline,allotropicformofcarbonthatoccursasamineralin
somerocksandcanbemadefromcoke.Itisusedasasolidlubricant,inpencils,and
asamoderatorinnuclearreactors.
PlannedAssessment:

PreAssessment:
Classwilldiscussandgooverthedifferentdrawingandpaintingtoolsand
howtousethemcorrectly.Asaclassdiscusstheelementsandprinciplesofartandwhatthey
areinartworks.(SeeLessonProceduresand/orTeachernotes(App2)formoredetail).
FormativeAssessment:
Studentswillworkontheirprojectinclass,teacherwillwalkaround
monitoringstudentsandhelpingeachasneeded.Watchingtomakesurestudentsareusingthe
toolscorrectly.Aswellasaskingthemwhatelementsandprinciplesofartaretherepresenting
intheirprojectastheyareworking.Theteacherwillalsoobservethestudentsandtheir
differentskilllevelstolearnhowtobetterhelpeachstudentindividually
SummativeAssessment:
Studentswillhaveaclasscritiqueanddiscusseachother'swork
usingthecorrectterminologyoftheelementsandprinciplesofart.Theywilldothiswhen
describingtheirownworkaswellascommentingontheirown.Aswellasseeattached
rubric.
DifferentiatedInstructionalStrategies:
Classdiscussion
,thiswillassisttheintrapersonallearners
Visualexamples
,thiswillhelpthevisuallearners.
Powerpoint
thisinstructionaltoolwillassisttheVisualandVerballearners.
Teacherinstruction/lecture
thiswillhelptheauditorylearners.
TeacherDemonstration
,thisinstructionstrategywillhelpthekinestheticandvisuallearners.
OneonOneteacherdemonstration
s,thiswillhelptheinterpersonallearners.
PrintedHandout
,thiswillassistlinguisticlearners.Aswellthispersonalvisualwillassist
ELLstudentstounderstandandseetheprocessvisually.Translatedhandoutsaswellto
studentsfirstlanguage.
LessonResources:

Powerpointcreatedbyteacher.
Pencils
DrawingPaper
TracingPaper
ColoredPencils
Watercolors
temprapaint
charcoal
erasers
oilpastels
http://www.oberlin.edu/amam/asia/sculpture/documents/vocabulary.pdf
https://play.google.com/music/listen?gclid=CIHb45u49McCFSSOMgodOUQKSQ&
gclsrc=ds#/wst/artist/Adalcgzvxkw3frrcnxzs7oviy6i
Rubric(App.1)
TeacherPowerPointNotes(App2)
Projector
TeacherSample

 Instructorcomputer
Computermouse
DrawingExerciseHandout(App3)

Procedure:(fourcomponents)
i.Readiness/MotivationforLesson:AllottedTime:20min
Studentsarrivereadytolearn.
PowerpointSlide1:Welcomeslide
Thisistobeprojectedasthestudentsarearriving,towelcomethemtothe
firstdayofclass.
Whileotherclassmatesarearriving,studentswillworkonthewarmupactivity.
Whichwillbewrittenonthechalkboard.
Warmup:Welcomepleasegrabtheportfoliothatasyournameonitand
takeaseatwhereveryouwouldlike.
Onthesmallpaperinsideofyourportfoliotellmewhatdoyouthink
SelfExpressionsisandgivemetwoexamples.
Onceyouhavefinishedthewarmupyoumaydecorateyourportfoliowith
thingsthatrepresentyouasapersonandanartist.
Teacherwillcalltheclasstoattentionwhenitistimetostartandgooverthewarm
upactivity.
PreAssessment:
Classwilldiscussandgooverthedifferentdrawingandpainting
toolsandhowtousethemcorrectly.Asaclassdiscusstheelementsandprinciples
ofartandwhattheyareinartworks.
Usingthechalkboardsdiscusswiththestudentsthenhavethemnameas
manyelementsastheycan,andhavethemdefineeachvisuallyandliterarily.
Teacherwillpromptthestudentsasneeded.
Teacherwillthenmoveontotheprinciplesofarthavingthestudentsname
asmanyastheycananddefinethemvisuallyandliterarily.Aidingas
needed.
Nowtheteacherwillfillintheelementsthattheywereunabletonameand
thenhavethestudentsvisuallyandliterallydefinethem.
Thisdiscussionwillleadintothelesson.Teacherwillshiftthestudentsattentionto
theoverheadprojectionofthepowerpointpresentation.Teacherwillbeginthe
presentation
Slide2:DrawingTechniques:
Teacherwilldiscusswiththestudentsthedifferentdrawingtechniquesand
thecorrectuseofdrawingpencils.

 Teacherwillpassoutthedrawing(App3)andexplainthatthestudentsareto
demonstratetheirunderstandingandknowledgeofthediscusseddrawing
techniquesandcorrectuseofdrawingpencils.Studentswillcompletethe
drawingworksheet.
Slide3:SelfExpression
Theexpressionofyourthoughtsorfeelingsespeciallythroughartistic
activities(suchaspainting,writing,dancing,etc.)
Tattoos,clothing,hairstylesarealsoformsofselfexpression.
Slide4:ShortIntrotoJacksonPollock
Artiscomingfacetofacewithyourself.
...Everygoodartistpaintswhathe[she]is.
TeacherwilldiscussPollock'sartphilosophiesandabstractexpressionism
withthestudentsandhowitaffectsartandthecreationofart.
Slide5:TodaysProject
Todayyouwillbecreatingaworkofartthatisarepresentationofyourself,
anexpressionofyou.Youcantakethisanywaythatyouwantto.Ifthereis
somethingthatyoualwaysdrawyoucandrawthat.Thisistorepresentyou.
Whateveryoucreatemakesureyouknowwhatelementsofartandwhat
principlesithas.Youneedtobeabletotelltheclasswhyyouchosethe
componentsofyourdrawinganddefendit.
Youcanusegraphite(pencil),charcoal,coloredpencil,oilpastel,watercolor
ortemperapainttocreatethisona4inx4inpieceofpaper.
TheprojectwewillbeusingtheseforlaterisGlassLamination.Wewillgo
overthatinmoredetailwhenwedothisprojectinafewweeks.
Theclasswilldiscusstousetheelementsandprinciplesofartintheirwork.
Specificallyforthedaysproject.
Thentheteacherwilldiscussanddemonstratethecorrectuseofthematerials.
Thiswillincludethecorrectuseofoilpastels,andhowtoblendthecolors.
Aswellreviewingthatwhenusingsharpieswedonotsniffthem.
Teacherwillanswerquestionsandclarifyinformationabouttheproject.
ii.LessonDevelopment:AllottedTime:1hour10min
Studentswillbrainstormthedifferentexpressionsandrepresentationsthattheycan
create
Oncetheyhavedecidedontheirexpressionsandrepresentations,theywillchose
theirmediumtocreatetheirimages.
Studentswillbegintheirworkontheirfourimages.
FormativeAssessment:
Studentswillworkontheirprojectinclass,teacherwill
walkaroundmonitoringstudentsandhelpingeachasneeded.Watchingtomake
surestudentsareusingthetoolscorrectly.Aswellasaskingthemwhatelementsand
principlesofartaretherepresentingintheirprojectastheyareworking.The
teacherwillalsoobservethestudentsandtheirdifferentskilllevelstolearnhowto

betterhelpeachstudentindividually
Studentswillfinishtheirfourimageskeepinginmindtheendprojectofglass
lamination.
iii.LessonClosure:AllottedTime:30min
Theclasswillcometogetherandreviewtheelementsofartinadiscussion.
Theneachstudentwillpresenttheirworktotheclassandexplaintheirworktothe
classinhowitisarepresentationofthemselvesandwhatelementsandprinciplesof
artareintheirwork(4RE(5thgrade)).
Theclasswilldiscussandcritiquetheworkofeachstudentusingthecorrect
terminology(4RE(6thgrade)).
Studentwillturntheworkintotheteacherwiththeirnameonit,writtenlegibly.

App.1
Rubric:
PointsPossible 106

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21

PointsEarned

Completionof
theassignment

Studentcreated
threefourdifferent
personal
expressionsand
representations.

Studentcreated
twodifferent
personal
expressionsand
representations.

Studentcreatedone
personalexpression
andrepresentation.

Studentdidnotcreate
apersonalexpression
orrepresentation.

Technique,
(Objective2)

Studentused
materialscorrectly.
Usedproper
drawingorpainting
techniques

Studentneededa
fewreminderson
thecorrectuseof
materials

Studentneeded
manyreminderson
thecorrectuseof
materials

Studentdidnotusethe
materialscorrectly.

4RE(5th
grade)

Studentused
academiclanguage
andappropriate
terminology
communicate
personalartistic
decisions.

Studentattempted
touseacademic
languageand
terminologyto
communicate
personalartistic
decisions.

Student
communicated
personalartistic
decisions.

Studentdidnot
communicatetheir
personalartistic
decisions.

Studentused
academiclanguage
andappropriate
terminologyto
discussanddefend
theirworkand

Studentattempted
touseacademic
languageand
terminologyto
discussanddefend
theirwork

Studentdiscussed
anddefendedtheir
work.

Studentdidnot
discussordefendtheir
work.

Studentprovidea
statementaboutthe
elementsofartand
designdiscussing
howtheusedthem
toproducetheir
expressionand
representation

Studentprovideda
listoftheelements
ofartanddesign
thattheyusedto
createtheir
expressionand
representation

Studentprovided
elementsofartand
designwhen
promptedduring
discussion.

Studentdidnotusethe
elementsofartand
designtodiscusstheir
work.

Communicate
personalartistic
decisionsare
influencedby
social,
environmentaland
politicalviews.

4RE(6th
Grade)
Defend
artisticdecisions
usingappropriate
visualart
vocabulary

1PE(6th
Grade)
Describehowart
anddesign
elementsand
principlesareused
inartworkto
producecertain
visualeffectsand
createmeaning

App.2
TeacherNotes

PreAssessment:
Classwilldiscussandgooverthedifferentdrawingandpaintingtoolsand
howtousethemcorrectly.Asaclassdiscusstheelementsandprinciplesofartandwhattheyare
inartworks.
Usingthechalkboardsdiscusswiththestudentsthenhavethemnameasmany
elementsastheycan,andhavethemdefineeachvisuallyandliterarily.Teacher
willpromptthestudentsasneeded.
Teacherwillthenmoveontotheprinciplesofarthavingthestudentsnameas
manyastheycananddefinethemvisuallyandliterarily.Aidingasneeded.
Nowtheteacherwillfillintheelementsthattheywereunabletonameandthen
havethestudentsvisuallyandliterallydefinethem.
Powerpoint:

PowerpointSlide1:Welcomeslide
Thisistobeprojectedasthestudentsarearriving,towelcomethemtothefirst
dayofclass.
Whileotherclassmatesarearriving,studentswillworkonthewarmupactivity.Which
willbewrittenonthechalkboard.
Warmup:Welcomepleasegrabtheportfoliothatasyournameonitandtakea
seatwhereveryouwouldlike.
Onthesmallpaperinsideofyourportfoliotellmewhatdoyouthink
SelfExpressionsisandgivemetwoexamples.
Onceyouhavefinishedthewarmupyoumaydecorateyourportfoliowiththings
thatrepresentyouasapersonandanartist.
Teacherwillcalltheclasstoattentionwhenitistimetostartandgooverthewarmup
activity.
Thisdiscussionwillleadintothelesson.Teacherwillshiftthestudentsattentiontothe
overheadprojectionofthepowerpointpresentation.Teacherwillbeginthepresentation
Slide2:DrawingTechniques:
Teacherwilldiscusswiththestudentsthedifferentdrawingtechniquesandthe
correctuseofdrawingpencils.
Teacherwillpassoutthedrawing(App3)andexplainthatthestudentsareto
demonstratetheirunderstandingandknowledgeofthediscusseddrawing
techniquesandcorrectuseofdrawingpencils.Studentswillcompletethedrawing
worksheet.
Slide3:SelfExpression
Theexpressionofyourthoughtsorfeelingsespeciallythroughartisticactivities
(suchaspainting,writing,dancing,etc.)
Tattoos,clothing,hairstylesarealsoformsofselfexpression.

 Slide4:ShortIntrotoJacksonPollock
Artiscomingfacetofacewithyourself.
...Everygoodartistpaintswhathe[she]is.
TeacherwilldiscussPollock'sartphilosophiesandabstractexpressionismwith
thestudentsandhowitaffectsartandthecreationofart.
Slide5:TodaysProject
Todayyouwillbecreatingaworkofartthatisarepresentationofyourself,an
expressionofyou.Youcantakethisanywaythatyouwantto.Ifthereis
somethingthatyoualwaysdrawyoucandrawthat.Thisistorepresentyou.
Whateveryoucreatemakesureyouknowwhatelementsofartandwhat
principlesithas.Youneedtobeabletotelltheclasswhyyouchosethe
componentsofyourdrawinganddefendit.
Youcanusegraphite(pencil),charcoal,coloredpencil,oilpastel,watercoloror
temperapainttocreatethisona4inx4inpieceofpaper.
TheprojectwewillbeusingtheseforlaterisGlassLamination.Wewillgoover
thatinmoredetailwhenwedothisprojectinafewweeks.
Theclasswilldiscusstousetheelementsandprinciplesofartintheirwork.Specifically
forthedaysproject.
Thentheteacherwilldiscussanddemonstratethecorrectuseofthematerials.
Thiswillincludethecorrectuseofoilpastels,andhowtoblendthecolors.As
wellreviewingthatwhenusingsharpieswedonotsniffthem.
UseofMaterials
Oilpastels
:toblendthecolors,onemustfirstrubalayerofcolor,orcolorsonthe
desiredarea,thenusingyourfinger,apapertowelrubthecolorsblendingthemtogether.

App.3
DrawingExercise:
Name:_________________________

Inthespacesbelowpleasedemonstrateyourknowledgeofhatching,crosshatching,stippling
andrandommarks.

Hatching:

CrossHatching:

Stippling:

RandomMarks:

Usingthesedifferenttechniquesinyourdrawingswillhelpyoucreatevalueanddimensionin
yourwork.Usethediagrambelowtochosethecorrectpencilforeachshadeyouaretryingto
create.Thisknowledgewillimproveyourdifferentvaluesandcreatebetterdimensioninyour
work.