Samantha Sampson

Learning Circles: Color Wheel

Standards Based on the Virginia Standards of Learning, Art II:
Intermediate
AII.2 The student will make critical and reflective choices to
create works of art.
AII.3 The student will demonstrate proficiency and
craftsmanship (artisanship) in the use of a variety of art
media.
AII.8 The student will employ elements of art, principles of
design, and a variety of media to express meaning in works of
art and design.

Instructional Goals What will students need to know and be able to do?
Students will need to be able to show ten basic hues fully
graded in nine equal steps of value. After reading in their
textbook, they will know the way to raise and lower values for
the ultimate final creation of a color wheel with ten hues of
nine equidistant values.
What knowledge, attitudes, skills, and strategies will students
gain from participation in the lesson?
Working in learning circles for this project, students will have
to become group consensus on a variety of discussion tasks
after being shown how to engage cooperatively. Students
should have a positive attitude for success using positive
interdependence through their collaboration skills and be able
to facilitate the group process as they engage in discussion
and interaction.

Essential Questions What big questions will generate discussion about the topic
under study?
I will ask the students how they think they can make
variations of pure color and what those colors will be called. I
will ask if they know the difference between hue and value
and to explain the difference between them.
What questions will be asked to help students focus on
important aspects of the topic?
Throughout the learning circle project, I will continue to ask
students to explain their knowledge on hues and values. I will
ask them to explain their process in making each strip of ten
basic hues fully graded. Also, I will ask them to explain how
they used Raw Umber and Burnt Umber to make them.

Instructional What instructional practices, strategies, and activities will be

Strategies and used in the lesson?
Activities The students will be using the Learning Circles method to
complete the Color Wheel activity.
The learning circles are a mesh of whole group study with
small group interactions and discussion. When using this
strategy, I am planning for success of positive
interdependence by teaching students how to use
collaboration skills to work independently in teams and then
facilitating the group process as students engage in
discussion and interaction.
For the learning circles, I will divide the students into groups
of three. I will assign each group. The groups will read the
section in the text entitled The Color Wheel and discuss how
to do their roles. I will also assign the roles for each member
of the group. One member of the group will be in charge of
making the pure colors dark. Another member will be in
charge of making the pure colors light. The last member will
be in charge of directing the other two students based on their
knowledge in the reading to create hues and paint the pure
color on each of the strips. After the groups have finished
their color wheels they will paste them however they would
like on a black poster board. Finally, the students will present
their color wheels and explain what they learned about mixers
to make different hues and values.
How will the learning environment support collaborative
interactions among students and active engagement in the
topic?
The groups will at tables or with their desks pushed into
desks of three, so that they will ultimately only be able to
participate with their group for supportive collaboration. The
strategy that is being used enhances collaboration and the
activity theyre participating in should actively engage them.
How will I differentiate the lesson and specify for English
Language Learners?
When writing this lesson, I will assign ELL students to the
position of mixing colors and painting. They will not have the
role of directing. This will help the students discuss what they
know without having to read and be in charge. This will give
them a significant role especially with group discussion and
collaboration.

Instructional Textbook assignment:

Materials and The Students Guide In Painting
Resources By: Jack Faragasso
Materials:
10 strips of white canvas paper, spares if necessary
Mixing pallette
 Pallette knife for mixing
Brushes
Paints and Mixers:
Raw Umber, Burnt Umber, White, Cadmium Yellow Light,
Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Red Light, Alizarin Crimson,
Ultramarine Blue, Viridian, Cobalt Violet, Permanent Green
Light, Cadmium Green Deep, Lamp Black

Technology Technology will not be used in this activity unless the text the
students are using will be on an ipad. The text otherwise will
be in a textbook and the activity will be hands on in class
using oil paint. The students will present their color wheels
and what they learned at the end of the project, if they feel as
though they want to use a powerpoint for their presentation
they are allowed to use technology then.

Assessment What assessment tools will be needed to evaluate student

learning?
I will create a rubric that is based on the information from the
text to make sure in their presentation they will have covered
all information. I will announce the categories of my rubric
when I am discussing the assignment so that the students will
know what I am asking them to present. I will also create a
model of the color wheel to show the students and give them
an example to look towards.
Will students engage in self-assessment?
Yes, when they compare their color wheel to my example and
the one in the book they will be self assessing their work.
Also, they will know if they fully understand colors, mixing,
hues and values when they compare their discussion to the
assessment on the rubric based on their presentations.
*After the lesson I will review what worked and what didnt. As
well as what I would change and what I would let remain the
same for next year.*