Creative Arts lesson plan template

Focus Artist/ Date:

Artwork:Ann
Newmarch Jake
and Bruno , 7
years and 2
years. 1979

Year Level(s): Lesson

level 5-6 duration: 5x
45 minute
sessions

Creative Arts Focus: Collaging , Still life drawing

Learning Intention: We are learning to create and display artwork considering how our ideas can be
expressed to an audience (Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)(2019)

Success Criteria: I can create a piece of art including a still life drawing that expresses an idea
and present it to an ausidence

Victorian Curriculum (VC): THE ARTS – Visual Arts or Media Arts

Content strand: Present and perform

Content descriptors(s):
Creating, exhibiting, discussing, analysing artworks and considering the intention of artists and
curators. Considering the relationship between artist intentions and audience engagement and
interpretation. (VCAA)

Create and display artwork considering how ideas can be expressed to

an audience (VCAVAP031)

Achievement Standards:
By the end of Level 6, students explain how ideas are expressed in artworks they make and
view.

They demonstrate the use of different techniques and processes in planning and making
artworks .

They use visual conventions and visual arts practices to express ideas, themes and concepts in
their artworks.
They describe how artworks that they make and view can be displayed to express and enhance
meaning

(VCAA,2019)

Assessment strategy/strategies: Key vocabulary/terms:

Still life art
Present and perform
 After the first or second lesson give Medium
students exit slips to complete when Landscape
leaving the lesson, to then reflect on Artist statement
when artwork is finished to see if collage
their questions were answered and
achieved what they set out to work
on. Resources:
 Written Observations of their artwork
supported with pictures that show if Max Ernst collage sheet :
they have addressed the criteria of https://leo.acu.edu.au/pluginfile.php/3685626/mod_re
creating a still life drawing and photo source/content/1/Surrealism%20-
collage that expresses an idea %20Max%20Ernst.pdf
 Written feedback on their artist
feedback and how they presented
their work.
Guide to art assessment:
https://leo.acu.edu.au/pluginfile.php/3642309/mod_re
source/content/1/Ultimate-Assessment-Guide.pdf

How to write an artist statement :

https://leo.acu.edu.au/pluginfile.php/3642312/mod_re
source/content/1/Artist%20Statement%20Guidelines.p
df
 Lesson design
Lesson introduction (Whole – TUNING IN- RESPONDING): Focus question/s:
Start lesson by showing students a table fill of everyday objects: lamp, bottle What do you think
, clock , flowers, fruit. still life art is?

Ask the students why they think I have brought these in today. Explain that What are some
these objects are often used in still life drawings. Show a few photos of still objects that can be
life artworks. used in still life art?
Explain what still life art pieces are.
What message was
Ann Newman trying
Then show children Ann Newmans Jake and Bruno 7 years and 2 years piece.
to portray?
Ask them to identify what part of the image is a still life drawing.

Read class Ann Newmans artist statement for this piece

Ecplain to class what artists statemnts are and go through artist statement
resource sheet,

Development/investigation (Part – INVESTIGATING TECHNIQUES Focus question/s:

AND MAKING): What does your
Inform children on what the task is chosen oject represent
in your image?
Step one: choose a photo of themselves their family or a landscape
they have taken themselves.
Step two: choose an object from those brought in by teacher What medium will you
Step three: create a still life drawing of this object using any medium choose to create your
they like still life?
Step three: place this still life object into the photo chose, this can be
using technology or just glued onto scan of the photo.
How will you
incorporate the still life
to your photo?

Plenary and conclusion (Whole – REFLECTING and Focus question/s:

GENERALISING): What is important to
include in my artist
Have students prepare full artist statement for piece statement ?

Have students present their piece and artist statement to class. How do I want my
audience to perceive
Have students reflect on how they feel they presented their artwork to my art?
audience
How do I feel about my
performance?