Students will discuss wildlife - both plants and animals. They will go outdoors and sketch animals and plants. They will analyze a still-life painting, Vase of Flowers by Jan van Huysum. Students will collaborate to make a large collaged still-life.
Students will analyze the Pilgrim Flask, identifying that grotesque designs include both ugly and beautiful elements. They will sketch a design of the pilgrim bottle using pencils and a blue crayon. Students will work in groups to create a grotesque door panel that includes symmetry. They will analyze a grotesque poem and compose a contradiction poem.
Students will analyze Bernard van Risenburgh's Double Desk. They will design and describe their own ultimate desk. They will listen to and analyze Baroque music. Working in groups, students will construct a desk from cardboard and tape. They will decorate the veneer for their desk.
Students will explore the history of quilts, uses of quilts, and quilt block patterns. They will create a pattern for a collage quilt block. Each student will complete one block to be used in the class quilt.
Students will analyze the Narbonne Arch. Groups of three students will collaborate on a drawing of a medieval beast. Finally, students will write a description of their beast.
Students will compare and contrast guls from Arabatchi and Salor tribes. They will create a quartered medallion for a group they belong to - family, sport, club. Once complete, students will analyze the medallions and form groups based on similarities.
Students will analyze a variety of artwork. They will make a list of problems and solutions to creating artwork. Working in pairs, students will collaborate to create a piece of art.
Students will identify architectural shapes. They will cut building shape and details from tagboard. They will assemble a building and combine with classmates' buildings to create a cityscape. They will ink and print a collagraph. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.