7th Grade Unit Plan
Time
: 2-3 weeks
Unit:
Mexican folk Art-Amate Painting
Media: Hand made paper
See
alternate lesson by Grace Hall: Amate Bark Painting
Objectives: The Students will
1.
Explore how societies discover values and beliefs through
artistic forms
2.
Distinguish commonalties/characteristics of artistic
expressions or styles
3.
Discover relationships among the arts disciplines
4.
Perceive environment - develop personal ideas and themes to
create original art
5.
Assess, revise and adjust work throughout the process
6.
Describe and analyze distinguishing characteristics
7.
Interpret meanings, belief and themes - or mood (Internet
lesson)
8.
Evaluate works of art using art vocabulary and established
criteria (Internet Lesson—class discussion)
9.
Demonstrate skills in painting—skill in using elements and
principles of design
Instructional
Resources:
Talking to the Sun (book on poems- personal collection)
Amate
paintings from Mexico
Materials:
Live houseplants
Photographs and photocopies of animals
Tempera paints
Paint brushes
Pencils, erasers, 8-1/2x11 paper Abaca
pulp
transfer pencils
grocery
bags
Ultra fine point black markers
felts
and towels
Paper making molds and deckles
sponges, buckets, pulp vat
Paint trays
iron (for transferring drawing)
Motivation:
1.
Follow-up from pre-Columbian ceramics unit. View examples of
Mexican folk art.
2.
Discussion on works found on Internet and in teacher made
PowerPoint
3.
Discussion on themes for amate painting: Celebration of event
from your life----or theme of nature.
4.
Drawing from life and from imagination
Procedures:
1.
Present samples and Mexican culture –discuss
(day 1)
2.
View Mexican folk art- Internet
(day 1)
3.
View PowerPoint—begin drawings on 8-1/2x11” – Draw a scene
representing an important event in your life---or draw stylized nature
scene
4.
Form handmade paper (western technique)—couch between felts and
allow to dry
5.
Outline drawing with transfer pencil when competed –iron
transfer to handmade paper
6.
Outline with fine point markers
7.
Paint with tempera—leave negative space the color of the
handmade paper
8.
Accent with paint markers if desired.
Second
Drawing: "Drawing from life"
Create a second drawing—draw plants from
life—Add an insect draw from life. Add any other animals from
photocopies or photographs (and internet).
Complete drawing with fine point marker—color
with watercolor markers if desired.
(This assignment is necessary in order to give all
students enough time to make the hand-made paper.
Evaluation:
1.
Class participation in discussion (Objectives:
1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10)
2.
Self- evaluation, critical analysis (Objectives:
6, 7, 8, 9, 10). Written
assignment on animals shown, biomes and adaptation (Science curriculum objective)
3.
Accuracy in drawing plants from life.
Do they show overlapping? Are
there at least three different plants?
Does the composition show scale? (Objectives: 4, 5, 6, )
4.
Accuracy/ effort in drawing animals
(Objectives: 4, 5,
6, 9)
5.
Use of markers: color plan, textures and patterns
(Objectives: 4, 5,
6, 9 10)
Name________________________________________ Section____________
Drawing
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Border design
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Composition
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(design principles)
Color plan
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Painting skills
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Effort/participation
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