Submitted by: Stephanie Corder,
AZ
Academy~ U.S. Virgin Islands
UNIT: Art History Research - Cross Curricular
Grade Level: 6th grade (middle school)
Summary:
Students
select an artist of their choice, research, then create a
composition of an area of their school "in the style of"
the artist of their choice. They write a report to share with the
class. Shown: Welcoming Stairway in the style of Chagall
Materials:
Open media (within reason)
18 x 24 Paper
(46 x 61 cm)
Visual resources/prints for a variety of artists from several time
periods
Objectives:
Students create a drawing of an area of the
school and render it in the style of one the artist presented
(from art prints - Stephanie used her table artists). For a cross
curricular lesson, students are expected to write a report to
share with the rest of the class in order to obtain understanding
of several famous styles of art.
Procedures:
- Engage students in the discuss regarding
the various artistic styles of artists presented in
reproductions, giving background information on each artist
(students select artist from the group presented)
- Students create four thumbnail of the
school working to show inspiration of chosen artist's
style, for instance, a student studying Chagall would
work to draw the school in a surrealistic manner.
- Student and teacher will choose the best
of the thumbnails to finish in medium of student's choosing.
Language Arts Assignment:
Students write a one page paper to be
presented orally, describing their artist's background, their
artistic style and what made it important. As a finishing touch,
students explain how they incorporated their artist's style into
their art project.
[Art
Room of Stephanie Corder]
