Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Lowell Elementary ART! First Graders grow Mustaches!


Grade: 1st

Grade Level Expectations (GLEs):
Select and apply media techniques and processes to communicate ideas and solve challenging visual art problems.

National, State, or Local Standards:
1) Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes
Students a. apply media, techniques, and processes with sufficient skill, confidence, and sensitivity that their intentions are carried out in their artworks b. conceive and create works of visual art that demonstrate an understanding of how the communication of their ideas relates to the media, techniques, and processes they use
2) Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas
Students a. reflect on how artworks differ visually, spatially, temporally, and functionally, and describe how these are related to history and culture b. apply subjects, symbols, and ideas in their artworks and use the skills gained to solve problems in daily life
3) Reflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others Students a. identify intentions of those creating artworks, explore the implications of various purposes, and justify their analyses of purposes in particular works b. describe meanings of artworks by analyzing how specific works are created and how they relate to historical and cultural contexts c. reflect analytically on various interpretations as a means for understanding and evaluating works of visual art d. discuss the nature of art, personal and group responses to artworks

Objectives:
  1. The purpose of this lesson is to enhance the students' creative and motor skill
    development and visual/auditory perception to create a unique/one-of a kind
    piece of art.
  2. Students will work individually to plan and draw a portrait of Dalí choosing one
    expression.
  3. Students will cooperatively develop a portrait that shows a certain expression
  4. Students will learn how to express different emotions through drawing of those

    expressions/emotions   
  5. Students will create a symmetrical mustache                                                                         

    Materials:
    Black construction paper, sketching paper, black/brown pipe cleaner, 12X9 50 pound paper, black crayon/oil pastel, scissors, colored construction paper, stapler
  6. Assessment:
    1. Did students analyze different emotions/expressions? Do they understand
      who Salvador Dalí is?
    2. Did students create a portrait using craypas and various methods
      presented?
    3. Were students able to create a portrait using symmetry in the mustache?
    4. Did students exhibit skills and craftsmanship in executing their portrait? 
    5. Did students understand and create a symmetrical mustache?

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