BY GRADE: K-2 3-5 6-8 9-12 BY MEDIUM: Drawing Mixed Media Painting Photography Sculpture BY RELATED SUBJECT: English - Language Arts History - Social Science Mathematics Science Visual & Performing Arts --------------- Lesson Plan Title A-Z Index Lesson Plan Image Bank	Related Subjects Grades     Abstract Portrait In this two-session lesson, students will observe and experiment with color theory. The students will also compare realistic and abstract portraits. Finally, using geometric shapes the students will draw an abstract self-portrait and write a descriptive poem using similes and metaphors.   Visual & Performing Arts, English-Lanugage Arts, Mathematics CA Standards 3-5                   Ansel Adams, American Artist and Activist In this multi-session lesson, students will be introduced to the work of acclaimed photographer Ansel Adams.   Visual & Performing Arts CA Standards 9-12                   Ansel Adams and the American West In this two or three-session lesson, students will be introduced to Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) and the photography of Ansel Adams.   Visual & Performing Arts, History-Social Science, Engligh-Language Arts CA Standards 3-5                   Ansel Adams and the Elements of Art In this one-session lesson, students will be introduced to the works of Ansel Adams while learning about the Elements of Art.   Visual & Performing Arts CA Standards K-2                   Ansel Adams and the Nature of Expressive Portraiture In this multi-session lesson, students will be introduced to the portraiture work of acclaimed photographer, Ansel Adams. Adams, best known for his black and white landscapes of Yosemite National Park and the California coast, did not confine himself to just one subject area.   Visual & Performing Arts CA Standards 6-8                   California Landscape Mural This one-session lesson deals with the visual art standards of using complementary colors and contrast successfully in an artwork. In this lesson, students will create a collaborative mural of a landscape.   Visual & Performing Arts, History-Social Science CA Standards 4-5                   Elements of Visual Art In this four-session lesson, students will be able to identify the elements of art (line, shape, and texture) in works of art and will sort them into categories.   Visual & Performing Arts, English-Lanugage Arts, Mathematics CA Standards K-2                   Exploring Color Combinations In this one-session lesson, students will mix secondary colors from primary colors and will describe the process in writing.   Visual & Performing Arts, English-Language Arts CA Standards K-2                   Investigating Light and Color In this one-session lesson, students investigate the properties of light. They begin with an exploration of the visible light spectrum and follow up with an investigation into the primary colors of light.   Science, Visual & Performing Arts, Mathematics CA Standards 3-5                   Investigating Shadows In this two-session lesson, students investigate the properties of shadows. Through a series of hands-on activities, they will become familiar with the formation of shadows and understand that the shape and length of shadows are dependent upon the position of the light source.   Science, Visual & Performing Arts, Mathematics CA Standards 3-5                   Line and Portrait Drawing In this two-session lesson, students will learn the correct proportions of the human face. Students will sharpen their observation skills while creating blind contour drawings and self-portraits. Students will also examine images of portraits, and discuss the components and their significance.   Visual & Performing Arts, English-Lanugage Arts CA Standards 3-5                   Objects as Identity In this one-session lesson, students will use basic one-point perspective to make a perspective drawing of their own room (or an imaginary room) that houses objects of significance to them. As in Rochelle Costi's Quartos, their artwork will include a set number of objects that together are a portrait of the room’s occupant.   Visual & Performing Arts, English-Lanugage Arts CA Standards 4-6                   Portrait in Fruit In this two-session lesson, students will examine images of portraits, and discuss the components and their significance. Students will then create a two-dimensional self-portrait in the style of Arcimboldo. The students will also write poetry and conduct a class survey about the usage of fruit and vegetables in their self-portraits.   Visual & Performing Arts, English-Language Arts, Mathematics, History-Social Science CA Standards 3-5                   Portrait Sculptures In this four-session lesson, students will identify characteristics that they have in common with animals. Based on these similar characteristics, the students will create a self-portrait sculpture combining the body structures of different animals. The students will create the sculpture armature, plaster the armature, and then paint the sculpture. The students will also write descriptive paragraphs about their sculptures.   Visual & Performing Arts, English-Language Arts, Science CA Standards 3                   Self Portrait on Paper In this one-session lesson, students will be guided into creating their own self-portrait in steps using colored pastels. They will also use their self-portraits as a springboard to write a personal narrative.   Visual & Performing Arts, English-Language Arts CA Standards 3-5                   Sketchy Business In this two-session lesson, the students will identify and describe characteristics of contemporary artwork. Then, they will create gesture drawings, a drawing technique used to express the action of a subject in a short period of time. Visual Art Vocabulary will be introduced and students will be asked to reflect upon and interpret artwork, verbally and in writing.   Visual & Performing Arts, English-Language Arts CA Standards 4-6                   Think IT, Draw IT, Make IT In this one-session lesson, students will identify and describe characteristics of minimalist sculpture. Students will then work in groups to create an original minimalist sculpture, using careful written and mathematic documentation.   Visual & Performing Arts, English-Language Arts, Mathematics CA Standards 4-6                   Three Dimensional Portrait In this three-session portrait lesson, students will choose characters from a recently read novel and turn two-dimensional artworks into a three-dimensional portrait that can be viewed in the round.   Visual & Performing Arts, English-Language Arts CA Standards 6-8
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