Lesson Plans - Medium: Mixed Media
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.
Grades: 4, 5, 6
Medium: Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Sculpture
Related Subjects: Visual & Performing Arts
Time: 3 X 50 minute sessions
Become an Ethnographic Photographer
Ethnography is the study of specific cultures. An ethnographic photographer uses photography to study the traditions, customs, daily life, ceremonies, and people of particular cultures. In this lesson, students will document their own culture through photography.
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Medium: Mixed Media, Photography
Related Subjects: English - Language Arts, History - Social Science, Visual & Performing Arts
Time: 2 X 50 minute sessions
Elements of Visual Art - Shape
In this one-session lesson, students will be able to identify shapes in art. Students will then create a piece of artwork using geometric shapes.
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3
Medium: Mixed Media
Related Subjects: English - Language Arts, Mathematics, Visual & Performing Arts
Time: 1 X 40 minute session
Elements of Visual Art - Texture
In this one-session lesson, students will be able to identify texture in works of art. Students will then create a texture collage.
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3
Medium: Mixed Media
Related Subjects: English - Language Arts, Visual & Performing Arts
Time: 1 X 40 minute session
Globalization - Cultural Viewpoints of Symbols
In this two-session lesson, the students will examine artwork that discusses cultural convergence, and create a mixed-media collage that represents this concept. The students will find and define symbols in artworks that represent different cultures.
Grades: 6, 7, 8
Medium: Mixed Media
Related Subjects: English - Language Arts, Visual & Performing Arts
Time: 2 X 50 minute sessions
