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Title:
Line Up!
Level:
5th Grade
Description:
An exploration of line will lead students around the room! Lines can come in all
shapes and sizes, directions and colors! During an exploration of different
styles of line, students will be creating a border to go around the classroom
that will be connected once their pieces are complete. Kandinsky’s works will be
used as an inspiration and support for this project.
Objectives:
- Students will be able to use a ruler to measure their paper and their art
boundaries
- Students will be able to experiment with different types of line
- Students will be able to manipulate different media to achieve different lines
Materials:
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12x12
white paper |
Rulers |
Crayons |
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Tape/Tacks |
Watercolors |
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Sequence:
Day
one: Students
will be able to follow verbal directions properly
- Students will be asked what kinds of lines they can think of
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List compiled on the board
- Paper distributed
- Students will be asked to mark two opposite edges of their paper every two
inches
- Line Up! lesson will be explained and Kandinsky introduced
Day
two: Students
will be able to experiment with a new material application
- Students will make different kinds of lines on their paper with no
restrictions other than the fact that the end points need to be on the marks
that they made
- Each line should be different, students can choose from the list compiled
previously, or make up their own
- Short demonstration of how to use watercolors
-Color resist will be discussed, and the results that they got
- Students will be asked to color in between some of their lines, going over
some of the lines that they have made.
- Pieces will be hung to dry
Day
three: Students
will be able to relate their work to that of Wassily Kandinsky
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Self Assessment
will be distributed and completed
- Pieces will be hung around the room, students will be able to see their
artwork creating a border around the room
- Short discussion about students' pieces and the different types of lines that
they were able to come up with, as well as their reaction to the resist process.
How are their pieces similar to Kandinsky’s?
Standards:
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I.
Understanding and
applying Media, Techniques, and Processes
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II.
Using knowledge of
Structures and Functions
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III.
Choosing and Evaluating a
Range of Subject Matter, Symbols, and Ideas
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IV. Understanding the visual arts in
relation to history and cultures |
V.
Reflecting upon and
Assessing the Merits of their Work and the work of Others
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VI.
Making Connections
between Visual Arts And Other Disciplines
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know the differences between materials, techniques, and
processes |
know the differences among visual characteristics and
purposes of art in order to convey ideas |
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describe how different
materials, techniques, and processes
cause different responses |
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| C |
use different media,
techniques, and processes to communicate ideas, experiences, and stories |
use
visual structures and functions of art to communicate ideas |
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understand there are different responses to specific artworks |
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| D |
use art materials and tools
in a safe and responsible manner |
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