K-8 Visual Art Curriculum Model
 
E-mail Mrs Jaci Wighers (Art Specialist -speaker)
E-mail Katie Metcalf Zaman (Fulbright - speaker)

Art Methods Syllabus- Course Outline

Overview Assignments

TEXT Resources
Resources


Lessons and Journals:
Jan 23 - Jan 30
Feb 6 - Feb 13 - Feb 20 - Feb 27
Mar 6 - Mar 20 - Mar 27
Apr 3 - Apr 10 - Apr 17 - Apr 24 - May 1

Sign in 6:30 pm
Computer room

Presentation of shadow puppet shows

Art Stations set up:
materials for:
Math: Cut paper Tesselations
Social studies: Still life drawing of Native American Culture
Science: Crayon-watercolor nature forms

REQUIRED JOURNAL ENTRY
8. Arts and Math
9. Art and Social Studies
10. Art and Science

Brief eval of all chapter websites citing specific discipline relevancy
Journals from Ch 8-10 to be turned in
at the start of FEB 20 CLASS in folder/ (optional paper or CD)

FILL OUT ACTVITY SHEET: What would YOU want a student to learn integrating art with math, social studies or science? Turn in Feb 20 with Journal

REQUIRED
Art Assignment #2:
To be SHOWN
at THIS class
PRACTICE WITH A MIRROR BEFORE CLASS
SHADOW PUPPET STORY
Complete rubric/self-evaluation turn in Feb 20)

Rubric ART Assignment

 

 ART 202

FUNDAMENTALS of ART
for ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
Sem 2 - 2005-06
2 credits
January 23 thru May 1
No class spring break March 13


E-mail

PROBLEMS WITH COMMUNICATION HERE:
YOU NEED TO PUT IN 4 hrs WORK OUTSIDE OF CLASS EACH WEEK

1. You must write a summary of all chapters (1-7 were already due) Assigned Ch 8-10
2. You must write a brief eval/ on all websites for each chapter..text links (1-7 were already due)
Assigned text websites Ch 8-10
3. You must write an overview after each class of what made an impact on you (pro or con 3 class experiences to date, should be with Journal)
4. For each of the 8 art assignments, prior to turning in you must fill in art assignment rubric (link) and turn it in (digitally on disk, printed or e-mailed) with the artwork (1st one is due Feb 20, 2nd one is ready with your shadow myth performance Feb 13, but to be turned in Feb 20)
5. Yes, only 1 piece of art is GRADED from ghords, dream catchers, sand paintings, but you have an exhibition of high-quality work on May 1.
6. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: Digital images of working on projects, still lifes, classroom etc for YOUR RECORDS, slideshow or art exhibit (printed-mounted)

FEB 13 : Motivating Learning, Art and Culture, Application Design Fundamentsls

BRING DISKS

NEW WORK: ACTIVITY SHEET, due with Journal Feb 20
What would you want a student to learn integrating art with math, social studies or science?
Plan the activity
- lesson on activity sheet

Activity Planning: Unit Native American Indian CULTURE
SEE:
Native American artists
http://www.nativeamericanartshow.com/Artists2000.shtml
Native American Arts and Crafts
http://www.native-languages.org/art.htm
How the Raven Stole the Moon
http://www.clydebuiltpuppet.co.uk/indian.htm
How to make shadow puppets
http://www.autograff.com/puppet/pages/Shadow.html

Connecting art with language arts, reading, performing arts
Connecting art (my drawing) with the history of radicchio, NASA project , and the educational history
SEE:
http://www.artkart.org/benzi/
Connecting art (other artists paintings) with Italian "lost words" - poetry dealing with trades in a region of Italy
(Note: my students wrote the site: acclaimed in 1997 by Apple Computers as the first full length book online generated by students in html)
SEE:
http://www.artkart.org/bello1/bello1.html
Connecting with a portfolio of graphics art: the NASA project FAILURE
SEE: http://artkart.org/portfolio/graphics.html

Connecting with science: a science book
SEE: http://www.sil.si.edu/Exhibitions/Science-and-the-Artists-Book/

Make your own books
SEE: http://library.thinkquest.org/J001156/bookmade.htm

SHADOW PUPPET PERFORMANCES, all

DIGITAL IMAGERY (30 minutes each group)
NOTE: Two groups: 1 in computer lab, 1 in classroom painting- ROTATE)

Demo to open images, resize in Adobe Photoshop
Collect images online, remove backgrounds
Image -Adjustment to change contrast to create silhouettes.
Image -Adjustment to change hue and saturation
Demo to open kodakgallery.com site to FTP (file transfer protocol) archive images (FREE)
Saving files to CD or folders to archive

Connecting art with CULTURE: still life materials- paint
Choose a section of the still life

  • TESTING: draw large with yellow chalk simple shapes of objects
    choices: drawing on brown cardboard, paper (circle: what if you traced a tree slab)
    Do you want a digital copy of still life...we can't keep it up!
    Are you making a still life of native american materials in your dorm?
  • TESTING 2 KINDS OF PAINT
    Tempera (washable) vs. Acrylic (permanent)
    Mixing colors
    Tints - tones
    What colors will dominate? Will it be mostly warm or cool?
  • #3 REQUIRED ART ASSIGNMENT IS STILL LIFE FROM NATIVE AMERICAN IMAGERY

SEE: art.com Native American
http://www.art.com/asp/display-asp/_/ID--1911/native_american_culture.htm?TNID=1&ui=27959DB7541942E9B3D06ED8B46449D0

"Teaching students to read and write is a teacher's job.
Teaching students to love reading and writing is a teacher's gift."
- Dale Lumpa

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