Final Project
For our final project we had to take a lesson plan that
we have used in a previous class. The lesson that I created was “Increasing
students understanding of Monochromatic painting”. The grade level that I would
teach this lesson in is ninth grade but this lesson can be adjusted to teach
younger grades or higher grades. The time frame that would complete this lesson
would be in 3 to 5 class periods if the class periods are 45 minutes long. I
would start the lesson with a brief powerpoint of what monochromatic is and
what they are going to be working on. The technology that I used for this first
part is a powerpoint program, projector and projector screen and internet
access. The standards would imply the use of vocabulary to describe various art
forms, artist, and elements in the visual arts. For the second part I would
have a class demonstration where the students would look at examples from the
year before or examples that I created and then the class would have a group discussion
about the project. The technology that would be used in this is digital camera
and Photoshop based programs, and a laptop or computer. The standards that
would imply would be to demonstrate the safe and appropriate use and care of
art materials and tools. Also as the significance of the application of the
elements of art and principles of design. The third part is for the students to
create a monochromatic painting of themselves. The students will be using their
own face for their project. The technology that they would be using is Adobe Photoshop,
a digital camera/software, internet access and of course laptop or computer because
the students will be using their own face to create the monochromatic painting.
Then the students will take which ever picture they choose to use of them and
change the picture and break the picture up into shades. From there they will
start to create their image. The standards that would imply to this step would
apply various art media, art mediums, technologies, and processes in the
creation of theme-based, two and three dimensional works of art, using tools
and technologies that are appropriate to the theme and goals. Another standard
is to synthesize the physical properties, processes, and techniques for visual
communication in multiple art media and apply this knowledge to the creation of
original artworks. Also they will be creating original works of art as a means
of personal expression. The last and final part is the final critique of the
students artwork. There would be a big class discussion where the students will
get feedback from other students about how they can improve their monochromatic
painting of themselves. The technology that would be used in this part would be
a powerpoint of the vocabulary so that the students can use these words when
describing other students work during the critique. Some standards that would
be implied in this part is to identify common and distinctive characteristics of
genres of visual artworks using age appropriate terminology, and experiment
with various compositional approaches influenced by these genres. Another one
would be to examine the characteristics, thematic content, and symbolism found
in works of art from diverse cultural and historical eras, and use these visual
statements as inspiration for original artworks, as well as digital
citizenship: exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration,
learning, and productivity. I believe this lesson has a great balance between
teaching and technology use. This lesson would not be able to be done without
the use of the technology that I added into the lesson plan.
