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FruitFaces 2ndGrade

Ms.Bartley

Lesson:FruitFacesMedium:oilpastel,watercolorDuration:23classperiods

Bookused: Objective: ThislessonfocusesoncreativedrawingrelatingtotheworksofGiuseppeArcimboldo.Studentswilldrawportraits,understandingthereasonforportraitureasawaytorepresentapersonandexpressions.Studentswilllearntoworkwithmultiplemediumsincludingproperuseofoilpastelsandwatercolors.Theywilltaketheirknowledgeoffacialfeaturesandcreateaportraitusingfruittorepresenttheface.Thislessonaimstoincorporatearthistoryaswellasstepbystepprocessestocreateawork.Benchmarks:ART.VA.I.2.1 Identifyandusevariousmaterialsandtechniquesusinga

sequentialprocess.ART.VA.II.2.1 Demonstratehowmaterials,techniques,andprocessescanbe

usedcreativelytocommunicateideas.ART.VA.III.2.5 Reflectonhowartexpressesideas,feelings,andopinions.ART.VA.IV.2.2 Discussthesubjectmatterofartworkfromparticularculturesat

specifictimes.ContextBackground:GiuseppeArcimboldowasanItalianpainterduringtheRenaissancePeriod.Hewasknownforhisportraitspaintedinauniqueway,usingfruits,vegetables,flowers,plants,andotherelementsofEarthtorepresentphysicalfeaturesofahumanface.HisstyleofpaintingwasMannerism,whichtypicallylinkedhumantonature.ManyofhisportraitsrepresentedgodsorgoddessesoftheEarth,aswellastheseasons.StudentswillbeusingArcimboldosworkasinspirationtocreatetheirownportraitsinthesamestyle.Theywillbeusingoilpastels,whichareaverysmoothwaxcrayonsthathavemoreoilthananormalwaxcrayon.Thisallowsthemtobeblended,similartopaint.Becauseofthewaxandoil,pastelscanbeusedasaresistwithwatercolorpainting.Thewatercolorandoilpastelswillnotmix,allowingstudentstopaintovertheirlinesandstillseethem.

FruitFaces 2ndGrade

Ms.Bartley

Materials:

- Watercolorpaper12x18- Pencils- Erasers- Oilpastelpacks(1perstudent)- Watercolortrays(1perstudent)- Watercontainers(1per2students)- Paintbrushes(assortmentofsizes)

Process:Day1Prep

- CutwatercolorpapertosizeLesson

- Defineportrait- IntroduceGiuseppeArcimboldosartwork- DiscusswhyArcimboldousedfruitsandvegetablestorepresentfacialfeatures- IntroducetheprojectcreateaportraitinthewayArcimboldopainted,using

onlyfruitsandvegetablesasfeatures- Thinkoffruitandvegetablestousefordifferentfeaturesoftheface(eyes,nose,

lips,cheeks,etc.)- Reviewhowtousematerial,focusingday1ondrawinginpencilandthentracing

overthepencillinesinoilpastels- Alsodiscusscolorassociation,referringtofruitorvegetablesbeing

OutlinedintheappropriateoilpastelcolorProject

- Studentswillbeginbydrawingtheirportraitwithpencil,fillingtheentirepageusingavarietyoffruitsandvegetableswithintheirface

- Studentswillthenbegivenoilpastelsafterpencildrawingsokayedbyteacher,usingappropriatecolorstooutlinetheirfruit/vegetablefeatures

FruitFaces 2ndGrade

Ms.Bartley

CleanUp

- Studentswillputawayallmaterialcorrectlyandturnintheirwork,nameswritteninpencilonback

Day2Prep

- Fillwatercontainerswithwater,placepaintbrushesinwatercontainers- Placeonewatercontainerwithbrushesatevery2seats- Studentswillgettheirownoilpastelpacks/watercolortraysaccordingtotheir

progressLesson

- Reviewpreviouslesson,discussingGiuseppeArcimboldoandhiswork- LookatbookHello,FruitFacetofurtherstudytheworksofArcimboldo- Givebriefdemonstrationonproperuseofwatercolor,includingdefiningwax

resistprocessofpaintingoveroilpastelsProject

- Studentswillfinishusingtheiroilpastelsandthencontinuetopainttheirfruit,coveringallareaswithcolor

FruitFaces 2ndGrade

Ms.Bartley

CleanUp

- Materialmanagersateachtablewithtakewatercontainerstosinks- Studentswilltakeartworktodryingrackswhenfinished- Studentswillreturntheirwatercolortraysandcleantheirarea

Day3

- IfstudentsneedmoretimeEvaluation:Assessmentofthislessonwillbebasedonthefinalprojectaswellasfollowingthecorrectprocessandusingmaterialsasinstructed.Drawingskillsincludetheabilitytolookatanimage,suchasafruit,andbeabletodrawtheimageontheirpapertothecorrectscaleastocreateanintendedfacialfeature.Abilitytotracewithoilpastelsoverthepencilwillresultinaclean,welldonedrawing.Assessmentofpaintingwillincludeproperuseofthemedium,includingtheamountofwaterusedandtheapplicationprocess.