Name of the lesson:
texturized painting with Grout
Classroom, School:
7th and 8th classroom at Clara Barton Open School
Cooperating Teacher:
Meri Gauthier
Grade Level:
7th and 8th grade
Presenter's Name:
Lydia Alsdurf
Subject and Curricular Link:
curriicular link is Art
Overview of Project
My project will show students how important playfulness is when creating art. I will show the students some of my own artwork on the first day and on the second we will paint on canvas they will have prepared with grout the day before. I am going to have each student prepare two different canvases to enforce the idea of playfulness.
Essential Question(s)
Students will explore the importance of the preconceptions about what art is and how to look at everyday objects from different perspectives.
Prior Knowledge
The knowlegde of the sophistication and complexity of color blending as well as an understanding of how to paint with intent is needed for this lesson.
Timeline
On Day #1, I will talk about the project, show the work of Jean Dubuffet and talk about the effect of using various media in artwork. Students will then prepare two canvases with grout. On Day #2, I will talk with students about how to mix paints for desired effects. They will then mix paint and paint over their grouted canvases.
Assessment
active investigation is a way the kids will demonstrate understanding. The lesson is based off of playfulness and finding different ways of creating artwork outside of the normal for the kids. I will bring in images of Jean Dubuffet's grout/texture paintings on the first day of the project as well as my own artwork that has incorporated the use of media such as salt, grout and hot coco mix can be used to alter the effect of a work of art. Examining my artwork will give the students a sense of the broad range of media that can be used to enhance a painting.
Materials
Arylic paint, canvas, paint brushes, wax paper, and grout
Teacher Vocabulary
Interacting shapes, finding unusal lines in the textures.
Procedures
1.The students will observe a demo while i explain the expectations
2. As the teacher I will explain the need to be considerate with the color theory the students have previously learned about
3. Show the examples i made prior to the teaching day
4. I will take questions if the students have them
5. Let the students get their supplies and hand out 2 different pieces of canvases to for themselves, paint, and paint brushes
6. Walk around the classroom to help students that maybe having diffculty with the lesson
Teacher Reflection
The overall outcome was successful in many different ways. I found the students very engaged with the project as well as challenged by the expectations of them. The demonstration I did for them at the very beginning could have been longer, but considering the time constraints I wanted to get them working on their own projects. I noticed that the kids in the classroom were very focused on how to apply the color theory that they had learned that semester while implying shape and contrast. Some of the students even came to work on their projects during their lunch period that day which I thought was a sign that they really enjoyed the lesson.
Feedback Activities
1. Come into the classroom and set up acrylic paints/ paint brushes
2. Explain to the students the expectations of them involving their use of color theory and texture
3. Have them note the way the grout produces different lines depending on how it is applied
4. Demonstrate the ways the grout interacts with the canvas and show the students how shapes are to be found.
5. Explain to the students fact that being hyper aware of the use of color theory is very important
6. From there help any students who seem lost or confused about the lesson. Trying to give them some sense of ease at breaking down playing with materials.
Visual Elements
Visual elements involve using 3-dimensional elements such as grout while incorporating paint.
Skills Development
Implementing the color theory the students had previously learned as well as understand the complexity of it.
Key Knowledge and Applications
Students need prior knowledge of how to mix colors and use acrylic paints. They must understand shapes and ways to alter the interaction of various shapes. The students will apply grout onto the pre-cut canvas the day prior to let it dry. The second day the students will be given time to try and find geometric shapes in the grout.
Materials
canvas, arylic paint, paint brushes, and grout
Focusing Attention
Focus attention on the intuitive aspect of painting. Bring the students attentions towards there not being a right and wrong way, but try and help them keep in mind the different ways art can and is produced.
Learning Activities
1. Come into the classroom and set up acrylic paints/ paint brushes
2. Explain to the students the expectations of them involving their use of color theory and texture
3. Have them note the way the grout produces different lines depending on how it is applied
4. Demonstrate the ways the grout interacts with the canvas and show the students how shapes are to be found.
5. Explain to the students fact that being hyper aware of the use of color theory is very important
6. From there help any students who seem lost or confused about the lesson. Trying to give them some sense of ease at breaking down playing with materials.
Summary of Lesson
I began the demo by explaining the expectations I had laid out for the kids in the lesson. The overall outcome was successful in many different ways. I found the students very engaged with the project as well as challenged by the expectations of them. The demonstration I did for them at the very beginning could have been longer, but considering the time constraints I wanted to get them working on their own projects. I noticed that the kids in the classroom were very focused on how to apply the color theory that they had learned that semester while implying shape and contrast. Some of the students even came to work on their projects during their lunch period that day which I thought was a sign that they really enjoyed the lesson.