Pointellism
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LESSON PLAN FORM
Teacher's Name: Margaret Pai School:
Grade Level of Lesson: 7 Subject: Art Date: 7-23-10
Unit Theme/Topic: 19th Century Art
Lesson Title/ Pointellism
Topic: Color
Expected Student Learning Outcomes:
What will students know and be able to do as a result of this lesson? (Be Specific) Students will be able to... identify primary, secondary, & printing process colors: cyan, magenta, yellow, key (black)
CA Academic Standards Addressed:
Which California Academic Content and Performance Standards will your lesson address? VA 7.2.4 Develop skill in mixing paints and showing color relationships. ELA 7.1.4 Identify topics; ask and evaluate questions; and develop ideas leading to inquiry, investigation, and research. SCI 7.6.b Students know that for an object to be seen, light emitted by or scattered from it must be detected by the eye.
Materials Used: What instructional materials and equipment/supplies will you use in this lesson? paints, brushes, paper, water, pencil color paper, scissors, glue, plastic bottle caps
Lesson Outline:
(Opening, Major Activities, Transitions, Review; Closure)
Major Activities: Color Mixing- making sample colors
Transition: Journal writing; critique of color mixing discoveries & recipes; cut, sort, & record groupings: use scientific (taxonomy) & art (aesthetic) methods
Major Activities: Group Mosaic Mural using sample colors
Review: Observe, discuss with partners, critique, record observations in journal
Opening/Introduce Lesson View Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, and other paintings by Georges Seurat
Do Now Fold 9 x 24 paper five times for 32 sections; Make a view finder by cutting a window from 4 x 6 index card
Anticipatory Set:
- Focus Students: Show students various colorful objects; Warm up activity: Students make a list of 10 - 20 color names
- State Objective: Create names without using the words dark or light
- Establish Purpose: Explore the variety of natural & man-made colors; Observe what colors are noticed; Create reproducible paint mixing recipes; Create a mural using dots of colors to create an overall image
- Hook /involve students! Go outside & observe colors from natural setting; observe colors from man-made objects
- Activate prior knowledge: Show samples of colors (examples from paper, clothing, magazine pictures)
- Assess students Time: Do Now- 2-5 min. Anticipatory set- 30 min. Three days for each major activity
Teacher Actions: Show painting examples; guide do now: show color examples; monitor warm up activity; facilitate sharing & discussion; guide students on observing natural & man made colors; establish purpose for color mixing
Student Actions: Brainstorm colors: create an organized format for painting & recording mixed paint colors; record findings, get feed back, & critique ones work in journal writing
Main Activity: Instruction
- Explain Concept
- Refer to previous lessons
- Provide Examples
- Model
- Use a variety of instructional strategies
Main Activity:
Check for Understanding: Ensure students are ready for activity
- Pose Key Questions
- Ask Students to Explain Concepts
- Use active participation strategies
Main Activity:
Guided Practice: Students do task with teacher direction or assistance
- Provide monitoring
- Check for understanding
- Modify/adapt for all!
Closure: (Debrief)
- Find out what your students learned
- Share work and give positive feedback
- Summarize work and behavior
- Set next steps
Monitoring & Assessment:
How will you monitor student learning during the lesson? How will you assess student work? Brainstorming oral participation Warm- up list writing Color mixing samples Small group discussion Journal entries
Modifications to Address Individual Student Learning Needs
How will you modify your instruction as needed to ensure that all students meet learning outcomes?
Follow-up
Activities/ Students can work with a partner to mix colors; Student can choose & glue color paper samples
Homework
How will you follow up this lesson with homework or other extension activities? Student can invent a name for teacher color samples
BBC: BOARD CONFIGURATION (Secondary)
AIM: Learn to mix colors, record recipes, organize & record using taxonomy & art attribution labeling DO NOW: Fold paper, make view finder AGENDA: Brainstorm color idea; Mix & record color recipes; Learn to critique work using rubrics; Use scientific & aesthetic methods of organizing & categorizing; Learn to use a journal to organize notes & ideas HOMEWORK: Find & bring a color sample of celadon, periwinkle, teal, or sample from one's own color list
Teacher Reflection on Lesson:
