"Oh, no!! I've messed up!!"-lesson plan

Visual Studies Lesson Plan

Name:  Emily Livingston, Eric Parr, Wendi Coats                                                               Grade Level:  4-5th

Title of Lesson:  Oh, no!!  I’ve messed up!!

National Standards:   

§  I-Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes

§  2-Using knowledge of structures and functions

§  3-Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas

§  4-Understanding the visual arts in relation to history and cultures

§  5-Reflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others

§  6-Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines

Texas Essential Knowledge Skills (TEKS): 

§  Perception

§  Creative expression/performance

§  Historical and cultural heritage

§  Response/evaluation.

Objectives:

1.  Mistakes are opportunities to make changes.
2.  Focus on the positive, despite mistakes.

Historic Artists Used:  http://caspost.com/7-famous-works-of-art-with-bizarre-mistakes/

Contemporary Artists Used:  http://www.moviemistakes.com/

Books:  Rhinos & Raspberries-The Blind Man & the Hunter, Mistakes That Worked by Charlotte Jones

Materials Used:  pencil, paper and paint

Timeline for Lesson:  1 week

Activity/Procedure:

1.  Have the class do blind contour of a still life.
2.  Afterwards, ask them to point out their mistakes.
3.  Show them that they can use those mistakes to make corrections or create an entirely different image.

Assessments (objective or subjective):

1.  Subjective-See if the class is able to understand that mistakes happen but how they react determines the outcome.