Underwater Wax Resist Paintings

I can paint an underwater scene.

Objectives:
Students will read Mister Seahorse.
Students will demonstrate 3 different kinds of lines.
Students will create an underwater scene using the wax resist method.
Essential Questions: 
What are different kinds of lines?
What is the wax resist method?
How do we draw fish?
Vocabulary: 
Lines, Wax Resist
Jim Dine Embossed Metal Hearts

I can emboss a patterned heart. ​​​​​​​

Objectives:
Students will learn about the Cincinnati artist Jim Dine.
Students will create a design displaying pattern.
Students will emboss metal.
Essential Questions: 
Who is Jim Dine?
What is Pop Art?
How does an artist emboss metal?
What is pattern?

Vocabulary: 
Embossing, Pop Art, Pattern
Japanese Cherry Blossom Scrolls

I can paint realistic trees.
I can create a scroll.

Objectives:
Students will learn about Japanese scroll art, and the cultural significance of cherry blossoms.
Students will demonstrate proper painting technique to create realistic trees.

Essential Questions: 
What is a scroll?
What is proper painting technique?
How do you paint a realistic tree?
Vocabulary: 
Scroll, Bamboo brush
Ceramic Goblets

I can create a goblet.

Objectives:
Students will explore ceramic techniques used throughout art history.
Students will demonstrate pinch pot and coil building techniques.
Students will correctly adjoin clay using the score, slip, and smooth methods.
Essential Questions: 
How was clay used throughout art history?
How do artists create pinch pots?
How do artists use the coil building technique?
How do artists join clay using the score, slip, smooth technique?
Vocabulary: 
Pinch pot, Coil Building,  Score, Slip
Emotional Self Portraits

I can create a self portrait using proper facial proportions.

Objectives:
Students will read Today I feel Silly.
Students will demonstrate proper facial proportions.

Students will communicate emotion.
Students will create a self portrait.
Essential Questions:
How are facial features used to create emotions?
How can we draw the human face?
How is a human face proportioned?
Vocabulary:
Self portrait, Proportion, Emotion
Monochromatic Snowflake Collages
Objectives:
Students will create a collage.
Students will demonstrate monochromatic color schemes.
Students will explore work from Henri Matisse.

Essential Questions: 
What does monochromatic mean?
What is a collage?
How did Henri Matisse use collage in his work?
Vocabulary: 
Monochromatic color scheme, Collage
Warm/Cool Jim Dine Gratitude Hearts

I can create a heart using warm and cool colors. ​​​​​​​

Objectives:
Students will explore the work of Jim Dine.
Students will demonstrate warm and cool colors.
Students will draw something they are grateful for.
Essential Questions: 
Who is Jim Dine?
What are the warm and cool colors?
What am I grateful for?
Vocabulary: 
Warm Colors, Cool colors,  Complementary Colors, Gratitude
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