Author

 Godfrey Kenny

Title

Develop skills towards mask making

Grade Level

7-10

Subject Area

Colour studies

drawing  studies

plaster work-wood work-paper Mache

material manipulation

Overview of unit/lessons/activities (assumptions of prior knowledge/learning)

 *Class begins with colour studies ,Students will use a colour wheel to increase understanding of primary ,secondary and complementary  colours .

*Students will mix paint on a pallette and become comfortable in getting different tones of colour and know what colours to mix, to get secondary and complementary colours.

*Students will examine native  and contempoary art before starting the design stage of this project.

*Students will use a variety of drawing techniques in developing there final designs

* Students will be ask to look around there environment , and find objects they can use in there final artifact..

* Students will be given instructional  seminars on how to work with plaster ,paper Mache and wood constructed masks.

* When students have completed the tasks above they  will begin final design and colour study.

* Students will be aware of all decisions they make and be able to talk about there decision .

*Students will  combine all the knowledge gained in constructing final mask.

*Students will have to make a presentation on the art work and be able to talk about the decisions they made through the disciplines

Correlations to ICT and curriculum outcomes

*students will learn many different drawing techniques.

*students will learn the importance of planning by prep work.

* They will learn to problem solve collectively and individually

*They  will learn to respect each others work by class discussion

*They will learn to research and develop ideas

*Learn technical skills involved in all areas.

*They will learn that every decision they make reflects themselves as artist.

 *understand the colour wheel.

Projected timeline for preparation and for carrying out activities

* colour wheel 1 class,*Develop ideas through drawing and research 2 classes,*Demonstration to students with different materials 1 class,*3 classes for students to work on  mask foundation and then another 2 classes to work with found objects and   back into  final artefact

Equipment Requirements: (computers, software, etc)

 Pencils, paints  ,brushes ,computers/books ,plaster  paris and found objects.

colour study ,research work ,investigative drawing and final artefact.

Teaching materials provided (Blacklines, worksheets, templates, teacher materials)

colour wheel,  examples of  different drawing techniques, examples of artists work ,examples of native art ,previous work of  students, Get students to brainstorm

Resources available for teacher/student use (websites, references, etc)

Materials ,brainstorming ,books and students could research at home by computer ,hand outs of different art from native to  modern art.

 

Detailed instructions for each activity or lesson (teacher notes, activity information, learning strategies, teacher role, student roles)

Colour wheel - firstly class room management is important students must know how to tidy up the materials used ie.paint ,plaster etc.

Give a quick demonstration of how to mix the paint and to clean the brushes.

Tell students to keep investigative drawings tidy and informative.

Get students to bring in found objects and not objects which are dangerous to other students.

Make sure you go through safety issues especially with the plaster paris

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Student products expected

colour study

investigative drawing

found objects

final ertefact

creative response

awareness of decisions made

Samples (include teacher notes, assessment information, student work if available)

Assessment- Grade student response in all disciplines towards final product.

                     Did the student explore a lot of avenues before final design

                      Student  should be aware of  all the decisions they make and how it reflects there art.

                     Does the final product reflect the goal of the artist

Logistics (organization, grouping, management issues, access to technology)

 make all students accountable for there work space.

Assessment information (e.g., rubrics for products and/or process)

rubrics

Possible extensions