Katie Thomason

Lesson #2 of 10
Field Study Teacher:

School:

Grade Level: High School

Unit:
Day, Date, and Time of Lesson:

Number of Students in Class: 15

Lesson Duration: 1 hour

1. Objective: The students will demonstrate their understanding of the color

schemes with a graphic organizer in which they begin during class and finish as
homework for the next class period.
2. Colorado Academic Standards: Content area: Visual Arts
Substandard: Visual Art has inherent characteristics and expressive features.
Evidence Outcome: Demonstrate skills that utilize the characteristics and
expressive features of art and design to communicate meaning.
3. Learning Target: I will know and be able to explain the color schemes by the
end of class.
4. Assessment: The students will be completing a graphic organizer in which they
begin at the end of the lesson and will turn in as homework at the beginning of
class next period. Also, there will be some verbal assessment throughout the
lesson.
5. Materials:
Color scheme graphic organizer
Pictures of artwork that depict each color scheme for lecture
Colored pencils
6. Introduction/Anticipatory Set: I will write the objective on the board. Next, I
will ask the students to turn to their neighbor (think/pair/share) and come up with
as many color schemes as they possibly can. After a few minutes, we will go
around the room and share what each team came up with. This will serve as a sort
of pre-assessment as well as the introduction to the lesson. (10 minutes)
7. Step-by-Step Lesson Process:
After the introduction/pre-assessment, I will list the most common color
schemes on the board. We will go through these as a class and I will give
explanation to each one. Modeling (15 minutes)
Analogous
Monochromatic
Complementary
Triad
Split Complementary
Warm
Cool
I will then show examples of each of these through pictures on the
projector (this could all be done in PowerPoint). (10 minutes)

I will check for understanding by cold-calling on students by asking

specific questions. For example, Billy, will you explain to us the triad
color scheme? I will also go back through the artwork examples and have
the class say out loud, as a whole, which color scheme the picture
represents. Guided Practice. This is also used as a form of assessment.
(10 minutes)
Next, I will hand out the graphic organizer in which the students can begin
working. This will serve as homework to be turned in next class period,
however they must begin working on the assignment with the remaining
time left in the class. Closure/Independent practice (15 minutes)
8. Differentiation: If a student is in need of further explanation, a handout with the
definitions of each color scheme can be given. Also, time extensions can be given
if a student has the need. If a student is need of a challenge, they may create a 5x5
piece of artwork using one of the color schemes as homework.

Name: ________________________________________________

1. In the space below, create an example of an analogous color scheme.

2. In the space below, create an example of a monochromatic color scheme.

3. In the space below, create an example of a complementary color scheme.

4. In the space below, create an example of a triadic color scheme.

5. In the space below, create an example of a split complementary color

scheme.

6. In the space below, create an example of a warm color scheme.

7. In the space below, create an example of a cool color scheme.