Art Lesson Plan

Title: Outsider Artist Podcast

Summary:
In lieu of the traditional research paper, students will be creating a 3-minute informative podcast about an outsider
artist of their choice. Students will learn about the various film editing processes and software. At the end of the
project, students will have a podcast festival, and watch each others podcasts. Podcast will be uploaded onto an
online portfolio, where students are able to share their work with their family and track their own progress
throughout the year.
Objectives:
Students will learn the vocabulary and processes for film/podcast editing.
Students will be able to distinguish outsider artists/artwork from traditional artists/artwork.
Students will debate the validity of outsider art and discover a variety of artists and mediums.

Content Standards:
2.3 Develop and refine skill in the manipulation of digital imagery (either still or video).
3.3 Identify and describe trends in the visual arts and discuss how the issues of time, place, and cultural influence are
reflected in selected works of art.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.2
Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text's explanation or depiction of a complex process,
phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.11-12.2
Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; summarize complex concepts, processes, or information
presented in a text by paraphrasing them in simpler but still accurate terms.
Art Process/Technique:
Voice Recording
Adding Photos
Adding Music/Sound Effects
Trimming/Editing
Exporting/Sharing

New Vocabulary:
Transitions (Cut, Dissolve, Fade
in/out)
Frame
Voice Over

Elements and Principles of

Design:
Rhythm/Movement
Emphasis
Harmony

Artists/Art History/Culture:
Outsider Art
Henry Darger Miroslav Tichy
Bill Traylor
James Castle
Adolf Wolfli
Martin Ramirez
Judith Scott
George Widener
Howard Finster Madge Gil
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein
Activities:
Prezi Lecture: Outsider Art
Tutorial: iMovie
Vocabulary Worksheet
Podcast (Film) Festival
Podcast Student Reviews/Awards
Aesthetic Discussion