Art Lesson Plan

Title: Picasso Pastel Portrait

Unit: African Art

Grade level (s): 5th

Medium: Oil Pastel, Chalk Pastel

Suggested Time: 2 hours

Instructional Objectives (2-3):
The students will create a self-portrait using Cubism.
The students will use oil pastels and chalk pastels correctly.

Elements of Art (1-3) line, color, shape, form, space, texture, value
Line, color, shape, space, texture

Principles of Design (1-3) repetition, pattern, movement, balance, emphasis, contrast, unity
Movement, emphasis, unity

Materials and Equipment:

Oil pastel, chalk pastel, glue, 2 pieces of construction paper

General Vocabulary (4-5):

Oil pastel, chalk pastel, Cubism, distant, fragment

Art Production (based on Madeline Hunter model)

1.anticipatory set
2. state objectives
3. Input: art history, instructions
5. check for understanding 6. guided practice 7. independent practice

4.demonstration, modeling
8. closure

1. Anticipatory Set
-Introduce Picasso and Cubism
-Introduce self-portraits
-Show examples of Picassos portraits
-Connect back to unit
2. State Objectives
3. Input: art history, instructions
-Show different examples of students Picasso inspired self-portraits
-Give instructions for the project
4. Demonstration, modeling
-Demonstrate how to draw a Picasso inspired self-portrait on the white board
5. Check for Understanding
-Ask students questions
7. Independent Practice
-Allow the students to work on their project
8. Closure
-Allow the students to critique their own pieces

Assessment (should relate to objectives):

The students will self-assess themselves using a rubric.
Rubric:
Content:
Students made self-portraits displaying Cubism.
1

Creativity:
Student used many different colors and shading techniques.
1

Craftsmanship:
The project is neat. Negative space is removed. The portrait is clearly outlined.
1

Completion:
The students completed the project in two class periods.
1

Comments:
/20

Modifications / Special Notes / Drawings

Special Education:
-Tape down the paper to the table
-Allow them to use gloves
Gifted:
-Allow them to create a more complex image using many different shapes,
textures, and colors