LessonPlan:Sculpture1

Title:
InspiredCarving

TiffanyTrotter
Length:7days

PreAssessment:
Thiswillneedtobedonepriortoteachingyourlesson.
Outlinethemethodyouwillusetodeterminethe
skill/knowledgelevelofyourstudentsbasedontheconcepts/enduringunderstandings/objectivesofthe
lesson.(Hint:turntheseintoquestions.)Bespecificindescribingwhatyouwouldrecognizeasproficient
skill/knowledge.
Cananyonetellmewhatareliefcarvingis?
Howdoyoucreateareliefcarving?
Isthereaclearlinebetweenathreedimensionalandtwodimensionalartwork?
Howcanyoushowmovementinyourartwork?

Performance:
Whatwillstudentsaccomplishasaresultofthislesson?
Thiscanbepresentedtostudentsintheformof
astory.Inthisnarrativethestudentstakeonaroleandcreatealearningproductaboutaspecifictopicfora
certainaudience.(RAFTRole/Audience/Format/Topic)

Todaywearegoingtobeginournewproject!Forthisprojectwearegoingtodoalittletimetravelling.Sofar
thissemesterwehaveexploredclay,paperandcardboardasthreedimensionalbuildingmaterials.Forthis
assignmentwearegoingtoexploreanewmaterial,Balsafoam.Yourgoalsaregoingtobetoshowcaseyour
influenceorinspirationandmovementwithinyourpiece.

Concepts:
Listthe
bigideas
studentswillbeintroducedtointhelesson.
Theseideasareuniversal,timelessand
transferable
.Examplesofconceptsusedinartmightinclude:Composition,Patterns,Technique,Rhythm,
Paradox,Influence,Style,Force,Culture,Space/Time/Energy,Line,Law/Rules,Value,Expressions,Emotions,
Tradition,Symbol,Movement,Shape,Improvisation,andObservation
Lookforconceptsinthestandards,
contentspecificcurriculum,etc.
Influence
Movement

EnduringUnderstanding(s):
EnduringUnderstandings
showarelationshipbetweentwoormoreconcepts
;connectedwithanactive
verb.Thebestenduringunderstandingsnotonlylinktwoormoreconcepts;butdemonstratewhythis
relationshipisimportant.Likeconcepts,theyaretimeless,transferableanduniversal.
AlignStandards,
PreparedGraduateCompetencies(PGCs)andGradeLevelExpectations(GLEs)toEnduring
Understandings.

Artmedia,techniquesandprocessesworktogethertocreateart.

Artworkelicitsapersonalresponse.

Standards:(Alllessonsshouldaddressallstandards.)
1.ObserveandLearnto
Comprehend
2.

EnvisionandCritiqueto
Reflect
3.InventandDiscoverto
Create
4.RelateandConnectto
Transfer
Objectives/Outcomes/LearningTargets:

Objectives
describealearningexperience
witha
conditionbehavior(measurable)criterion.
Alignedto:BloomsStandardsGLEsArtlearningand,whenappropriate,Numeracy,Literacyand
Technology.
Shouldbewrittenas:
Objective.(Blooms:_____Standard:_____GLE:_____Artlearning:_____
Numeracy,Literacy,and/orTechnology)
Usingartmaterials,SWBATcreateareliefcarvingutilizingthreeclearlevelsofdepth.
(Blooms:CreateStandard:CreateGLE:2Artlearning:Technique/Literacy)

Givenartwork,SWBATcreateapersonalinterpretationbytakingawayandaddingavisualelement.
(Blooms:AnalyzeStandard:CreateGLE:3Artlearning:IdeationandArtandArtHistory/Literacy)

Givenaprompt,SWBATidentifyandarguethreepiecesofevidenceabout2Dversus3Dcarvingby
participatinginaclassdebate.
(Blooms:EvaluateStandard:ReflectGLE:2Artlearning:ReflectandAssess/Literacy)

Usingartmaterials,SWBATcreateareliefcarvingutilizingmovementandinfluence.
(Blooms:CreateStandard:ComprehendGLE:1Artlearning:InherentCharacteristicsofArtand
Design/Technology)

Usingartmaterials,SWBATshowcasemovementintheircarvingbyutilizingacrylicpaintand/orpatina
and/oradditionalelements.
(Blooms:ApplyStandard:TransferGLE:2Artlearning:Technique)

Differentiation:
Explain
specifically
howyouhaveaddressedtheneedsofexceptionalstudentsatbothendoftheskilland
cognitivescale.Describethestrategiesyouwilluseforstudentswhoarealreadyproficientandneedgrowth
beyondwhatyouhaveplannedfortherestoftheclass,aswellasmodificationsforstudentswithphysical
and/orcognitivechallenges.
Studentsmuststillmeettheobjectives
.
Differentiation:
(Multiplemeansfor
studentstoaccess
contentandmultiple
modesforstudentto
expressunderstanding.)

Access
(Resourcesand/orProcess)

Extensionsfordepth
andcomplexity:

Access
(Resourcesand/orProcess)

Differentmaterials

Differenttools
IPC

Expression
(Productsand/or
Performance)
Differentmaterials
Different/additionalsourcematerial
Expression
(Productsand/or
Performance)
Expandingupondebate
IPC/presentation

Literacy:
Listterms(vocabulary)specifictothetopicthatstudentswillbeintroducedtointhelesson
anddescribe
howliteracyisintegratedintothelesson.

Studentswillidentify,writeandutilizethreepiecesofevidenceinadebateonthetwodimensionalversus
threedimensionalclassificationofareliefcarving.
Studentswillcreateanartistlabelthatdescribestheirartworkforuseinanartshow.

Balsafoam,ReliefCarving,CarvingTools,Foreground,Middleground,Background,Twodimensional,
Threedimensional,

Materials:
Mustbegradelevelappropriate.
List

everythingyouwillneedforthislesson,includingartsuppliesand
tools.(Thesearethematerialsstudentswilluse.)
Listallmaterialsinabulletedformat.
Balsafoam
Carvingtools
Pushpins
Acrylicpaint
Patina
ModPodge
Pencils
Erasers
Sharpies
Scissors

Resources:
List

allvisualaidsandreferencematerial(books,slides,posters,etc.Bespecific;includetitle,artist,etc.
Make
referencetowherethematerialcanbefound.
(Thesearetheresourcesusedbytheteacherto
support/developthelesson.)
Listallresourcesinabulletedformat.
Powerpoint
Teacherexample

Preparation:
Whatdoyouneedtoprepareforthisexperience?
Liststepsofpreparationinabulletedformat.
CreatePowerpoint
CreateTeacherexamples(variousstagesoffinish)
Preparematerials

Safety:
Bespecificaboutthesafetyproceduresthatneedtobeaddressedwithstudents.
Listallsafetyissueina
bulletedformat.
Don'teatmaterials
Alwaysusecautionwhenusingcarvingtools
Alwayscarveawayfromyou
Usecautionwhenusingpushpins
Neverthrowmaterials
Walkwithsharptoolspointingdown

Actionto

motivate/InquiryQuestions:
Describehowyouwillbeginthelessonto
stimulatestudentsinterest
.Howwillyoupiquetheircuriosity
andmaketheminterestedandexcitedaboutthelesson?
Whatinquiryquestionswillyoupose?
Bespecific
aboutwhat
youwillsayanddo
tomotivatestudentsandgetthemthinkingandreadytoparticipate.Be
awareofthevaryingrangeoflearningstyles/intelligencesofyourstudents.Someideasmightinclude:telling
astory,posingaseriesofquestions,roleplaying,etc.

Goodmorning!Todaywearegoingtobeginournewproject!Forthisprojectwearegoingtodoalittle
timetravelling.Sofarthissemesterwehaveexploredclay,paperandcardboardasthreedimensional
buildingmaterials.Forthisassignmentwearegoingtoexploreanewmaterial,Balsafoam.Wearegoingto
exploreafewbigideas,likemovement,2Dversus3D,influenceorinspiration...

Ideation/Inquiry:
Ideationisthecreativeprocessofgenerating,developing,andcommunicatingnewideas,whereanideais
understoodasabasicelementofthoughtthatcanbevisual,concreteorabstract.

Listanddescribeinquiry
questions
and
processesyouwillengagestudentsintohelpthemdevelopideasandplansfortheirartwork.
Goodmorning!Todaywearegoingtobeginournewproject!Forthisprojectwearegoingtodoalittle
timetravelling.Sofarthissemesterwehaveexploredclay,paperandcardboardasthreedimensional
buildingmaterials.Forthisassignmentwearegoingtoexploreanewmaterial,Balsafoam.Wearegoingto
exploreafewbigideas,likemovement,2Dversus3D,influenceorinspiration...

Instruction:
Giveadetailedaccount
(inbulletedform)
of
what
youwillteach.
Besuretoincludeapproximatetimefor
eachactivityandinstructionalmethodology:skills,lecture,inquiry,etc.
Includemotivationand
ideation/inquirywhereappropriate;includingwhatstudentwillunderstandasaresultoftheartexperience

Day
1

Goodmorning!Todaywearegoingtobeginournewproject!
Forthisprojectwearegoingtodoalittletimetravelling.So
farthissemesterwehaveexploredclay,paperandcardboard
asthreedimensionalbuildingmaterials.Forthisassignment
wearegoingtoexploreanewmaterial,Balsafoam.Yourgoals
aregoingtobetoshowcaseyourinfluenceorinspirationand
movementwithinyourpiece.

Balsafoamisaplasticbasedfoamthatwasdevelopedfor
sculptingandmodelmaking.Itsareallygreatartmaterial
thatcanbeusedinlotsofways.Itcanbesculptedorcarvedto
createamodelforalargerprojectoritcanbeusedtocreatea
printinprintmaking.Wearegoingtobeusingittocreatea
reliefcarving.

Doesanyoneknowwhatareliefcarvingisorcanexplainhow
tocreateone?Areliefcarvingisacarvinginwhichallofyour
figuresorimageryarecarvedoutofaflatpanel.(Show
example)NowIhaveaquestionthatIwanttoguystojust
thinkabout,youdontneedtoanswerrightnow,butitis
somethingthatwewillcomebacktosojusthaveitfloating
aroundinthebackofyourmind:Isareliefcarving
twodimensionalorthreedimensional?Aretherereasons
whyitcouldbeoneortheotherorboth?Canitbeboth?

Imentionedamomentagothatweweregoingtodoalittle
timetravel.Forthisprojectwearegoingtolookbackat
artistsfromarthistoryasourstartingpoint.Iwantyouguys
tochooseanartistthatyoufeelinspiredby.Maybethey
explorethemesthatyouenjoylikelandscapesorfantasyart.
Maybetheyareapainterandyouenjoypainting.Afteryouve
chosenyourartistyouwillchooseonespecificartworkthat
theyhavemadeandyoullwanttoprintapictureofit.Iwant
toencourageyoutolookatalotofdifferentartistsbeforeyou
decide.Itcanbereallytemptingtochoosethefirstthingthat
youlikethatyouenjoy,ifyoukeeplookingthoughyouwill
oftenfindsomethingyouenjoyevenmore.Ihavealistof
websitesthatwillreallyhelpyouguysandIllpostthemfor
youtosee.Myonlyrequirementisthattheartworkyou
choosemustbeatleast10yearsoldsoyoucangowithamore
modernartistbutIencourageyoutoreallyexplore.

Keepinmindaswellthatyouwillultimatelybeusingthis
artworkasthebasisforacarvingsoIhavesomeimagesto
showyouofartworksthatwillandwontworkwell.(Show
powerpoint)

Therestofthetimetodayisyourstowork,Iwillwritepasses
foryoutogotothelibraryandusethecomputers.Letme
knowifyouhaveanyquestions.

WorkTime.

Learning

Ideation.

Clarifyingandanalyzing
themeaningofwords
andphrases.

StudioHabits

Time

2mins.

4mins.

3mins.

5mins.

5mins.

20mins

5mins.


Cleanupanddismiss.

Day
2

Welcomebackeveryone!Iwantedtogoaheadandstartusoff
myshowingyouapictureofaninprogresscarving,welltalk
moreabouttoolsandtechniquesbutIwantedtogiveyoua
sneakpeektowhatyoucanexpect.Youcanseeinthisimage
wheretheyarechoosingwhatpartstheywanttobefurthest
back,howtheyveoutlinedtheirimageryandhowtheyare
workingthewhole.WhenIsayworkingthewholerememberI
meanthattheyareaddressingallpartsofthesurfaceinstead
ofdoingonesectionatatime.Itsgoingtobereallyimportant
todothatasyouguysareworkingbutwewilltalkmoreabout
thatlater.

Ifyouhaventdecidedonyourartistandartworktodayyoure
goingtohaveallclassperiodtogotothelibraryanddo
researchbutwearegoingtostarttalkingaboutcarvingnext
classsobeready.Doesanyonealreadyhavetheirartistand
artworkchosen?(Ifno,nextparagraph).Onceyouhaveyour
artworkchosenyouwillneedtoprintapictureofit.When
youselecttheimagetoprint,youllwanttoprinttwocopies,
onelargeimage,likefullpapersizeandonethatisabout4x6
or5x7.Youregoingtousethefullsheetprintasyoursketch.I
wantyoutothinkabouthowyoucanusetheartworkasa
startingpointforyourownartwork.Whenartistscreatethey
drawinspirationfromeverywhere,includingotherartists,soI
wantyoutouseyourchosenartworkasinspirationanda
startingpoint.Aneasywaytostartistocropyourimage
down.Maybeyourimageisasquarebutyoucuttheedgesoff
tomakeitacircle.Thenyoucanthinkaboutwhatother
elementsyoumightwanttoadd.Rememberthatyouare
tryingtoaddmovementsoifyouhavealandscapemaybeyou
wanttoaddbuildingsorpeople;andmaybethosepeopleare
running,orpointingatorlookingatsomething.Tocapture
movementyoucanshowsomethinginmotionoryouimply
movementwithlines,gestures,etc.Youcankeepthebasisof
yourartwork,dontfeellikeyouhavetocompletelychangeit
butyoumustmakeatleasttwochanges.Youmusttake
somethingawayandaddsomething.

Oneofyourgoalsforthisprojectistoshowcaseinfluenceor
inspirationwhichyourealreadydoingbyusingyourchosen
artistsartwork.Yourothergoalistoshowcasemovement
whichyoucandobycreatinglotsofdepth.

Therestofthetimeisyourstowork.Youmaygotothelibrary
(orstayheretosketch.Ihavepencilsandsharpiesforyouto
sketchwith.)

WorkTime.

Cleanupanddismiss.

Ideation

Ideation

Clarifyingandanalyzing
themeaningofwords
andphrases.

StudioHabits.

2mins.

4mins.

30mins.

5mins.

Day
3

Welcomeeveryone!Todaywearegoingtotalkaboutmoving
tothenextstepofourcarvingproject.Ivegotafewexamples
toshowyouthatwelllookataswetalkaboutwhatyouneed
todotostartcarving.

Demo:(havestilllifesetupandprintedphotoofthestilllife)
Everyonegatheraround.
Thefirstthingthatyouhavetodobeforeyoubegincarvingis
changeyourthinking.Rightnowyouhaveatwodimensional
imageandyouneedtoturnthatintoathreedimensional
artwork.TakethislittlesetupIhavehere.Intheimageyou
canseeeachoftheobjectsIhavesetup.WhenImlookingat
thepictureImthinkingabouttheshapesandwhichitemsare
nexttoeachotherbutwhenIlookatthesetupIseethecurves
andedgesofeachobjectandwhichitemsareinfrontof
others.Payingattentiontothosethingswilltakeyourproject
tothenextlevel.

Onceyouchangeyourthinkingtostartthinkingabouteach
partofyourimageasthreedimensionalyoucanthendecide
whichobjectsexistintheforeground,middlegroundand
background.Theforegroundiswhateverisclosesttoyou,the
backgroundiswhateverisfurthestawayandeverythingelse
ismiddleground.Inthisexamplewecanseeforeground,
middlegroundandbackground.Forme,itssomucheasierifI
actuallypickwhichpartsofmyimagearegoingtobeineach
sectionbeforeIeverstartcarving.Youcanevengotoyourbig
sketchandnumberpartsone,two,three.Thisthingisinthe
veryfrontandthisthingisintheverybackandthisisinthe
middle.

BalsafoamisreallyeasytoworkwithandIthinkyouguys
willhavealotoffun.Itsverysoftsoasyoucanseethetools
gorightin.Youalwayswanttomakesurethatwhenyoure
pushingthetoolsyouarepushingawayfromyoubecauseyou
neverwanttohavesomethinghappenandhurtyourself.
Therearetoolswithlotsofdifferentshapesandpoints
dependingonwhatyouneed.

Whenyouactuallybegincarvingthinkabouttheangleofyour
tool.Ifyourecarvingtheedgeofsomethinganditscurved
thenangleyourtooltocreateacurve.Iftheedgeofyour
objectsgoesstraightbackinspacethenangleyourtoolupand
downtocreatethat.Anglingyourtoolstopushinbeneathan
objectwillmakethatobjectappeartofloatandhavegreat
depth.Asyoucanseeyourbalsafoamisnotthicksotakea
littleatatimeandhavepatience.

Carvingwasoneofthehardestthingsforme,Ijustcouldnt
wrapmybrainarounditsohavepatiencewithyourself,
especiallyifthisdoesntcomeeasilytoyou.

Ideation

Clarifyingandanalyzing
themeaningofwords
andphrases.

Insightintotheartistic
process.

1min.

2mins.

3mins.

2mins.

3mins.

1mins.

Nowyoumightbewonderingwhatyouneedthat4x6or5x7
picturefor.Whenyouhaveworkedeverythingoutonyourbig
sketchyoullmakethechangestoyourlittleimageandthat
willbeyourtemplate.Youlltapethattemplatetoyour
balsafoamandthenIhavepushpinswhichyoucanuseto
traceyourlines.

Beforeyougetyourbalsafoamandcarvingtoolsyoullneed
toshowmeyoursketchwithatleastonethingthatyou
removedandonethingyouadded.Therestofthetimeis
yourstowork.

WorkTime.

Cleanupanddismiss.

StudioHabits

2mins.

1mins.

25mins.

5mins.

Day
4

Goodmorningeveryone!Todayisjustgoingtobeaworkday.
Ifyouhaventstartedcarvingyet,finishupyoursketchesand
bringthemtomesoIcangetyoustarted.Asyourecarving
remembertothinkabouttheangleofyourtoolsandthe
foreground,middleground,background.Asyoucanseeinthis
example,whiletheycapturedalotofgreatdetailtheydont
havemuchdepth.Depthisanothergreatistoshowmovement
sothinkabouthowyoucanmakethisassculpturalor
threedimensionalaspossible.

BeforeIreleaseyouallforworktimeIwanttocomebackto
thequestionsIaskedyouondayone.Asyouvebeenworking
youvehadmoreexperiencetohelpfuelanopiniononthis
topic:Isareliefcarvingatwodimensionalor
threedimensionalartwork?Aretherereasonswhyitcouldbe
oneortheotherorboth?Canitbeboth?Tomorrowweare
goingtohaveadebateonthis.Iwantyouguystothinkabout
threereasonswhyitcouldbetwodimensionalor
threedimensional.Writethemdownandbereadytoargue
eitherperspectivetomorrow.

Worktime.

Cleanupanddismiss.

Ideation

StudioHabits

2mins.

2mins.

35mins.

5mins.

Day
5

Welcomeeveryone!IamexcitedforourdebatetodayandI
hopeyouaretoo.Iwanttostartoffbygoingoversomerules
andthoughtsforthedebate.Thereisnorightorwrong
answer.Differencesofopinionareoneofthethingsthat
makeslifegreatandweareheretodebateatopicbutnotto
attackanyone.Thenumberoneruleisthatyouarerespectful
toeveryoneintheroom.Breakingthatrulewillnotbe
tolerated.Itisnormalforadebatetogetheatedasweareall
passionateaboutourownopinionshoweverthereisalotto
belearnedfromlisteningtoopinionsthataredifferentfrom
ourown.Inordertolistentoeveryonewemustrememberto
stayatanormalspeakinglevel.Itisnotoktoyellorscreamat
someoneelse.Eachpersoninthegroupshouldspeakatleast
onceduringthecourseofthedebate.OnceIaskaquestion
youwillhaveoneminutetotalkwithyourgroupaboutwho
willanswerandwhatyouranswerwillbethenyouwillhave
threeminutestoanswer.Youdonotneedtouseallthree
minutesbutthatisyourmaximumtime.Iamgoingtostart
withquestionsthatlaythefoundationforthedebateandthe
questionswillgetmoredifficultaswegoon.TostartoffIm
goingtonumberyoualloffandassignyoutoagroup.Wewill
gothroughaseriesofquestionsinourassignedgroupsand
thenyouwillhaveanopportunitytoswitchgroupsifyou
wanttobetterreflectyourownpointofview.

Letsbeginwithdefiningtwodimensionalandthree
dimensional...Thesedefinitionswillfunctionthroughout
ourentiredebate.Divideintogroups.Nowletshaveone
personfromeachgroupcomeupandwelldoacoinflipto
decidewhichteamanswersfirst.

Debate:
Whataresomeexamplesofsomethingthatis
twodimensional?
Isthereadifferencebetweenatwodimensionalobjectanda
twodimensionalartwork?
Isthetermtwodimensionalinartreferringtotheappearance
oftheartworkoritsphysicaldimensions?
Whataresomeexamplesofsomethingthatis
threedimensional?
Isthereadifferencebetweenathreedimensionalobjectanda
twodimensionalartwork?
Isthetermthreedimensionalinartreferringtothe
appearanceoftheartworkoritsphysicaldimensions?
Arespecificartformsalwayseithertwodimensionalor
threedimensional?Forexample,isapaintingalways
twodimensional?
Isthispaintingtwoorthreedimensional?(paintedwith
objectsadheredtothesurface)
Isthissculpturetwoorthreedimensional?(flatsculpture)
(showartwork)Aartcriticpraisedthisworkforits
threedimensionality(illusiondrawing)and

Ideations

Gaininginsightintothe
artisticprocess.

Clarifyingandanalyzing
themeaningofwords
andphrases.

Understandingothers
perspective.

5mins

4mins.

35mins.

(showillusionartwork)Isthisthreedimensionalortwo
dimensional?
(showlightartwork)Isthistwodimensionalor
threedimensional?
Doesitchangewhetherornotthisistwoor
threedimensionaliftheartistconsidersthelightitselftobe
theartnotthetools?
Isareliefcarvingtwoorthreedimensional?
Doesanartistsopiniononwhetherornotaworkistwoor
threedimensionaldefinethework?
Ifanartistcarvesareliefsculpture,takesphotosofitandthen
sellsthephotographs,didthebuyerpurchaseratwoor
threedimensionalartwork?

(Worktime?)

Cleanupanddismiss.

StudioHabits

(?)

5mins.

Day
6

Welcomeeveryone!TodayIwanttotalktoyouabouthow
youregoingtofinishyourproject.Ihaveacoupleofdifferent
optionsforyouguyssoletstakealook.Onceyouredone
carvingyoullwanttoseethefoambeforeyouaddanycolor.
Thefoamwillabsorbthecolorifitsnotsealedfirstandyoull
endupwithayuckygrosscolor.Tosealyourfoamweare
goingtousemodpodge.Modpodgeisplasticbasedandwill
createanicesurfacetodecorate.Youllwanttopoursome
ontoasheetoftagboardanduseabrushtoapplytwocoatsto
yourfoam.Makesuretoletyourfirstlayerdrybeforeyoudo
yoursecondcoat.AsIsaidmodpodgeisasealerandvery
muchlikegluewhichmeansthatitwillruinthepaintbrushes
unlessyouwashthemwellwithwarmwaterandsoap.After
yourprojectissealedIhaveacrylicinpaintinbothmetallic
andregularcolors.Iencourageyoutothinkabouthowyou
canshowcasethemovementinyourpiecewithyourcolors.I
alsohaveamaterialcalledpatina.Patinaisthebrightblue
pigmenthere.Patinaisgreatifyouwanttomimicthelookofa
metalreliefsculpture.Ifyouveeverseensculpturesoutside
youmayhaveseensomecolorationdeveloponcertainparts
ofthesculpture.Whenmetalisexposedtochangesinthe
weatherorwatercollectsonpartsofthemetaloxidation
happens.Thinkofthestatueoflibertyandthatgreencolor.
Patinahelpsyoumimicthateffect.Soyoucanpaintyou
projectinmetallicpaintthengooveritwithpatina.Whether
you'reusingthepatinaorjusttheacrylicremembertothink
abouthowthecolorscanenhanceyourcarvingandnothide
them.Thinkagainaboutthethreedimensionality.Lightwill
hitwhateverisclosesttothefrontandyouwillhavemore
shadowsordarkcolorsasyoumoveback.Youmayalsobring
thingsfromhomeifyouwanttoattachtoyourwork.

Worktime.

Cleanupanddismiss.

Ideation

Clarifyingandanalyzing
wordsandphrases

Insightintotheartistic
process

StudioHabits

Day
7

Welcomebackeveryone!Todayisourlastdayworkingonour
carvingproject.Youguyshavedoneafantasticjobandyour
carvingslookgreat!Theacrylicpaintandpatinaareavailable
toyouandIbroughtinsomereallystronggluesothatyoucan
attachanythingyoubroughtintoday.Rememberwhileyoure
finishingthatyourpaintandadditionalelementsshould
enhanceyourcarvingandthemovementinyourpiece.

Worktime.

Cleanupanddismiss.

Ideation

StudioHabits

3mins

35mins

5mins


Studentreflective/inquiryactivity:
Samplequestionsandactivities(i.e.games,gallerywalk,artiststatement,interview)intendedtopromote
deeperthinking,reflectionandrefinedunderstandingspreciselyrelatedtothegradelevelexpectations.How
willstudentsreflectontheirlearning?Aparticipatoryactivitythatincludesstudentsinfindingmeaning,
inquiringaboutmaterialsandtechniquesandreflectingabouttheirexperienceasitrelatestoobjectives,
standardsandgradelevelexpectationsofthelesson.)

ArtShow:

Towrapupthisprojectwearegoingtosomethingalittledifferent.Wearegoingtoputonanartshowhere
inclass.Eachofyouisgoingtodisplayyourworkandwritealabeltoaccompanythiswork.Onyourlabelyou
willwritethefollowing:name,date(year),medium(materialsyouused),afewsentencesonyourart
(somethingthatyouwouldwantpeopletoknow),theartistthatinspiredyouandwhyyouchosethem,is
yourworktwoorthreedimensionalandonereasonwhy.Thenwewillputeverythingondisplayandhavea
show.Iwillgiveeachofyouasmallboxandthiswillserveasyourcommentboxfortheshow.Welltakea
walkaroundtheshowandlookateveryonesworkthenyoullallleavecommentsoreachotherintheboxes.
Yourerequiredtoleaveatleastthreecommentsbutyoucanalwaysdomore.Thenwellleaveyourworkup
untilclasstomorrowsothatanyonewhocomesintotheroomcanseetheshowandleavecomments.

PostAssessment(teachercentered/objectivesas
questions):
Havestudentsachievedtheobjectivesandgrade
levelexpectationsspecifiedinyourlessonplan?

Didstudentsuseartmaterialstocreatearelief
carvingwhichutilizedthreeclearlevelsofdepth?

Didstudentsuseartworktocreateapersonal
interpretationbytakingawayandaddingavisual
element?

Didstudentsusetheprompttoidentifyandargue
threepiecesofevidenceabout2Dversus3Dcarving
byparticipatinginaclassdebate?

Didstudentsuseartmaterialstocreatea
reliefcarvingwhichutilizedmovementand
influence?

Didstudentsuseartmaterialstoshowcase
movementintheircarvingbyutilizingacrylicpaint
and/orpatinaand/oradditionalelements?

PostAssessmentInstrument:
Howwellhavestudentsachievedtheobjectivesand
gradelevelexpectationsspecifiedinyourlesson
plan?Includeyourrubric,checklist,ratingscale,etc.
Rubrictobeattached

Appendix:
Includeallhandouts,prompts,writtenmaterials,rubrics,etc.thatwillbegiventostudents.