Kathleen Douillette The Dinner Party 5th grade - 8-12 45min.

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Lesson Summary:
The students will create their own matching place mat and plate, focusing on color
schemes. The students will learn about The Dinner Party by Judy Chicago and about color
theory prior to creating their pieces. The students will think about how they can use color to
connect the pieces. The students will weave the place mats with yarn and press the plates made
out of slabs.
Big idea:
Throughout time and across cultures, artists have used color, and color schemes to create unity in a piece.
Key Concepts:
Color schemes and basic color theory and how it unifies art Objectives:
Weaving and how it is held together and how we use it Knowledge:
Clay how the process works to create functional clay pieces Students will be able to identify color groups and color schemes
Essential Questions: Students will be able to identify the basic parts of a weaving
What are the primary, secondary, and intermediate color? Students will be able to identify the basic aspects of clay
One example of a color scheme? Skills:
What is a warp and a weft and why are they important? Students will explore color schemes
What are the three stages of clay? Students will explore different weaving patterns
Standards: Dispositions:
9.1.5.A Students will be able to create color schemes
9.1.5.B Students will be able to create a basic weaving
9.1.5.C Students will be able to create a slab plate
Procedure:
Motivation: Students will take notes on color theory to use as reference as they work on the project. They will always be able to refer
back to this. The project is broken down into chunks to keep interest and to allow for constant progress even when clay is in the firing
process.
Development: The first three classes will only be half of the normal time to finish up previous lessons. Students will first be part of
the intro power point discussion where they will learn about The Dinner Party by Judy Chicago and about color theory. The next two
classes will be the same thing done twice to finish up other lessons, the students will in their sketch books taking notes on color to
have with them. They will also experiment with different color combinations and color schemes to pick one for their own project.
Students will experiment with different patterns for their weavings and their plates. When considering their color scheme students
will have to think about the available yarn and underglazes. Samples of both have been provided as well as a poster of all the
information expected in their sketchbooks. The next class half the students will cut out their plates from slabs using the template and
press in any texture if they would like while the other half wraps their warps of their weavings. After this the following classes will be
used to create the weaving as the plates are fired. Once the plates are fired the students will take a break from weaving to paint on the
under glaze and a clear coat . Again as the plates are firing the students will work on their weavings until they are complete.
Closure:
Students will put both pieces together and do a gallery walk and see if the color schemes work. Hopefully if the school rules
allow I will bring in crackers and fruit to have our own dinner party.
Assessment:
A self evaluation rubric with questions pertaining to knowledge and skills they learned will be provided, particularly on
color schemes and clay processes.
Instructional Resources:
Powerpoint created for lessons and examples for throughout the process of each step.
Student Materials:
Sketchbooks Yarn lots of yarn Texture plates/ lace
Crayons or colored pencils Tapestry needles Underglaze
Cardboard looms Clay Glaze