LESSON PLAN

Year Level: Year 7 Students’ Prior Knowledge:

week 2
Date: 23/10/19 ● Able to research key words in google
Learning Area: Visual Art search

● Able to read and follow instructions

Strand/Topic from the Australian Curriculum
Art Responding: Analysis ● Able to work individually
Social, Cultural and historical contexts and
interpretation/response ● Broad range/Level of practical art skills,
but quick workers
Key features identified in artwork belonging to a
given artist, movement, time or place
(ACAVAR124)

General Capabilities
Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and creative Ethical behaviours Personal and Intercultural
competence thinking understanding
√  Social
√
competence √

Cross-curriculum priorities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia  Sustainability

Islander histories and cultures

Lesson Objectives
As a result of this lesson, students will be able to:
● Research Australian Endangered animals and apply information to the task sheet

Teacher’s Prior Preparation: Provision for students at educational risk:

● Laptops
● Projector - ● Student with behavioral issues requires
http://courtneymattison.com/fossilfuels/ extra attention, and seating near to the
● 2B lead pencils teacher so they can be kept on task
● Photocopies of Endangered animals’
information sheet
LESSON EVALUATION (to be completed AFTER the lesson)
Assessment of Lesson Objective and Suggestions for Improvement:
A checklist will be used to determine:
● Was the activity helpful and useful?
● What tasks did the students find difficult?

Teacher self-reflection and self-evaluation:

Anecdotal notes will be kept on:
● Were the students engaged in the lesson that you presented them with?
● Did each student participate?
● Were all objectives met?

LESSON DELIVERY
Time Write lesson objectives on the board Resources/
12:12 Greet students at the door and line students up outside References

Introduction:
Welcome students as they sit down
Gain attention before, doing the role, introduction and giving
instructions
Worksheets
2B lead pencils
In today's class: Pens
Hand out the task sheet
Read the task sheet question 4-6 with students.

Go through the key words included in the assignment. What does

‘describe’, ‘Impression’ ‘Material’ ‘meaning’ mean.

Ask for students to Think to themselves

Check their answers with a partner
Then using a random name generator choose a student to share Think, pair, share
their answer with the class.
Use prompts when necessary and elaborate on student answers

Show students the artwork by Courtney Mattison on projector.

Draw a student’s name out of a hat and ask them to choose an
artwork that we will analyse as a class.
http://courtneymattison.com/fossilfuels/

Go through question 4 and asked students to describe the artwork but

think to themselves and then to a partner. Give prompts where possible
 but draw students names out of a hat for accountability to share with
the class.
Make clear that no negative comments are allowed this lesson. so
students can feel safe to share their opinions without mean comments
from others.

Write down answers on the whiteboard

Go through question 6 and asked students what they think the

meaning behind the artwork is.
Think Pair share- go around the room and ask students to be ready Think, pair, share
with an answer.

12:40 Next students were to have another go answering the questions in the
assignment on their task sheet.

Other Extension task: Students who finish early can either finish off
any other artwork or illustrate their own story using shapes of
Mattison’s work on a piece of A3 paper.

1:10 Lesson Closure:

Remind students to pack up before end of class and put away

laptops and name on their work.
Ask students what they learnt today

Assessment: (were the lesson objectives met?)

1:16

Students were actively participating in the activity

Students effectively completed the worksheet