Teacher: Autumn Carter Grade Level: 9 - 12 Date:
Lesson Title: Creating an Album Cover using Harmony
Kansas College and Career Ready Standards
Addressed
Cr1.1.1 Use multiple approaches to begin creative
endeavors.
Cr2.1.11 Through experimentation, practice, and
persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills of
knowledge in a chosen art form.
Cr3.1.11 Engage in constructive critique with peers,
then reflect on, reengage, revise, and refine works of
art and design in response to personal artistic vision.
Key Vocabulary
Harmony – sense that all of the elements of design fit
together, each distinct piece seems to belong together in
some way even if it is not identical to anything else.
Color
Theme
Aesthetic/Style/Mood
Design
Safety Precautions
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Unit Goal(s) Students will be able to:
Students will be able to understand and
demonstrate harmony in creating an album cover.
Students will be able to research and use multiple
approaches to creating a design.
Students will be able to group critique and reflect
on their design – revising and redefining the
design.
Lesson Objectives/Goals
Identify Bloom’s and/or Depth of Knowledge
Levels
Create – produce a design that communicates an
understanding of harmony.
Evaluate – identify harmony effectiveness in
artwork and revise/redefine upon evaluation.
Analyze – how harmony is used to create a
cohesive design.
Apply
Understand
Remember
Where Does Lesson Fit Within Unit?
List of Resources/Technology
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Computer
Design program
(photoshop, illustrator,
etc.)
PowerPoint

Art Materials for Lesson

Computer, design program, USB

Introduction (Engage) to the Assignment

Artists Introduced (remember diversity): Topics Covered
Eve Fowler – harmony of color and text used in Are students familiar with Harmony? What is the
her typography designs. difference between Harmony and Unity? What does
Beauford Delaney – harmony of color, shape, line. Harmony look like in a design?
Keith Haring – harmony of differing figures in his
Present slideshow.
designs.
Chris Pappan – harmony of designs.
Alma Woodsey Thomas – harmony of using circles
to create a design.
Preassessment/ Response to Introduction
Ask questions about Harmony and how it is applied to design. Have students identify harmony in design
examples (does it have harmony? How do you know?).

Instructional Procedures (Explore/Explain/Expand)

Modules scaffold information so that students can be successful when they reach the main project
Module 1: (Introduce, Describe, Demonstrate, Practice)
1. Presentation about Harmony in art history (still-life, portraits, designs, etc.)
2. Discuss the use of harmony in artworks.
3. Identify harmony in the artworks (color, line, shape, forms, etc.)
4. Create an illustration that has harmony. (digital)

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 Module 2: (Introduce, Describe, Demonstrate, Practice)
1. Presentation about Harmony in contemporary art (graphic design, installations, etc.)
2. Discuss use of harmony in these artworks.
3. Compare and contrast contemporary works with history works.
4. Using only 5 squares, create harmony. (digital)
Module 3: (Introduce, Describe, Demonstrate, Practice)
1. Presentation about Harmony and Unity (how they are different)
2. Discuss the difference between harmony and unity and why.
3. Identify artworks that have harmony, unity, or both. How do you know?
4. Using only one shape (5x) create one design that is unity and one design that is harmony.

Project: Design an Album Cover that has Harmony

1. Presentation of previous students’ work and examples of album covers that have harmony.
2. Have students watch demonstration.
 Using Illustrator, take students through the steps of creating an art board.
 Show them different tools to use.
 Explain that students can free-hand draw or use shapes to create a design.
 There are no limitations, except that the pieces has to primarily focus on harmony and be an album
cover for a musician they made up.
3. Ask if there are any questions – dismiss to start designing.
4. Check in with students as they work – ask questions about their designs.
5. Progress critiques so students can reflect and revise accordingly.

Informal or Formal Formative Assessments (Evaluate)

Harmony can be identified and explained.

Summative Assessment (Evaluate)

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 Rubric.

Closure
Have students reflect on their design and their success at communicating harmony – did they make a
cohesive design? What can be done next time to make a stronger design.

Differentiation or Modifications/Accommodations
with Content, Process, Products or Learning Environment

SAMR – Provide SAMR Levels

Redefinition- Technology allows for a completely new PowerPoint presentations
task to be done that without technology would be Illustrator
impossible.

Modification- Tech is part of the task and significantly

modifies the assignment.

Augmentation- Technology is a direct tool

substitute, It is a functional improvement

Substitution- Technology acts as a direct tool

substitute with no functional change
Reflection (Complete After Teaching)

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