Date Nov 19, 2021 Lesson Title Picasso Portraits Grade Level 5/6

Time in Lesson 1 hour Subject Fine Arts Lesson # n/a

Developed by Oliver Ledene

IDENTIFY DESIRED RESULTS

Specific Learner Outcomes from the Program of Studies (copied)
EXPRESSION - Component 10 (i) - PURPOSE 5: Students will create an original composition, object
or space based on supplied motivation
Outcome in student-friendly language (I can . . .) Key Assessment Strategies
Student’s will understand Picasso’s artstyle and create their - Formative
own self-portrait - Completion of the ‘Roll a Picasso’
art piece
Resources Personalization/Differentiation
- ‘Where Did Picasso’s Genius Come From | National - Exemplar and art examples from
Geographic’ Youtube Video artist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57lrZZt4Cc0&ts - Scaffolded instruction
- ‘What is Cubism? Movements and Styles’ Youtube video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6ZT1705Slw
- Paper
- Pencil
- Pencil crayons/markers
- ‘Roll a Picasso’ handout
- Dice

LESSON PLAN SEQUENCE

Introduction: ACTIVATE prior knowledge & engage
Ask students if they know anything about Picasso or abstract art.

Learning/Activity Sequence: ENGAGE, EXPLORE, EXPLAIN, ELABORATE, and/or EVALUATE their understandings of the outcomes.
Approx.
What is the TEACHER doing? What are the STUDENTS doing?
time
- Teacher will introduce Picasso and the - Make observations and connections 30 mins
art style of cubism to the video
- Show videos ‘Where did Picasso’s - Discuss art styles, colours, facts about
Genius Come from’ and ‘What is Picasso, etc.
Cubism? Movements and Styles’
- Introduce ‘Roll a Picasso’ worksheet
and show exemplar
- Provide each student with worksheet
and a die
- Students will individually create their 30 mins
own Picasso portrait by rolling the die
and selecting the facial feature
connected to the corresponding
number
 - Students will be able to choose
colours, and add further details to
their portrait
Conclusion: How will you know students met the specific outcome?
- Students will be able to identify the difference and similarities between abstract art and cubism.
- Students will complete their Picasso-style portrait.

SELF-REFLECTION
What worked? What would you change?
This was a very exciting lesson, as it struck the right balance between learning exciting and new content,
followed by engaging with the content in an interactive way. As a teacher that is passionate about teaching
fine arts, I believe there is enough flexibility in this lesson that students can tap into their individual art
styles without feeling too constrained by the cubist style. I hesitate to change much of this lesson, as I
believe creativity is at the core of fine arts and putting in too many parameters can make an art lesson feel
overly prescriptive.