(Ceramics): Curriculum Plan

CLASS: Ceramics 1 LEVEL: 9th grade

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Description Standards Standards Vocabulary Art History
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Unit 1
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Unit 2
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Unit 3 Demonstrate Generate and Leather hard Mesoamerican

Description: Course intended for first-time the ability to conceptualize Soft slab Pre-Columbian
ceramic students. The primary significance iscreate 2D and ideas and Scoring potters
for studio work that will lead to creating a 3D works that artwork Slip
portfolio, by the end of the semester. Score 1927-present
show Organize and
Students will learn historic and contemporary Wedging slab potters.
knowledge of
works of great ceramic artists. I will present
develop Slab technique
a PowerPoint presentation periodically unique artistic ideas
throughout the term. To assess learning will characteristics and work
give short quizzes, critiques, classroom of particular Analyze,
assessment techniques, and rubrics media, interpret, and
materials, and
Rationale: Rationale: Students will be able to select artistic
understand works by contemporary ceramic tools work for
potters. It is important to understand the Use electronic presentation
history and style of the work technology for Convey
Objectives: will present the students with reference and meaning
three basic hand-building techniques,
for creating through the
students will learn to prepare the clay,
Students will learn craftsmanship and
original work presentation
creative problem-solving. Describe and of artistic
apply work.
Objectives: will present the students with procedures to
three basic hand-building techniques, ensure safety
students will learn to prepare the clay, and proper
Students will learn craftsmanship and maintenance of
creative problem-solving. the workspace,
Essential Question(s): Questions: What types materials, and
of tools are used for slab building? tools
Who introduced slab building in Pre-
Make
Mesoamerica?
Timeline:6 Weeks reasonable
Lessons Descriptions: students will have art choices of
history knowledge related to slab building
techniques. Will gain knowledge about how 2D/3D media,
to create slab-built pottery materials,
tools, &
techniques to
achieve
desired effects
in specific
projects

Unit 4 Demonstrate CREATING: Leather hard Slab

Description: Room built, students will be the ability to Anchor Soft slab construction
creating a themed room of their choosing, develop an Standard #1: Scoring was found in
using a slab box technique, and incorporating idea through Generate and Slip Indian and
hard slab techniques. Score Mesopotamian
multiple conceptualize
Rationale: slab construction is found in Wedging architecture.
Indian and Mesopotamian architecture.
stages, ideas and Slab technique
Important outside the classroom because responding to artwork; Form
students will be able to comprehend the criticism and Anchor Texture
history with room build construction, the self- Standard #2: Value
origins. The room build will connect with the assessment Organize and Theme
theme, which will connect to the student’s Organize and develop
environment. present an artistic ideas
Objectives: students will learn to construct a and work;
exhibit of a
box-like form, using leather hard or soft. Anchor
Students will be able to reference well- body of their
Standard #3:
known artists who used the same technique. own work to Refine and
Essential Question(s): How does the theme others
connect with their environment?
complete
1.13 Make artistic work.
What similar artist style do they gravitate
towards? reasonable PERFORMIN
Timeline: 6 Weeks choices of G/PRESENTI
Lessons Descriptions: The slab building 2D/3D media, NG/PRODUC
technique will involve students rolling out materials, ING
even thickness clay. Then students will build tools, &
four walls by shaping, bending, folding, techniques to
joining, and manipulating the form together. achieve
desired effects
in specific
projects

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Unit 6
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