Art Lesson Plan

Art Teacher:Mr. Glorvigen

Grade Level:Third Grade

Date:Current

Background KnowledgeAnticipatory Set/Hook

Reflection

Instructional Activities:Teacher Guided Practice

Art QCC Standards Objectives Communicated

Third Grade Fine Art/Visual Art Standards

FAVA 3.2 Produces art in each of the following art areas: drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, and crafts.FAVA 3.5 Produces artworks in the areas of drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, pottery, crafts, fiber arts, and mixed media. FAVA 3.14 Describes how size, colors, lines, shapes, and textures are organized in artwork to create a focus or center of interest (emphasis).

Ongoing Art Objectives: Develop construction (cutting, gluing,

manipulating, etc.), drawing, painting, etc., skills (Application, Synthesis; ongoing objective, see art matrix).

Demonstrates proper care and safe use of art materials and tools (Application Evaluation; ongoing objective; 3.6).

Appraise/Evaluate artwork for quality (thoughtfulness & carefulness) and accuracy (following directions & project guidelines) (ongoing).

Project Specific Objectives:1. Create/Construct a Center of Interest

Diorama Collage. (Synthesis; 3.2, 3.5).2. Create/arrange/organize a scene that has

a center of interest (Synthesis; 3.14). 3. Integrate a center of interest into a

diorama scene (focus, emphasis) (Synthesis; 3.14).

4. Transform a flat shape into non-flat form.

The students are asked to observe and make comments about two scenes; one with a center of interest and one without a center of interest.

The teacher will give step by step instructions (guided practice) for the students to follow as they draw the center of interest in their scene.

Center of Interest Diorama Collage 1

I might use selections from the following artworks for the anticipatory set:1. Eclipse by Alma Woodsey

Thomas2. The Stampede by Frederic

Remington3. Le Gourmet by Pablo Picasso4. Chiwana (The Big River) by

Alfredo Arrguin5. Snowstorm: Steamboat off a

Harbour’s Mouth by Joseph M. W. Turner

Art Lesson Plan

Higher-Order Thinking Questions: Differentiated Practice Activities:

Learning Styles Independent, Pairing, Cooperative Groups,

and Learning Centers.

Assessment Procedures: Lesson Closure (Summary of current/preview

of next lesson)

MaterialsResources Integrate

Technology and/or Media

HomeworkProjects:

Suggested questions regarding the two designs

1. What do you notice about the two artworks?

2. Are the two artworks the same or different?

3. How are they different?4. What do you notice first

about artwork “A” (the artwork with the center of interest)?

5. Where is the center of interest?

6. Why is it called the center of interest?

7. What is the center of interest?

Low:1. Student Pairing2. One-one work with

the teacher3. Examples on the

board

Average: 1. Student Pairing2. Examples on the

board

High: 1. More detailed

drawing and precision application of color.

1. Center of interest worksheets.

2. The culminating activity: Center of interest diorama.

3. Observation.

A review of the current lesson (what they should be able to do and what they are to know) is shared as well as what will be taught the next time in art…

We have completed the center of interest kufi (African hat), now we will use the center of interest as the theme for this diorama.

9 by 12 inch heavy weight art paper

Pencil colorsSharpenersCrayonsMarkersOil PastelsScissorsGlueStaplerConstruction Paper

Identify the center of interest in a picture in your home and report your findings to Mr. Glorvigen the next art period.

Center of Interest Diorama Collage 2