ART LESSON PLANS BY: BROOKE BENNETT

ARE 4352: Secondary

Mixing cultural icons with humorLesson Plan #1- with Mr. BrainwashObjectives: students will: Explore and recognize the work of Mr. Brainwash

Become aware of cultural icons and the use of them in art/pop art

Acknowledge the use of humor in various artworks

Create a screen print image that incorporates the mix of two cultural icons that would

produce humorous content to your audience

SSS: VA.A.1.4.1- uses two-dimensional and three-dimensional media, techniques, tools, and processes to communicate an idea or concept based on research,

environment, personal experience, observation, or imagination. VA.C. 1.4.1- understands how social, cultural, ecological, religious, and political conditions influence the function, meaning, and execution of works of art.

Assessment: 1. Create a pop art screen print that combines different cultural icons.

2. Write a summary explaining the combination of the cultural icons 3. Complete a self evaluation of artwork following the in class rubric.

State of Origin: I acquired the idea for this lesson plan by observing and researching Mr. Brainwash’s work and the significance of it and also from the Klein (2008) article Comic Liberation, which discusses the use of satire and parody when creating art.

Screen printing: Mr. Brainwash silkscreen on paper Don’t be Cruel 2008

Obama Superman 2008

Personal/social issues integrated with artLesson Plan #2- with Frank MooreObjectives: students will: Examine and identify the work of Frank Moore

Recognize personal and social issues and how they can be integrated in art

Notice the use of art to project present and future awareness issues

Use sketchbooks to sketch out ideas for final artwork

Execute a painting that presents a personal or social issue which could be viewed positively, negatively or both

SSS: VA.B.1.4.1- applies various subjects, symbols, and ideas in works of art.

VA.C.1.4.1- understands how social, cultural, ecological, economic, religious, and political conditions influence the function, meaning, and execution of works of art.

Assessment: 1. Create a painting that presents a personal or social issue following

the art class rubric. 2. Write a one-page typed paper about the issue presented and the reason why it was chosen for topic.

State of Origin: I obtained the idea for this lesson plan through researching the artist Frank Moore’s artworks and the intentions behind them (Gesso Foundation, 2009). Also, I wanted students to benefit from using sketchbooks for planning their artwork, which I took the idea from the reading on sketchbooks discussed by McNeal and Rice (1990).

Painting: Frank Mooreoil on canvas

Wizard 1994 Gulliver Awake 1994-95

Cultural storytelling through artLesson Plan #3- with Tony Natsoulas

Objectives: students will: Explore and recognize the work of Tony Natsoulas

Explore folktales, stories, myths, and legends from various cultures

Acknowledge how folktales, stories, myths, and legends can be inspiration for the production of artworks

Become aware of the use of exaggeration and figurative elements in the making of art

Complete a ceramic piece that portrays themselves as someone from a selected cultural folktale, story, myth, or legend providing details about the story within the art piece

SSS: VA.A.1.4.4- uses effective control of media, techniques, and tools when communicating an idea in both two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of art. VA.B.1.4.1- applies various subjects, symbols, and ideas in works of art. VA.B.1.4.2- understands that works of art can communicate an idea and elicit a variety of responses through the use of selected media, techniques, and processes.

Assessment: 1. Students will complete a ceramic piece that portrays himself/herself

in a selected cultural folktale, story, myth, or legend. 2. Students will write a short essay about the story they chose and explain the components they used to tell the

story. 3. Students will self-evaluate their art work when complete.

State of Origin: The idea for this lesson plan came from the idea behind the artist Tony Natsoulas’s work and from the Gude (2007) article, Considerations for a 21st-Century Art & Culture Curriculum, which discusses how good multicultural curriculum introduces us to the generative themes of others.

Ceramics: Tony Natsoulassculpture ceramic

Lee Counts his Snails under the Bodi tree 2009

Hephaestus sculpts Pandora 2009

Making a global statement with artLesson Plan #4- with John RobertsonObjectives: students will: Investigate and examine the work of John Robertson

Recognize the use of text with images that fabricate statements regarding ideas and issues

Understand particular points of view and perspectives in artworks

Acknowledge how artists can use comedy as a way of communicating important issues

Create a simple yet powerful image combined with text to confront a global issue or concern

SSS: VA.B.1.4.1- applies various subjects, symbols, and ideas in works of art.

VA.B.1.4.3- understands some of the implications of intentions an purposes in

particular works of art. VA.D. 1.4.1- understands and determines the differences between the artist’s intent and public interpretation through evaluative criteria and judgment.

Assessment: 1. Students will create a drawing combined with text to confront a global

issue or concern. 2. Students will explain the executed piece in written essay form. 3. Students will be given points on their artwork based on the art class assignment rubric.

State of Origin: I collected the idea for this lesson plan through the artist Robertson’s political and social artwork and from the Comic Liberation article by Klein(2008), which examines various types of comedy in art.

Drawing: John Robertsonacrylic and latex on canvas

Dine on Children 2007

Now Cough 2007

Creating biological viruses from technology wasteLesson Plan #5- with Forrest McCluerObjectives: students will: Examine and recognize the work of Forrest McCluer

Investigate biological viruses of the human body

Become aware of the human impact of toxic technology waste

Acknowledge the benefits of using recycled material for art

Create a human virus sculpture from recycled technology parts

SSS: VA.A.1.4.1- uses two-dimensional and three-dimensional media, techniques, tools, and processes to communicate an idea or concept based on research, environment, personal experience, observation, or imagination.

VA.C.1.4.1- understands how social, cultural, ecological, economic, religious, and political conditions influence the function, meaning, and execution of works of art.

Assessment: 1. Students will research biological viruses and bacteria and

create a human virus sculpture from recycled technology parts. 2. Students will

give an informative report on their virus or bacteria to the class. 3. Students will be graded on the execution of their piece following the art class rubric.

State of Origin: I acquired the idea for this lesson plan from the objective of artist Forrest McCluer’s (2008) “Computer Virus” series and from my own belief in encouraging students to help the environment.

Sculpture: Forrest McCluerfound computer parts

Wilco Virus 2009

Transformer Virus 2009

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McCluer, Forrest (artist). (2009) Transformer Virus [image of sculpture]. Falls Church, Virginia.

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McCluer, Forrest (artist). (2009) Wilco Virus [image of sculpture]. Falls Church, Virginia.

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ReferencesMcNeal, S.E., & Rice, R.W. (1990). Sketchbooks. Little, B.E. (Ed.), Secondary art education:

An anthology of issues (pp.107-123). The National Art Education Association.

Moore, Frank (artist). (1994-95) Gulliver Awake [image of painting]. New York: Private

Collection. Retrieved February 18, 2010, from http://www.speronewestwater.com

Moore, Frank (artist). (1994) Wizard [image of painting]. New York: Private Collection.

Retrieved February 18, 2010, from http://www.speronewestwater.com

Natsoulas, Anthony (artist). (2009) Hephaestus sculpts Pandora [image of ceramic]. Sacramento

California. Retrieved March 12, 2010, from

http://www.tonynatsoulas.com/stories/joe.html

Natsoulas, Anthony (artist). (2009) Lee Counts his Snails under the Bodi tree [image of

ceramic]. Sacramento, California. Retrieved March 12, 2010, from

http://www.tonynatsoulas.com/stories/lee.html

Natsoulas, A. (2010). Anthony Natsoulas ceramic sculptures. Retrieved March 12, 2010,

from http://www.tonynatsoulas.com

Osterwold, T. (1999). Pop art. London: Taschen. 

Robertson, John (artist). (2007) Dine on Children [image of painting]. Los Angeles, California.

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Robertson, John (artist). (2007) Now Cough [image of painting]. Los Angeles, California.

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