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High [9th-12th] Lesson Plan

Chip and Dip

Created on October 31, 2013 by MisterPP



Create a 'chip and dip' set out of clay while studying desing aesthetics.


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THE PLAN
5 sessions; 75 minutes per session

1. SWBAT use prior knowledge of ceramics
2. SWBAT use prior knowledge of design
3. SWBAT create a functional piece of ceramics

1. Clay
2. Selection of glazes
3. Selection of clay tools
4. Kiln

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1. Teacher shows examples of chip and dip sets - both actual from prior classes and virtual using collections of images from the internet
2. Teacher demonstrates how to use slab and coil methods together to make a large plate and a small bowl to create a chip and dip set
3. Students sketch out several ideas of what they want their piece to look like
4. Students use prior knowledge of clay to create a chip and dip set
5. After firing, students use their knowledge of color and design to glaze their pieces

1. Did students create a large plate and a small bowl that are either interconnected or interrelate to each other.
2. Did students use knowledge of design and color to glaze piece appropriately.

THE STANDARDS

Visual Arts Standard 1:
Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes


[9-12 Advanced] Students communicate ideas regularly at a high level of effectiveness in at least one visual arts medium
[9-12 Advanced] Students initiate, define, and solve challenging visual arts problems independently using intellectual skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation
[9-12 Proficient] Students apply media, techniques, and processes with sufficient skill, confidence, and sensitivity that their intentions are carried out in their artworks
[9-12 Proficient] Students conceive and create works of visual art that demonstrate an understanding of how the communication of their ideas relates to the media, techniques, and processes they use

Visual Arts Standard 2:
Using knowledge of structures and functions


[9-12 Advanced] Students demonstrate the ability to compare two or more perspectives about the use of organizational principles and functions in artwork and to defend personal evaluations of these perspectives
[9-12 Proficient] Students create artworks that use organizational principles and functions to solve specific visual arts problems
[9-12 Proficient] Students demonstrate the ability to form and defend judgments about the characteristics and structures to accomplish commercial, personal, communal, or other purposes of art
[9-12 Proficient] Students evaluate the effectiveness of artworks in terms of organizational structures and functions
[9-12 Advanced] Students create multiple solutions to specific visual arts problems that demonstrate competence in producing effective relationships between structural choices and artistic functions

Visual Arts Standard 3:
Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas


[9-12 Proficient] Students apply subjects, symbols, and ideas in their artworks and use the skills gained to solve problems in daily life
[9-12 Advanced] Students evaluate and defend the validity of sources for content and the manner in which subject matter, symbols, and images are used in the students' works and in significant works by others
[9-12 Advanced] Students describe the origins of specific images and ideas and explain why they are of value in their artwork and in the work of others

Visual Arts Standard 4:
Understanding the visual arts in relation to history and cultures


[9-12 Proficient] Students differentiate among a variety of historical and cultural contexts in terms of characteristics and purposes of works of art
[9-12 Proficient] Students describe the function and explore the meaning of specific art objects within varied cultures, times, and places

Visual Arts Standard 5:
Reflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others


[9-12 Proficient] Students reflect analytically on various interpretations as a means for understanding and evaluating works of visual art
[9-12 Advanced] Students correlate responses to works of visual art with various techniques for communicating meanings, ideas, attitudes, views, and intentions

Visual Arts Standard 6:
Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines


[9-12 Proficient] Students compare the materials, technologies, media, and processes of the visual arts with those of other arts disciplines as they are used in creation and types of analysis

THE FEATURES
Art Deco, Arts and Crafts Movement, American Art

Form, Proportion/Size, Shape, Texture, Color/Value

Ceramics