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Elementary [1st-5th] Lesson Plan

Starry Night in My Backyard

Created on January 31, 2014 by MisterPP

students study van Gogh's Starry Night and create a drawing of their backyard in the style of 'Starry Night'

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THE PLAN
2 sessions; 45 minutes per session
SWBAT understand van Gogh's Starry Night

SWBAT create an artwork in the style of van Gogh
Paper
Crayons
Watercolor paint
paint brushes

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Teacher shows students a print/image of 'Starry Night' and discuss the life/history of van Gogh.

Teacher discusses with students what they see from their window/in their backyard.

Teacher demonstrates how to draw starry night style stars/sky with crayons

Students draw a picture of their backyard/out their window.

Teacher demonstrates how to paint over crayon with watercolor and discusses the meaning of resist.

Students overpaint image with watercolor to create a night 'effect'.
Did students draw an image in the style of 'starry night'?

Did students overpaint with watercolor?
THE STANDARDS

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


[K-4] Students use different media, techniques, and processes to communicate ideas, experiences, and stories
[K-4] Students use art materials and tools in a safe and responsible manner
[K-4] Students know the differences between materials, techniques, and processes
[K-4] Students describe how different materials, techniques, and processes cause different responses

Visual Arts Standard 2:
Using knowledge of structures and functions


[K-4] Students use visual structures and functions of art to communicate ideas
[K-4] Students know the differences among visual characteristics and purposes of art in order to convey ideas
[K-4] Students describe how different expressive features and organizational principles cause different responses

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


[K-4] Students select and use subject matter, symbols, and ideas to communicate meaning
[K-4] Students explore and understand prospective content for works of art

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


[K-4] Students know that the visual arts have both a history and specific relationships to various cultures
[K-4] Students identify specific works of art as belonging to particular cultures, times, and places
[K-4] Students demonstrate how history, culture, and the visual arts can influence each other in making and studying works of art

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


[K-4] Students understand there are various purposes for creating works of visual art
[K-4] Students understand there are different responses to specific artworks
[K-4] Students describe how people's experiences influence the development of specific artworks
THE FEATURES
Vincent van Gogh
Post-Impressionism
Color/Value, Contrast, Emphasis, Line, Movement, Rhythm/Pattern, Texture
Crayon, Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting, Watercolor
History/Social Studies