2 sessions; 45 minutes per session

1. SWBAT identify the purposes and historical elements used with henna art.
2. SWBAT create patterns that would be used in tradition henna painting.

1. Baby food jars
2. Washable black ink
3. Brushes
4. Water buckets
5. Paper towels

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1. First, students have a lesson on Henna, the plant used for the process, history, and what it is used for.
2. Second, students will pair up and use examples of henna to replicate or create their own designs on hands and wrists. They will use a simple washable black ink to do the process.
3. Make sure a small test is done on each student's arm to make sure their skin is not sensitive to it. (I have never run into problems, even with kids that have sensitive skin)
4. Let designs dry and photograph their artwork to display in the room.

Students will be assessed on their knowledge of the henna lesson, as well as their ability to replicate a design on someone.

http://silknstone.com/About-Henna.html
http://hennaartconnection.com/history-of-henna

*If students wish to wear their henna tattoos all day,make sure you have permission from the principal to do so. Our high school kids cannot have exposed tattoos, but we were given permission for one day for this lesson to let the kids have them exposed. Student's had to be sure to have it washed and cleaned off for school the next day.

[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

[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 evaluate the effectiveness of artworks in terms of organizational structures and functions

[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 reflect on how artworks differ visually, spatially, temporally, and functionally, and describe how these are related to history and culture

[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 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

[9-12 Proficient] Students analyze relationships of works of art to one another in terms of history, aesthetics, and culture, justifying conclusions made in the analysis and using such conclusions to inform their own art making

[9-12 Advanced] Students analyze common characteristics of visual arts evident across time and among cultural/ethnic groups to formulate analyses, evaluations, and interpretations of meaning

[9-12 Proficient] Students reflect analytically on various interpretations as a means for understanding and evaluating works of visual art

[9-12 Proficient] Students identify intentions of those creating artworks, explore the implications of various purposes, and justify their analyses of purposes in particular works

[9-12 Proficient] Students describe meanings of artworks by analyzing how specific works are created and how they relate to historical and cultural contexts

[9-12 Advanced] Students correlate responses to works of visual art with various techniques for communicating meanings, ideas, attitudes, views, and intentions

Asian Art, Folk Art, Islamic Art

Ink, Painting

Multicultural Studies