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Middle [6th-8th] Lesson Plan

Introduction to the Printmaking Process & Materials

Created on June 06, 2016 by MissLeighAnne


Students will be introduced to basic printmaking processes and materials.


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THE PLAN
SWBAT label and describe the use of printmaking tools
SWBAT recall steps of the printmaking process

1. Brayer
2. Burin
3. Barren
4. White paper
5. Linoleum blocks
6. Gouge

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Warm Up: Printmaking materials will be on tables, as well as a photo of a barren. Students will experiment with the tools and make predictions. What would you use a barren for? What could you use instead? Why is clean up one of the most important steps in printmaking?

1. I will explain what the tools are used for in a class discussion.
2. As a class, students will watch videos from my website, both monotype and relief.
3. I will demonstrate relief printmaking and monotype printmaking.
4. Students will be able to practice printing at their tables. Each table will have a relief station and a monotype station
5. Model clean up and have students practice.

Each student should have been able to create at least one relief print and one monotype print.


THE STANDARDS

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


[5-8] Students select media, techniques, and processes; analyze what makes them effective or not effective in communicating ideas; and reflect upon the effectiveness of their choices

Visual Arts Standard 2:
Using knowledge of structures and functions


[5-8] Students employ organizational structures and analyze what makes them effective or not effective in the communication of ideas

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


[5-8] Students use subjects, themes, and symbols that demonstrate knowledge of contexts, values, and aesthetics that communicate intended meaning in artworks

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


[5-8] Students describe and place a variety of art objects in historical and cultural contexts

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


[5-8] Students compare multiple purposes for creating works of art

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


[5-8] Students compare the characteristics of works in two or more art forms that share similar subject matter, historical periods, or cultural context
[5-8] Students describe ways in which the principles and subject matter of other disciplines taught in the school are interrelated with the visual arts

THE FEATURES
Form, Line, Proportion/Size, Rhythm/Pattern, Shape, Space

Printmaking

History/Social Studies, Multicultural Studies