1. Introduce lesson with PowerPoint that shows examples of bestaries.
2. Students may pick features/body parts of 3 to 4 different animals/creatures.
3. Students add color with art sticks and color pencils. Demonstrate using color pencils/art sticks how to to create highlights and shadows and color blending.
4. Students may use metallic color pencils to add gold such as in illuminated manuscripts.
5. Students create a name for their creature and write a short biography.
6. Pair the writing and the art together.
Did students show imagination and creativity in combining different animal parts to create a mixed breed animal?
Writing component:
1. Name animal.
2. Write about any special powers or features your animal might have.
3. What meaning or moral does he hold? Is he magical? Powerful? Large or small? Be sure to be creative in your writing.
3. Where does your animal live? Is he nocturnal? What does he eat? How does he protect himself against predators? Describe his surroundings completely. Does he live in a castle? A cave? A Gothic cathedral? What does the building look like? (give some characteristics).
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
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
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
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
Visual Arts Standard 6: Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines
[K-4] Students identify connections between the visual arts and other disciplines in the curriculum
sfantu11/13/2017 at 07:09pm
Great lesson! What are the "art sticks" you used? Are these pastels? Could you tell me the brand?
lightARTed11/19/2017 at 12:28pm
Thank you sfantu! I use Crayola art sticks which are basically color pencils without the wood casing. The Crayolas are cheaper but Prismacolor makes a better quality one called art stix. I have stopped using crayons and use these, they are wonderful, great for blending and the kids love tgem!Here are links to both...
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