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Middle [6th-8th] Lesson Plan

Harlem Renaissance Unit

Created on July 28, 2013 by JordanDeWilde

6th grade Harlem Renaissance Unit - Students collaborated, researched, and worked creatively on several projects, combining art with music and poetry inspired by artists of the Harlem Renaissance.

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THE PLAN
8 sessions; 40 minutes per session
1. Define imagery.
2. Describe how music creates imagery.
3. Describe how poetry creates imagery.
4. Analyze the biographies and artworks of Jacob Lawrence, Romare Bearden, and Louis Mailou Jones.
5. Create an original artwork inspired by one of the listed artists.
6. Explain how the artist inspired your artwork.
12x18 inch paper
Tempera Paint
Watercolor Paint
Oil Pastels
Chalk Pastels
Graphite Pencils
Charcoal
Construction Paper
Glue Sticks

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THE STANDARDS

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


[5-8] Students intentionally take advantage of the qualities and characteristics of art media, techniques, and processes to enhance communication of their experiences and ideas

Visual Arts Standard 2:
Using knowledge of structures and functions


[5-8] Students select and use the qualities of structures and functions of art to improve communication of their 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 analyze, describe, and demonstrate how factors of time and place (such as climate, resources, ideas, and technology) influence visual characteristics that give meaning and value to a work of art

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


[5-8] Students describe and compare a variety of individual responses to their own artworks and to artworks from various eras and cultures

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
THE FEATURES
Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence
Harlem Renaissance
Balance, Color/Value, Contrast, Emphasis, Form, Line, Movement, Proportion/Size, Rhythm/Pattern, Shape, Space, Texture, Unity/Harmony, Variety
Chalk, Collage, Colored Pencil, Drawing, Graphite, Mixed Media, Painting, Paper, Pastel, Pencil, Tempera, Watercolor
English/Language Arts, History/Social Studies, Multicultural Studies, Performing Arts, Technology

  • cguy72 08/28/2014 at 07:56am
    SPECTACULAR!