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Poignant Pointillism

LESSON PLAN MULTIPLE LEVEL

BY: Scorchard
ON: Feb 28, 2017
 KEEPS: 10
LIKES: 2
A color theory project for Junior High and High School that uses washable markers to teach students about stippling, Pointillism, and optical mixing.

Mixed Media Northern Lights

LESSON PLAN MULTIPLE LEVEL

BY: Scorchard
ON: Dec 15, 2016
 KEEPS: 5
LIKES: 0
A lesson plan designed for modified high school art students. It would also be appropriate for lower and middle elementary level art students.

4 Part Snowflakes

LESSON PLAN HIGH [9TH-12TH]

BY: Scorchard
ON: Nov 29, 2016
 KEEPS: 2
LIKES: 0
Each student will receive two sheets of paper, each containing two quarter ‘slices’ of a snowflake design. Students must choose from suitable media taught over the course of the semester to create their composition. Each ‘slice’ must use a different media and/or technique. This lesson can also work as a 2 - 3 day substitute plan and be easily adapted to create collaborative snowflakes.

Kaleidoscope

LESSON PLAN HIGH [9TH-12TH]

BY: Scorchard
ON: May 03, 2016
 KEEPS: 10
LIKES: 0
Digital Art students will learn about geometric tessellation and reflections to create artworks. The students will experiment with creating abstracted images from repeated representational objects.

All of the Colors

LESSON PLAN HIGH [9TH-12TH]

BY: Scorchard
ON: Apr 12, 2016
 KEEPS: 15
LIKES: 4
Students will demonstrate their knowledge of color theory and tempera paint usage through the creation of Pop Art inspired artworks.

Negative Space Texture

LESSON PLAN HIGH [9TH-12TH]

BY: Scorchard
ON: Feb 11, 2016
 KEEPS: 32
LIKES: 11
Students will create collages of found textures from magazines and demonstrate a sophisticated use of the craft knife to cut a complex silhouette out of the collage. Both the positive and negative shapes will be mounted on brightly colored paper and presented as a unified artwork.

Illuminated Letters

LESSON PLAN HIGH [9TH-12TH]

BY: Scorchard
ON: Oct 16, 2015
 KEEPS: 12
LIKES: 3
Lesson #1 for the Medieval Europe Unit that I do with my high school Art I course. Can be adapted for high or middle school

Polygon Artwork

LESSON PLAN HIGH [9TH-12TH]

BY: Scorchard
ON: Jun 15, 2015
 KEEPS: 5
LIKES: 0
A digital art lesson plan that uses Adobe Photoshop CS6 - it may be adaptable to Sumo Paint or other free applications, but I haven't tried to duplicate the process.

Coat of Arms

LESSON PLAN HIGH [9TH-12TH]

BY: Scorchard
ON: Apr 02, 2015
 KEEPS: 12
LIKES: 0
High school Art I students view and discuss contemporary and historical coat of arms designs and focus on how imagery, symbols, and colors are interpreted to have deeper meaning Can be adapted for junior high/middle school

Oaxacan Animals

LESSON PLAN HIGH [9TH-12TH]

BY: Scorchard
ON: Mar 12, 2015
 KEEPS: 20
LIKES: 7
High school art students view and discuss traditional Oaxacan Alebrije carvings and then choose from multiple suitable media to create their own patterned creatures. This is part of the Mexico unit that I do with Art I

Sea Trash

LESSON PLAN HIGH [9TH-12TH]

BY: Scorchard
ON: Mar 10, 2015
 KEEPS: 16
LIKES: 5
A sculpture lesson that looks at the work of Sayaka Ganz and discusses how humans impact the natural environment.

Digital Mandala

LESSON PLAN HIGH [9TH-12TH]

BY: Scorchard
ON: Dec 03, 2014
 KEEPS: 8
LIKES: 3
Students will create abstract mandalas in the Adobe Photoshop program.

Two Faced

LESSON PLAN HIGH [9TH-12TH]

BY: Scorchard
ON: Nov 20, 2014
 KEEPS: 18
LIKES: 5
High School (or it can be adapted for Junior High) students create a vertically split portrait - one half is drawn with graphite from observation, the other half is collaged using found images/colors/textures to create a likeness.

Colored Pencil & Color Theory Review

HANDOUT HIGH [9TH-12TH]

BY: Scorchard
ON: Nov 13, 2014
 KEEPS: 24
LIKES: 5
I needed to review the proper use of colored pencil and basic color theory with my introductory studio class, so I made a worksheet. It can also be used for middle school.

Color Matching

LESSON PLAN HIGH [9TH-12TH]

BY: Scorchard
ON: Oct 15, 2014
 KEEPS: 9
LIKES: 2
Art II students learn about color theory and have to mix the primary colors to successfully replicate a famous work of art.

Nierika

LESSON PLAN MULTIPLE LEVEL

BY: Scorchard
ON: Aug 27, 2014
 KEEPS: 12
LIKES: 3
A lesson plan for creating a 'yarn painting' in the style of the Huichol People of Mexico. I include this lesson as part of a unit on Mexico & Central America

Craftsmanship

HANDOUT MULTIPLE LEVEL

BY: Scorchard
ON: Aug 27, 2014
 KEEPS: 7
LIKES: 4
A handout describing what quality craftsmanship looks like for different media. I personally also made 8x11" copies of each 'box' and posted them on a classroom bulletin board.

Maine Learning Results Checklist

STANDARDS MULTIPLE LEVEL

BY: Scorchard
ON: Jun 20, 2014
 KEEPS: 1
LIKES: 1
Make students responsible for tracking their own learning using "I can" statements with the Maine Learning Results for Visual Arts.

Mirrored Writing

LESSON PLAN MULTIPLE LEVEL

BY: Scorchard
ON: Jun 11, 2014
 KEEPS: 10
LIKES: 3
A quick, non-materials intensive project that is great for filling in time at the end of the year or at the very beginning as a 'getting to know you'.

Gargoyles!

LESSON PLAN HIGH [9TH-12TH]

BY: Scorchard
ON: Jun 11, 2014
 KEEPS: 20
LIKES: 2
A lesson from the Medieval Europe unit that teaches students additive clay construction. We use Magic Mud air dry clay because we don't have a kiln.

Independent Project Proposal

HANDOUT HIGH [9TH-12TH]

BY: Scorchard
ON: May 29, 2014
 KEEPS: 7
LIKES: 1
Students who do not wish to complete journaling assignments for quarter 4 can propose and execute an independent project instead. See my art room blog for more photos of this year's independent projects in progress: http://whsartroom.blogspot.com/2014/05/independent-projects.html

Notan

LESSON PLAN HIGH [9TH-12TH]

BY: Scorchard
ON: May 05, 2014
 KEEPS: 22
LIKES: 4
This lesson introduces the concept of positive and negative space in a very concrete manner. It ends the unit that my Art 1 class does on Japan and leads directly into the 'Mola' project because it uses similar skills and concepts.

Paper Mola

LESSON PLAN HIGH [9TH-12TH]

BY: Scorchard
ON: May 05, 2014
 KEEPS: 14
LIKES: 4
High School (or mature junior high) students will view an discuss images of textile mola artworks created by the Kuna people of Panama and then create their own paper molas.

Art Journaling Assignments

WORKSHEET HIGH [9TH-12TH]

BY: Scorchard
ON: Apr 16, 2014
 KEEPS: 37
LIKES: 5
A handout of Art Journaling assignments for the year - to be worked on when a student finishes a project early or there is a substitute.

Rose Window

LESSON PLAN MULTIPLE LEVEL

BY: Scorchard
ON: Apr 15, 2014
 KEEPS: 14
LIKES: 2
A high school Lesson Plan as part of a unit on Medieval Europe - creating a Rose Window using compasses and watercolor pencils. Could be adaptable for Middle School/Junior High

Substitute Doodle Page

WORKSHEET MULTIPLE LEVEL

BY: Scorchard
ON: Apr 14, 2014
 KEEPS: 15
LIKES: 3
A potential multi-day substitute worksheet

Faceted Creatures

LESSON PLAN HIGH [9TH-12TH]

BY: Scorchard
ON: Apr 14, 2014
 KEEPS: 29
LIKES: 5
A project that is inspired by the work of American illustrator Dan Morris' "Peace" designs. It can be easily adapted down to lower grades.

Dichotomous Photography

LESSON PLAN HIGH [9TH-12TH]

BY: Scorchard
ON: Mar 17, 2014
 KEEPS: 11
LIKES: 4
A project for digital photography focusing on dichotomous relationships and preparing artwork for display.

Text Object

LESSON PLAN HIGH [9TH-12TH]

BY: Scorchard
ON: Mar 03, 2014
 KEEPS: 15
LIKES: 3
Using Photoshop, students will create objects using text