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Middle [6th-8th] Lesson Plan

Introduction to Japanese Patterns and Mark Making

Created on June 06, 2016 by MissLeighAnne

Students will learn about Japanese printmaking, find patterns in Japanese art, and draw them in their sketchbooks.

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THE PLAN
1 session; 45 minutes per session
SWBAT explain techniques used by Japanese printmakers
SWBAT demonstrate Japanese mark making techniques
SWBAT demonstrate patterns frequently used in Japanese art
Sketchbooks
Pencils
Pens
Chromebooks

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1. Students will watch a video of a woodblock print
2. Students will use Chromebooks or devices to explore a website with Japanese art and draw patterns and subjects that appear regularly
3. Tables will research Japanese printmaking- When did it begin? What do repeated patterns and symbols stand for?
4. Students will draw at least 5 patterns or symbols in their sketchbooks
Every student should have at least 5 patterns or symbols drawn in their sketchbooks.
"An Introduction to Japanese Woodblock Prints" >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp5S2Yh8GGo

"Origins of Symbols and Patterns" >
http://blog.designcrowd.com/article/710/origins-of-symbols-and-patterns--the-japanese-seigaiha-symbol-in-the-modern-context#

More Symbols & Patterns >
http://leighannebraderarted.weebly.com/japan.html
Great for a filler day or a sub!
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
[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 analyze contemporary and historic meanings in specific artworks through cultural and aesthetic inquiry
[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, Movement, Rhythm/Pattern, Variety
Mixed Media, Printmaking, Wood
History/Social Studies, Multicultural Studies