4 sessions; 40 minutes per session

1. SWBAT draw a self-portrait with accurate proportions.
2. SWBAT identify the characteristics of pop art.
3. SWBAT describe Roy Lichtenstein's artwork.

1. Drawing paper
2. Pencils
3. Markers
4. Ben-Day dot sheet (attached)
5. Human face proportions p.p. (attached)
6. Pop art p.p. (attached)
7. Rubric (attached)
8. Mirrors

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Day 1: Go over the proportions p.p. with students. Pass out mirrors and have students do a practice drawing of their self-portrait.

Day 2: View the pop art p.p. and talk about Roy Lichtenstein. Discuss the ben-day dots. Have students draw a self-portrait using only line. Trace with black sharpie.

Day 3-4: Add the ben-day dots and stripes. Some smaller areas can be colored solid. Have students fill out rubric and answer questions at the end when finished.

See attached rubric.

http://artroom104.blogspot.com/2013/02/4th-grade-lichtenstein-pop-art-portraits.html

I did this with 4th graders. It was the first project in a portrait unit.

[K-4] Students use different media, techniques, and processes to communicate ideas, experiences, and stories

[K-4] Students know the differences between materials, techniques, and processes

[K-4] Students describe how different materials, techniques, and processes cause different responses

[K-4] Students use visual structures and functions of art to communicate ideas

[K-4] Students describe how different expressive features and organizational principles cause different responses

[K-4] Students select and use subject matter, symbols, and ideas to communicate meaning

[K-4] Students identify specific works of art as belonging to particular cultures, times, and places

Roy Lichtenstein

Pop Art

Line, Color/Value

Marker

Ben-Day Dots.docx
Proportions of the Human Face.pptx
Pop Art.ppt
Roy Lichtenstein Self-Portraits.docx