5 sessions; 60 minutes per session

Students learn that… the Maori culture used the ancient art of tattoo to identify status, for protection and for other social meaning.
The students learn how to…create their own paper arm displaying tattoo art, Maori or self influenced.
The students learn to (or to be)… more aware of the ancient art of tattoo and its origins.

paper, pencils, erasers, markers, colored pencil, sharpie markers, scissors.

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Discuss: How many of us in this class room have a tattoo or want a tattoo? Why do we choose to put marks on our body? What are the reasons for getting a tattoo? (self choice, memorial/honor someone, artistic expression) Introduce Maori culture and the origins of the tattoo. Relate to the same reasons we get tattoos in our society today.
Sketch, draw out in pencil (trace arm), draw designs, color in with chosen medium.

rubric/class critique.

[9-12 Proficient] Students apply media, techniques, and processes with sufficient skill, confidence, and sensitivity that their intentions are carried out in their artworks

[9-12 Proficient] Students evaluate the effectiveness of artworks in terms of organizational structures and functions

[9-12 Proficient] Students reflect on how artworks differ visually, spatially, temporally, and functionally, and describe how these are related to history and culture

[9-12 Advanced] Students describe the origins of specific images and ideas and explain why they are of value in their artwork and in the work of others

[9-12 Advanced] Students analyze and interpret artworks for relationships among form, context, purposes, and critical models, showing understanding of the work of critics, historians, aestheticians, and artists

Emphasis, Line, Rhythm/Pattern, Shape

Colored Pencil, Marker, Paper, Pencil

History/Social Studies, Multicultural Studies

Maori Designs sheet.doc
maori power point.ppt
Maori Tattoo Art hand out.doc