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Portraits of Courage
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Arts Discipline:
Visual Arts
Grade Level:
6th Grade
Standards:
Visual Arts 2.1 Use
various observational drawing skills to depict a variety of subject
matter.
Approximate time:
2 lessons, 30-45 minutes each plus actual drawing time.
Topic:
Portraits.
Rationale:
Connects to the HM theme Courage.
Objective(s):
- Artistic perception:
Students will learn the vocabulary terms portrait, sketch, expression.
- Creative Expression:
Students will produce a portrait of a courageous person.
Interdisciplinary Connections:
- Language
Arts 3.2 Analyze the
effect of the qualities of the character (e.g., courage or cowardice,
ambition or laziness) on the plot and the resolution of the conflict.
Strategies
- Direct
Instruction--teacher directed
- Guided
Discovery--student discovery
Vocabulary:
- Portrait: a
portrait is a painting, photograph, or other artistic representation of
a person
- Sketch: a quick
drawing
- Expression: an
attitude or feeling represented in the human face
- Shading: coloring
Introduction:
- Generate
a class discussion about what courage is. Ask students to name some
people, either general (firefighter) or specific (my Dad), who
represent the meaning of courage. Ask why this person represents
courage.
- Invite
students to offer ideas about how to represent courage in an artistic
medium. Discuss the main definition of a portrait, and define key
vocabulary words. Provide some famous fine arts portraits as examples.
Procedures:
- Students
should choose who they are going to draw to represent courage
- Teacher
should help student obtain visual image of subject—either
photo, illustration, or internet image if possible.
- Utilizing
the Portraits flipchart, teacher will introduce 3 possible ways to draw
the portrait
a. Upside down
b. Using a grid
c. Look for shapes.
- Have
students use pencil. Add in shading.
- Display
sketches.
Closure: Ask
students to critically analyze portraits to evaluate whether or not
finished work incorporates the 3 main features (see below).
Assessment: self-appraisal
- Is
the drawing a representation of a person?
- Is
the main focus of the portrait on the face/expression?
- Does
the subject convey a sense of courage?
Resources/Materials:
- Promethean
Flipchart on Portraits
- Scrap
paper to practice
- Drawing
paper
- Pencils
- Rulers
- Images
of chosen courageous people
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