VISUAL ARTS LESSON PLAN
Grade Level: 1 through 3
Duration: 3 class periods, 45 minutes
Author: Sammantha Caraveo
Date: 3/14/12
Unit: Portraits
Lesson: Picasso Portraits
Massachusetts Visual Arts Curriculum Framework Learning Standards
1.1 Use a variety of materials and media, for example, crayons, chalk, paint, clay, various kinds of papers, textiles, and yarns, and understand how to use them to produce different visual effects
1.3 Learn and use appropriate vocabulary related to methods, materials, and techniques
3.2 Create 2D and 3D expressive artwork that explores abstraction
Connection Strands
1. Observation, Abstraction, Invention, and Expression. Students will demonstrate their powers of observation, abstraction, invention, and expression in a variety of media, materials, and techniques.
Specific Lesson Objectives:
The student will
- View and discuss what a portrait is
- View portraits by Pablo Picasso
- Discuss the different ways Picasso manipulated the face
- Create two portraits influenced by Picasso
- Cut the two portraits into sections
- Combine the pieces to create one final Picasso portrait
- Experiment with creating their own Picasso head on an interactive web site
Assessment of Learning: Ongoing checks for understanding: Is the student creating a “normal” face or one inspired by Picasso? Are they using both profile and frontal views in their faces?
Also, rubric and vocabulary quiz, see attached
Essential Questions
What is a portrait?
Are there different kinds of portraits?
What makes up a portrait?
Guiding Questions
How are Picasso’s portraits different?
Activity:
The student will create a Picasso inspired portrait using the pieces of two previously drawn portraits, also inspired by Picasso.
Motivation:
- Images of Picasso portraits
- Interactive web site
Materials:
- Paper ( 75, 3 each)
- Pencils (25, 1 each)
- Scissors
- Glue sticks
- Oil Pastels
- Images of Picasso’s portraits
Procedure:
Day 1
- Introduce lesson
- Draw together Picasso faces on the board
- Give demonstration
- Students will use class time to create two small portraits inspired by Picasso
- Clean up
Day 2
- Reintroduce lesson
- Give demonstration
- Students will cut pieces of smaller portraits and glue to a new paper to create a final portrait
- Clean up
Day 3
- Reintroduce lesson
- Students will use oil pastels to color the face
- Clean up
References and specific resources:
Create your own Picassohead. Retrieved March 13, 2012 fromhttp://www.picassohead.com/create.html
Cubism. Retrieved March 13, 2012 from http://artsmarts4kids.blogspot.com/2008/09/cubism.html
Driscoll, David. (1999) Massachusetts Arts Curriculum Frameworks.
Massachusetts, MDOE.
Picasso Portrait. Retrieved March 13, 2012 from http://news-antique.com/primages/1/Dora_Maar_Pablo_Picasso.jpg
Picasso Self Portrait.Retrieved March 13, 2012 from http://www.artquotes.net/masters/picasso/picasso_selfport1907.jpg
Appendices: Rubric, Quiz, slideshow
Grade Level: 1 through 3
Duration: 3 class periods, 45 minutes
Author: Sammantha Caraveo
Date: 3/14/12
Unit: Portraits
Lesson: Picasso Portraits
Massachusetts Visual Arts Curriculum Framework Learning Standards
1.1 Use a variety of materials and media, for example, crayons, chalk, paint, clay, various kinds of papers, textiles, and yarns, and understand how to use them to produce different visual effects
1.3 Learn and use appropriate vocabulary related to methods, materials, and techniques
3.2 Create 2D and 3D expressive artwork that explores abstraction
Connection Strands
1. Observation, Abstraction, Invention, and Expression. Students will demonstrate their powers of observation, abstraction, invention, and expression in a variety of media, materials, and techniques.
Specific Lesson Objectives:
The student will
- View and discuss what a portrait is
- View portraits by Pablo Picasso
- Discuss the different ways Picasso manipulated the face
- Create two portraits influenced by Picasso
- Cut the two portraits into sections
- Combine the pieces to create one final Picasso portrait
- Experiment with creating their own Picasso head on an interactive web site
Assessment of Learning: Ongoing checks for understanding: Is the student creating a “normal” face or one inspired by Picasso? Are they using both profile and frontal views in their faces?
Also, rubric and vocabulary quiz, see attached
Essential Questions
What is a portrait?
Are there different kinds of portraits?
What makes up a portrait?
Guiding Questions
How are Picasso’s portraits different?
Activity:
The student will create a Picasso inspired portrait using the pieces of two previously drawn portraits, also inspired by Picasso.
Motivation:
- Images of Picasso portraits
- Interactive web site
Materials:
- Paper ( 75, 3 each)
- Pencils (25, 1 each)
- Scissors
- Glue sticks
- Oil Pastels
- Images of Picasso’s portraits
Procedure:
Day 1
- Introduce lesson
- Draw together Picasso faces on the board
- Give demonstration
- Students will use class time to create two small portraits inspired by Picasso
- Clean up
Day 2
- Reintroduce lesson
- Give demonstration
- Students will cut pieces of smaller portraits and glue to a new paper to create a final portrait
- Clean up
Day 3
- Reintroduce lesson
- Students will use oil pastels to color the face
- Clean up
References and specific resources:
Create your own Picassohead. Retrieved March 13, 2012 fromhttp://www.picassohead.com/create.html
Cubism. Retrieved March 13, 2012 from http://artsmarts4kids.blogspot.com/2008/09/cubism.html
Driscoll, David. (1999) Massachusetts Arts Curriculum Frameworks.
Massachusetts, MDOE.
Picasso Portrait. Retrieved March 13, 2012 from http://news-antique.com/primages/1/Dora_Maar_Pablo_Picasso.jpg
Picasso Self Portrait.Retrieved March 13, 2012 from http://www.artquotes.net/masters/picasso/picasso_selfport1907.jpg
Appendices: Rubric, Quiz, slideshow