Community Skylines

Lesson Plan

Description

Students will brainstorm different skyline compositions. Students will paint a finished skyline with images representative of a selected community. Students will explore the concept of group identity and will describe and evaluate their choices in an artist statement.

Level

Intermediate

Areas of Study

Community Architecture Acrylic Mixed Media Sculpture Color

Collections

Simple Cityscapes

Lesson Objectives

Students will identify a community they connect with and brainstorm representative imagery.

Students will demonstrate a willingness to try new ideas and materials by making mixed-media artwork.

Students will examine how imagery and colors can influence ideas and emotions in a work of art.

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Teaching Strategies

Guide students to identify a community with which they connect.
Demonstrate how to cut and manipulate cardboard.
Discuss how imagery and colors can influence ideas and emotions in a work of art.
Help students articulate how art can represent and reflect a community.

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National Standards

Create

Demonstrate willingness to experiment, innovate, and take risks to pursue ideas, forms, and meanings that emerge in the process of art- making or designing.

VA:Cr2.1.8a

Demonstrate willingness to experiment, innovate, and take risks to pursue ideas, forms, and meanings that emerge in the process of artmaking or designing.

8.VA:Cr2.1

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Time Requirements

Teacher Prep Time

20 minutes

Demonstration Time

20 minutes

Student Studio Time

2 hours and 30 minutes

Supplies and Materials

Cardboard
Scissors or craft knife
Acrylic paint, brushes, water cup
Air-dry clay
Hot glue gun
Sketchbook or sketch paper
Pencil and eraser

National Standards

Create

Demonstrate willingness to experiment, innovate, and take risks to pursue ideas, forms, and meanings that emerge in the process of art- making or designing.

VA:Cr2.1.8a

Demonstrate willingness to experiment, innovate, and take risks to pursue ideas, forms, and meanings that emerge in the process of artmaking or designing.

8.VA:Cr2.1

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Steps

Research Communities

Research different communities. Compare and contrast the communities using visual and contextual information. Select a community and write or draw about what makes the community unique. Sketch ideas for imagery to represent the meaningful aspects of the community.

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