Textured Diary

Lesson Plan

Description

Students will explore the ways that artists use sketchbooks. They will collect materials to use in a mixed media artwork that documents a moment in their day and reflect on how the materials relate to the finished artwork.

Level

Intermediate

Areas of Study

Collage Mixed Media Drawing Shape Texture

Collections

Experimenting with Sketchbooks

Lesson Objectives

Students will examine examples of sketchbooks and analyze what they reveal about the lives and values of artists.

Students will analyze how materials can relate to the time, place, and culture in which art was made.

Students will explore how mixed media can add texture to an artwork.

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Teaching Strategies

Show examples of sketchbooks and discuss what they reveal about the lives and values of artists.
Explain how materials can relate to the time, place, and culture in which art was made.
Discuss how mixed media can add texture to an artwork.
Prompt students to gather found materials and writings to document a moment in their life.

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National Standards

Create

Demonstrate openness in trying new ideas, materials, methods, and approaches in making works of art and design.

VA:Cr2.1.6a

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Time Requirements

Teacher Prep Time

15 minutes

Demonstration Time

30 minutes

Student Studio Time

2 hours and 30 minutes

Supplies and Materials

Sketchbook
Pencil
Eraser
Adhesive or decoupage medium
Found materials
Magazines and newspaper
Pen, black marker, or acrylic paint
Optional: paintbrush, water cup

National Standards

Create

Demonstrate openness in trying new ideas, materials, methods, and approaches in making works of art and design.

VA:Cr2.1.6a

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Steps

Discuss Sketchbooks and Media Usage

Analyze examples of sketchbooks. Discuss what they reveal about the lives and values of artists. Discuss the use of mixed media in sketchbooks and how materials can be specific to a time, place, and culture. Examine how mixed media can add texture to an artwork.

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