*this lesson is suggested for grades 6 and
up e-learning or traditional classroom
It's March 2020 and here in the US we are currently in the age of safer-at-home and self-quarantine due to Covid-19. With our current new normal and the rise of E-Learning, I present to you my first 2D art online lesson plan: Stay-At-Home Still Life!
Stay-At-Home Still Life
OBJECTIVES:
I will
create an original still life that represents my own experience with staying at home during the Covid-19 event and that incorporates
symbolism.
So that I
can make more sense of what is going on around me and create art in response to
current events
I will know I have it
right when I have created a finished, high-quality still
life that includes symbolism using the items I have with me at home.
REQUIREMENTS:
Students will:
1.
Brainstorm
2.
Create 2 completely different sketches
3.
Develop 1 into a finished artwork
4.
Complete the project in a timely manner
5.
Complete a self-evaluation
VOCABULARY:
Composition
- the placement or
arrangement of visual elements or 'ingredients' in a work of art
Event
- something that
happens at a given place and time or a special set of circumstances
Symbolism - using an
object or a word to represent an abstract idea.
Example: A red rose, or the color red, may stand for love or
romance. Black is a symbol that represents evil or death. A
ladder may stand as a symbol for a connection between heaven
and earth.
MATERIALS:
· planning
sheets (printer or lined paper)
· pencil
or pen
· any
other art supplies you may have access to – if you have nothing else, get
creative!
Use
coffee or tea to shade in areas between pen lines! Collage together (clean) food wrappers in
different colors to create images. Use
the back of cardboard packaging (cereal boxes etc.) as paper if you have none.
DIRECTIONS
1. Brainstorm
a list of at least 5 things that are important to you during this safer-at-home
period. They can be literal objects
(hand soap, face mask, canned food, etc.) or they can be symbolic, meaning that
they stand for something else (an idea, a place, an activity, a person etc.). You
must have access to these items, as you will be drawing directly from them.
2. Gather at least 3 of those items, at
least 1 of which should be symbolic, and sketch 2 completely different compositions. Don’t forget to include a background!
3. Choose 1
to develop into a finished artwork
4. Sketch the idea out lightly and completely.
Remember to start
with simple shapes in order to draw your objects more accurately!
5. Finish the project completely in
high-quality way.
Your medium (what you create with) is up to you, based on what you have
access to at home. Don’t let a lack of
resources limit your creativity.
Remember- if all you have is pen and notebook paper, make it the best
still life using pen and notebook paper you have ever seen!
TIME BUDGET:
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS
VA.68.C.1.1- Apply a range of
interests and contextual connections to influence the art-making and
self-reflection process
VA.68.S.1- the arts are
inherently experiential and actively engage learners in the processes of
creating, interpreting, and responding to art.
VA.68.O.3 – Every art form uses
its own unique language, verbal and non-verbal, to document and communicate
with the world.
VA.68.H.2 – The arts reflect and
document cultural trends and historical events, and help explain how new
directions in the arts have emerged.
All images are from the painting subreddit.
