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ART EXPLORATIONS - Jr. High

 

Art Explorations- 7th Grade

 Art Lesson Plan

** The student is expected to compare and contrast the use of art elements and principles, using vocabulary accurately.

**Produce drawings, paintings, prints, sculptures, ceramics, fiber art, photographic imagery, and electronic media-generated art, using a variety of art materials and tools in traditional and experimental ways.

 Lesson Plan Name: Personalized Color Wheel

Expected Duration: 8-10 class periods

Elements & Principles of Art:  Color, Line, Shape, Contrast Unity 

Vocabulary Words: Color parts: hue, value & intensity, primary colors, secondary colors, complementary colors, pattern/motif, tertiary or intermediate colors, warm colors, cool colors, colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, neutral colors, tint, shade, tone.

Lesson Objective(s): (What is it we expect our students to learn?)

Identify and recite:   primary colors, secondary colors, complementary colors and intermediate colors.

Mix colors to get intermediate colors.

Identify and differentiate between tinted and shaded colors.

Create a personalize shape and produce and enlarged color wheel design.

Instructional Strategies/Activities:

Students will observe other examples of completed personalized color wheel designs. Students will design their own motif shapes for their color wheels.

Students will transfer their designs on to a large final piece of paper.

Students will color each motif design as seen on a traditional color wheel.

Students will outline their motifs in black marker.

Evaluation of Student Learning: Review the student work and judge on these questions:

  1. Was the student successful in creating a correct color wheel?
  2. Did the student identify the vocabulary?
  3. Did the student create an original motif design?
  4. Did the student understand the Element of COLOR as related to the color wheel?
  5. Was the composition neat and well executed?
  6. Did the student make good use of their time?