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Mask: How I want others to see me Pt.2

Brooke Kim
Prairie view Ogden North Elementary
2nd Grade
April 2015

Big Idea that drives Lesson/Unit:

Students will be exploring the concept of identity to further understand themselves and to help them grow
as individuals. Moreover, the students will discover how identity is not only about understanding ones
self, but also is about understanding the people and situations around them.
Key concepts about Big Idea:
Understanding ones own identity can help them grow as an individual
Concealing ones identity causes one to take on another identity
Identity can be shaped and influenced by others
Fine Arts Goals Met by the Objectives:
25A Students who meet the standard understand the sensory elements, organizational principles, and
expressive qualities of the arts.

Discover shapes in a given artwork (e.g., circle, square, triangle).

Distinguish between rough and smooth textures.

Identify simple patterns (e.g., AB, AA, BB, ABA)

Name the mood or emotion shown in an artwork (e.g., happy, sad).

3-4 Essential Questions:

Why are masks used?
What do masks hide?
What do masks show to others?
How can masks affect how we are around others?
Vocabulary Acquisition:
Mask: Covering all or part of the face; a disguise
Texture: The quality of a surface
Pattern: Design or symbol repeated over and over
Key Artistic Concepts:
Painting
Constructing cutting, gluing, making
Identity/how one would want others to see them
Artmaking Materials Needed:
Paper (thick/Bristol)
Paint
Scissors
String

Problem-Based Lesson Plan

Glue
Hole puncher
Brushes
Water Cups

Contemporary/Historical/Multicultural exemplars:
Comic books, Spiderman

Procedures:
DISCUSSION: (5 minutes)
o Schedule [Agenda of days events; first we will, next, then, last]
o Review from last class
- What did we work on last class?
- In what ways does masks relate with identity?
DESIGN/WORK SESSION: (20 minutes)
o Place white butcher paper over tables
o Have students put on their smocks
o Place water cups, brushes, paints, and paper at each table
o Have students finish up their masks
CLEAN UP: (7 minutes)
o All scrap paper is thrown away
o Put all materials away
o Clean up paint and wash brushes/water cups in the sink
o Take off and put away smocks
o Wipe and clean desks
CLOSURE: (8 minutes)
o Students will leave their finished masks at their desks and will walk around to view their
classmates work/ or if they are dry have the students wear them and interact with those at
their tables
o Have a time of sharing and reflection of what they have made
- What does your mask say about you?
- In what ways are your masks different than you? The same?