Teacher: Colleen Keeley

Subject: Color
Title of Lesson: Abstract Color Painting

Date: September 29, 2015

Grade Level: 8th
Lesson Length: 45 mins

Overview of the Lesson

Lesson Summary:
In this lesson the students will learn about the color wheel and how different
aspects of the color wheel can be incorporated in the composition if a
painting.
Massachusetts Framework Standards: What standards will be addressed
in this lesson?
a) For example MA Health Frameworks 10.5 Describe addictions to
alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and methods for intervention,
treatment and cessation
Lesson Objectives: The students will be able to
The students will be able to successfully create an abstract painting
incorporating the Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Complementary,
Analogous, Cool, Warm, Tint and Shade color schemes.
Materials/Equipment to be Used in Teaching the Lesson:
PowerPoint
Tempera paint
Board
Brushes
Water cup
Worksheet

Enduring Understandings: These are the ideas students will remember

forever.
Big Ideas:
The students will understand that color is an important element in the elements of design,
because it adds to the composition of any art project by adding emotion and temperature.
By using different color schemes on the color wheel, the students will learn that they are
able to create different and more interesting compositions.
Concepts:
Color wheel, Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Complementary, Analogous,
Cool, Warm, Tint, Shade.
Essential Questions:
How do different color schemes help the composition of a painting?
Where do we see different color schemes in real life?
Content
Factual Content:
The students will learn about the color wheel and how there are different
color schemes within it. By learning how the color schemes work

together, the students will learn how to create a successful composition.

Vocabulary:
Color wheel, Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Complementary, Analogous, Cool,
Warm, Tint, Shade.
Tier 1: Color, Color wheel
Tier 2: Scheme, Warm, Cool
Tier 3: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Complementary, Analogous, Cool, Warm,
Tint, Shade.
Critical Thinking Skills Reading, Writing, Speech, Listening, Other
Critical Thinking Skills
The students will practice creating different color schemes learned on the
color wheel.
Assessments (Performance Tasks/Tests/Quizzes Formative/Summative,
Informal/Formal)
Assessment: (Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening) What will the
students have to do in order for them to demonstrate that they
understand/have learned the material being taught?
Performance tasks: The students will be given a color wheel worksheet, breaking down the
different color schemes on the color wheel. They will then use what they learn about to the color
wheel to create an abstract painting showing an example of each of the 9 color schemes we went
over.

Action/Instructional Procedures
Phase
Anticipatory Set
(Hook)

Explanation

Power Point / Worksheet: Color wheel

Review: who can name each color scheme we went
over last class and describe it.
Introduce abstract examples in PowerPoint
Procedures/Transitio Procedures:
ns
PowerPoint: The students will see the different examples of
abstract art/shapes as inspiration of what they could do for their
example.
Geometric / Organic shapes
Over lapping
Filling the whole paper not just each individual box

Closure

Not to many little designs because you will be painting

them in
Make sure theres at least 3 different sections of designs
that pass through each box
Demo: Gather everyone around one table show them how to
measure and grid out their paper.
Each box is 6x6 inches
You will have a total of 12 boxes at the end
Make each mark on both sides of the paper so you know
where you ruler lines up, so you will have a straighter
line
Demo: drawing out your designs, show them all the point that I
sent over in the PowerPoint in a hands on example, explaining
each point again.
Geometric / Organic shapes
Over lapping
Filling the whole paper not just each individual box
Not to many little designs because you will be painting
them in
Make sure theres at least 3 different sections of designs
that pass through each box
Work Time: The students will go back to their seats and continue
to work on their projects, firs gridding out their paper and then
drawing their designs out.

Clean Up: Students will write their names on the back of their paper and
put their papers in the drawer and supplies away.

Homework/Extensio
n Activities
Reflection
The Lesson Plan

Teaching
Skills

The Students

What

did I learn today about:

What went well?
What areas of weakness need addressing?
What could have been done to improve this lesson?
Which objectives were met? What is the evidence?
Which students did not meet objectives? Why?
What did you do well in this lesson?
What areas of weakness need addressing?
What could be done to provide better instruction in
the future?
Were you pleased with the performance of the

students?
What did they do well? What did they struggle with?
What can be done to help them do better in the
future?