Art Lesson Plan

Title: Symmetrical African Mask Unit: African Art

Grade level (s): 3-4 Medium: Cut Paer
Su!!ested Time: "# minutes
Instructional Objectives (2-3):
$% Students &ill identify and use symmetrical f'rmal (alance% (M))
*% Students &ill identify &'rks 'f art fr'm Africa% (M))
3% Students &ill cut a symmetrical s+ae fr'm aer% (M))
Elements of Art ($-3) line, c'l'r, s+ae, f'rm, sace , te-ture, value
Principles of Desin ($-3) reetiti'n, attern, m'vement, (alance, em+asis, c'ntrast, unity
!aterials an" E#uipment:
C'nstructi'n aer t&' si.es: $% / $0* - $$ inc+es
*% 4 1 - $$ inc+es
Sciss'rs
2+ite sc+''l !lue
Pencil
3raser
$ocabular% (&-'):
Symmetrical 4alance
Mask
Cerem'ny
Africa
3-ressi'n
Art Pro"uction ((ased 'n Madeline 5unter m'del)
$%anticiat'ry set *% state '(6ectives 3% 7nut: art +ist'ry, instructi'ns 4%dem'nstrati'n, m'delin!
"% c+eck f'r understandin! 8% !uided ractice 9% indeendent ractice /% cl'sure
$% T+e teac+er &ill turn t' t+e students &earin! an e-amle 'f an aut+entic African
mask and ask t+em if t+ey +ave seen a mask like t+is% T+e teac+er &ill discuss t+e
mask and its +ist'rical and cultural :ualities and ask students if t+ey are familiar &it+
any times 'r laces mask are &'rn t' en!a!e any ri'r kn'&led!e and c'nnecti'ns t+e
students may +ave 'f mask and t+eir ur'se% T+e teac+er &ill 'int 'ut t+e
symmetrical :ualities 'f t+e mask and s+'& e-amles 'f symmetry% T+e teac+er &ill
include a class discussi'n a('ut c+aracteristics 'f African masks and African art%
*% T+e students &ill (e a(le t' identify and use symmetrical f'rmal (alance and
identify &'rks 'f art fr'm Africa%
3% T+e teac+er &ill !ive a '&er 'int resentati'n 'f African mask and several
African &'rks 'f art%
4% T+e teac+er &ill s+'& e-amles 'f several finis+ed r'6ects t' t+e students% (Play
African music &+ile t+e students are &'rkin!%)
"% T+e teac+er &ill +ave t+e students ick u t+e t&' ieces 'f c'nstructi'n aer%
8% T+e teac+er &ill dem'nstrate +'& t' cut t+e eye 'ut 'f t+e smaller s+eet 'f
c'nstructi'n aer makin! sure t' cut fr'm t+e left ed!e 'f t+e aer%
9% T+e students &ill cut an eye 'ut 'f t+e smaller s+eet 'f c'nstructi'n aer f'll'&in!
t+e teac+er;s instructi'ns%
/% T+e teac+er &ill &alk ar'und and '(serve t+e students t' c+eck f'r understandin!
and !uidance%
<% T+e teac+er &ill d' !uided ractice f'r cuttin! 'ut t+e n'se%
$#% T+e students &ill f'll'& t+e teac+er;s instructi'ns 'n +'& t' cut 'ut t+e n'se%
$$% T+e teac+er &ill circulate and c+eck f'r understandin!%
$*% T+e teac+er &ill &'rk indeendently t' add additi'nal details like c+eck ('nes 'r
't+er facial features if students +ave finis+ed t+e eyes, n'se, and m'ut+%
$3% 2+en m'st students are alm'st finis+ed t+e teac+er &ill dem'nstrate +'& t' lay 'ut
t+e aer &it+ t+e cut aer layin! 'n t+e left side and t+en lacin! t+e cut ieces (ack
int' t+eir 'ri!inal l'cati'ns%
$4% T+e teac+er &ill dem'nstrate +'& t' make t+is a symmetrical mask (y takin! t+e
cut ieces 'ut and layin! t+e line 'f symmetry (ack&ards like a mirr'r ima!e%
Scaff'ldin! t+e r'cess (y s+'&in! t+em t+at if t+ey f'ld t+eir iece in +alf it s+'uld (e
identical fr'm t+e middle line 'ut%
$"% T+e teac+er &ill all'& f'r indeendent ractice f'r t+e students t' finis+ t+e lay'ut
symmetrical African mask%
$8% T+e teac+er &ill dem'nstrate +'& t' aly t+e sc+''l !lue and !lue d'&n t+e cut
'ut ieces 'n t+e ''site side 'f t+e c'nstructi'n aer%
$9% T+e students &ill !lue d'&n t+e cut aer ieces 'f t+e mask t' make a
symmetrical African mask%
$/% ='r cl'sure t+e students &ill lay t+eir symmetrical African mask 'n t+e ta(les and
eac+ student &ill &rite a criti:ue 'f 'ne 't+er student;s mask 'n a sticky n'te% T+e
criti:ue &ill include a statement a('ut t+e use 'f symmetry used 'n t+e r'6ect% T+ey
&ill als' identify 'ne t+in! a('ut t+at mask 'r any African mask t+at is c+aracteristic 'f
Africa 'r African +erita!e%
Art (istor% ) *esources (2-&):
Aest+etic ,uestions (--2):
Art .riticism ) Anal%sis ,uestions (3-'):
Evaluation .riteria (s+oul" relate to objectives):
!o"ifications ) /pecial 0otes ) Dra1in