Activities for January 2021

Happy New Year 2021!  Woohoo! To celebrate flying into the new year we are going to explore some of the Chinese New Year's Celebration Traditions.  We will use shapes, symmetry, and patterns to draw dragons and build a hovercraft.  Scroll down for the lesson details.  

Lesson 1-2 / Dates

January 4 – January 15

Essential Question

What is the role of the Visual Arts in Ancient traditions?

Activity

Create a Dragon using Value and Contrast and/or a 3D Flying Dragon

Materials

· Multi-Colored Papers

· Colored Pencils

· Scissors

· Glue Stick

Steps

1- Chose a type of Moving Dragon to create using available materials.

2- Use computers to research on how to build a moving dragon.
3- Use paper and other found materials to build a 3D prototype of a moving dragon.
4- Use a video camera to record the dragon’s movements.

Vocabulary (Click on links for definitions)

Genre:  n/a

Artistic Style:   Abstract

Content/Meaning: n/a



Media/Technique: Drawing

Design Elements: Line, Shape, Color, Proportion/Scale

Design Principles: Contrast, Symmetry, Balance, shapes, Form,   Pattern

Other: How To Draw A Dragon (2nd-3rd),  How To Draw A Dragon (4th-5th)

3D Shading

Historical Art / Artist Reference

 Chinese New Year 2021, Story of the Chinese New Year,  Chinese Calendar

Featured Arts/Artists

The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai, Japan

Top 10 Most Famous Chinese Paintings

Birds and Flowers by Qi Baishi, China

Lesson 3-4 / Dates

January 19 – January 29

Essential Question

What is the role of the Visual Arts in Ancient traditions?

       

Click HERE to follow the steps to create a Hovercraft

V.A. Standards

Big Idea: The arts reflect and document cultural trends and historical events, and help explain how new directions in the arts have emerged.

VA.2.H.2.1- Identify differences or similarities in artworks across time and culture.

VA.3.H.2.1- Compare differences or similarities in artworks across time and culture.

VA.4.H.2.1-Explore works of art, created over time, to identify the use of the structural elements of art in an historical event or art style.

VA.5.H.2.1-Compare works of art on the basis of style, culture, or artist across time to identify visual differences.

Correlated STEM Standards

Science: SC.2.P.13.4 Demonstrate that the Greater the Applied Force, the Greater the Change in Motion 

SC.3.P.10.1 Identify Forms of Energy

SC.4.P.12.1 Objects in Motion

SC.5.P.13.2 Changes in Motion  

Technology: LAFS.3.RL.1.1/1.2

Engineering:4.RL.2.5

Math: MAFS.2.MD.1.1 - A. Measure the Length

MAFS.3.MD.1.1 - C. Measure Length

MAFS.4.OA.3.5 - E. Symmetry

MAFS.5.MD.2.2 - C. Numerical Patterns

Activity

Create a 3D Moving Dragon

Materials

· Multi-Colored Papers

· Colored Pencils

· Scissors

· Glue Stick

Steps

1- Chose a type of Moving Dragon to create using available materials.

2- Use computers to research on how to build a moving dragon.
3- Use paper and other found materials to build a 3D prototype of a moving dragon.
4- Use a video camera to record the dragon’s movements.

1.     Visuals: Toilet Paper Roll Dragons, Toilet Paper Rolls Projects

2.     Websites: How to Create a Paper Roll Dragon,  How to Make a Chinese Kite

Home Learning

Due Date: January 19

1) Learn vocabulary words

2) Reading assignment:  Chinese New Year 2021

3) Sketchbook: Practice drawing other Origami designs

Art careers related to the unit

Art Education, Graphic Design, Illustration, Craft

Critique

Critique the finished Dragons

Enrichment Projects

Explore other ways of expressing Asian culture through art and/or explore anime styles

SDI Projects

Practice drawing lines and shapes and writing in cursive

BIO

Top Anime Artists

Values Matter

Value of the Month

Click HERE to view a video about the Pursuit of Excellence

How can you display the Pursuit of Excellence during art classes?

Reference: Values Matter