Activities for January

  

Happy New Year 2017!  To celebrate the new year we are going to explore the New Year Celebration Traditions of Thailand.  We will utilize shapes, symmetry and contrast to design Thai inspired portraits.  Visit the lesson section below for details.   

 

Values Matter

Value of the Month

Click HERE to view a video about Pursuit of Excellence

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

Reference: Values Matter



Lesson 1-3 / Dates

January 9 – February 10

Essential Question

How does Thai art reflect its culture?

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 L.A. Standards

LAFS.2.RL.1.3/2.5/3.7, LAFS.2.RI.1.1/1.2/2.5

LAFS.3.RL.1.1/1.3/3.7, LAFS.3.L.3.4.a&d

LAFS.4.RL.1.1/1.3/3.7, LAFS.4.L.3.5c

LAFS.5.RL.1.1/1.3/3.7 LAFS.5.L.3.4a&c

Vocabulary (Click on links for definitions)

Genre:  Portrait

Artistic Style:   Abstract

Content/Meaning: Figurative



Media/Technique: Drawing

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

Design Principles: Contrast, Symmetry/Balance

Other:  Songkran, stylized

Historical Art / Artist Reference

Songkran, Thailand Water Festival

Visuals/Resources

1.     Visuals: Teacher sample

2.     Websites: Map, Asia , Songkran

3.     Video: Water Festival, Songkran Festivities

Activity

Create a stylized Thai portrait

Materials

· White Drawing Paper 9”X12”

· Pencil

· Colored Pencils

Steps

1) Draw a symmetrical face

2) Color using watercolor markers



Home Learning

Due Date: February 10

1) Learn vocabulary words

2) Reading assignment: Songkran, Thailand Water Festival

3) Sketchbook: Practice drawing other symmetrical designs

4) Nearpod code: IBCTD

Art careers related to the unit

Art Education, Graphic Design, Illustration, Craft

Critique

Critique the finished portrait

Enrichment Projects

Explore other ways of expressing Asian culture through art

SDI Projects

Practice drawing lines and shapes and writing in cursive

BIO

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