1. Exploration of Artist Media
Ninth Grade Curriculum
Written by: Patricia Faillace

2. Objective: In this class, students will enhance their art knowledge by exploring the numerous facets of art, as they experience and experiment with a variety of media. Experimenting by testing different art media and art activities will benefit the students by strengthening neural pathways that produce growth in the areas of creativity, imagination, sensory integration and fine motor skills. Every different medium requires students to change their thought process, engaging their problem-solving skills. The development of this skill will benefit students in all areas of education. Ninth grade students will attend this class five days a week for 45 minute sessions.

3. Cost Index: Low- $ Moderate- $$ Expensive- $$$

4. Index: Weeks 1 and 2-Botanical Charcoal Drawings
Week 3- Floral Arrangement Still-Life in Pastels
Week 4- National Geographic Acrylic Paintings
Weeks 5 and 6- Watercolor Chinese Lanterns
Weeks 7 and 8- Pen and Ink Hand Gestures
Weeks 9, 10, 11- Printmaking- Linoleum Block Fantasy Scape
Week 12- Soap Carving- Metaphoric Self-Portrait
Weeks 13, 14, 15- Clay- Whimsical Tea Pots
Weeks 16, 17, 18-Weaving with Handmade Looms
Weeks 19, 20-Anthropomorphic Animals with Model Magic
Weeks 21, 22- Stained Glass Dragon Fly Window Hanging
Week 23- Self-Portrait Collage
Weeks 24, 25, 26- Paper Mache Masks
Weeks 27,28,29- Multi Media Illustrated Words
Weeks 30, 31, 32- Block Printing with Styrofoam
Weeks 33, 34,35- Oil Painting- Self-Portrait
Week 36- Final Portfolio

5. Week 1 and 2
Theme: Georgia O’Keeffe inspired Botanical Charcoal Drawings Essential Question: Can you enhance details by blending rich blacks with subtle tonal values? Resources: Pencils, charcoal, white paper Skills: Learn to experiment with a versatile medium such as charcoal by using various tonal values. Activity: Choose a botanical object and produce a detailed drawing using pencil and charcoal. Assessment: Class critique Habits of Mind: Observe, stretch and explore Interdisciplinary: Science, Art History PA Standards: 9.1, 9.3 Cost: $

6. Week 3
Theme: Floral Arrangement Still Life in Pastels Essential Question: How many colors and shades can be created by blending? Resources: Color pastels, paper, fixative, synthetic flowers Skills: Develop skills in observational drawing and learn how to recognize the tone or value of a color. Activities: Use pastels to create value scales. Create rendering of flower/flowers by blending pastel colors onto white paper. Assessment: Rubric Habits of Mind: engage and Persist, Observe, Evaluate Interdisciplinary: Art History PA Standards: 9.1, 9.2 Cost: $

7. Week 4
Theme: National Geographic Acrylic Paintings Essential Question: How can acrylic paint be manipulated to create 3- dimensional illusion? Resources: Canvas board, pencils, acrylic paint, brushes, National Geographic magazines Skills: Recognize and understand the illusions which are created by the interaction of hue, contrast, value and saturation. Learn to use perspective to enhance the 3D illusion. Learn about painter, Henri Rousseau and his imaginative, jungle landscapes. Activity: Choose a picture from National Geographic magazine and create a 3- dimensional acrylic painting with the use of perspective, spatiality and color contrast. Assessment: Group Discussion Habits of Mind: Observe, Evaluate, Envision, Express Interdisciplinary: Science, Art History PA Standards: 9.1, 9.2 Cost: $$

8. Week 5 and 6
Theme: Water Color Chinese Lanterns Essential Question: How can we create ornamental objects by applying intricate details? Resources: Rice paper, watercolors, brushes, string Skills: Understand the cultural artistic style used in China. Learn to create ornate objects with the use of meticulous detail. Activity: Create an ornamental Chinese Lantern using delicate watercolor brush strokes on rice paper. Assessment: Class critique Habits of Mind: Envision, Reflect, Express Interdisciplinary: Cultural, History PA Standards: 9.1, 9.2 Cost: $$

9. Week 7 and 8
Theme: Pen and Ink Hand Gestures Essential Question: How can we use gesture to create visual rhythm? Resources: Large sheets of white paper, fountain pen, black ink, pencils Skills: Learn to explore the use of gesture to create the illusion of rhythm and movement. Activity: Create pen and ink hand gesture drawings Assessment: Rubric Habits of Mind: Understand Art World Domain, Stretch and Explore Interdisciplinary: Biology PA Standards: 9.1, 9.2 Cost: $

10. Week 9, 10, 11
Theme: Linoleum Block printmaking- Fantasy Scape Essential Question: How can we create an imaginative landscape by the process of removing material? Resources: linoleum block, carving tools, printmaking ink, brayer, paper Skills: Students will learn to make linoleum block relief prints as they enhance creativity and imagination by inventing a fantasy scape. Activity: Create a fantasy landscape by process of carving and printing linoleum block Assessment: Class Critique Habits of Mind: Express, Envision, Reflect Interdisciplinary: Art History PA Standards: 9.1, 9.2 Cost: $$

11. Week 12
Theme: Metaphoric Self-Portrait Soap Carving Essential Question: How can we define ourselves as a metaphor? Resources: Bars of soap, carving tools Skills: Learn about a metaphor as a figure of speech and create a sculpture which is representative or symbolic of oneself. Activity: Create a metaphor of oneself as a soap sculpture Assessment: Class critique Habits of Mind: Reflect, Evaluate, Envision Interdisciplinary: Literature PA Standards: 9.1, 9.2 Cost: $

12. Week 13, 14, 15
Theme: Whimsical Tea Pots Essential Question: How can we manipulate clay to create a functional pot with a whimsical design? Resources: Clay, pottery tools, glazes, under glazes, Kiln Skills: Understand the fundamentals of ceramic art and produce a detailed presentation of ceramic techniques. Activity: Create a whimsical clay figure which is functional as a tea pot. Assessments: Rubric Habits of Mind: Stretch and Explore, Envision, Engage and Persist Interdisciplinary: History, Literature, Science PA Standards: 9.1, 9.2 Cost: $$$

13. Week 16, 17, 18
Theme: Weaving with Handmade Looms Essential Question: How can we explore patterns and designs with tactile materials? Resources: Cardboard sheets, string, yarn Skills: Enhance fine motor skills by creating patterns and designs by weaving. Learn about the history of weaving in Native American culture. Activity: Construct a handmade loom and create a weaving which contains various patterns and designs. Assessment: Rubric Habits of Mind: Stretch and Explore, Develop Craft Interdisciplinary: History, Multicultural PA Standards: 9.1, 9.2 Cost: $

14. Week 19, 20
Theme: Anthropomorphic Animals with Model Magic Essential Question: What human characteristics can our animal sculptures exhibit? Resources: Model magic sculpting material Skills: Understand the meaning of anthropomorphic and demonstrate knowledge of the term through art lesson. Activity: Create a sculpture of an animal with anthropomorphic elements Assessment: Class critique Habits of Mind: Reflect, Evaluate, Envision Interdisciplinary: Literature PA Standards: 9.1, 9.2 Cost: $$

15. Weeks 21, 22
Theme: Stained Glass Chinese Dragon Window Hanging Essential Question: How can we create a large scale rendition of a small insect? Resources: Card Stock, cellophane, glue, string Skills: Create a detailed structure of an object with the use of a larger scale. Learn about the symbolism of dragons in Chinese culture. Activity: Create a dragon fly-like structure using available resources Assessment: Rubric Habits of Mind: Observe, Develop Craft Interdisciplinary: Science, Multicultural PA Standards: 9.1, 9.2 Cost: $

16. Week 23
Theme: Self-Portrait Collage Essential Question: Which objects would I choose to symbolize characteristics of myself? Resources: Paper, magazines, glue Skills: Understand the use of symbols as a non-linguistic art of communication. Activities: Compose a collage by using symbolic imagery found in magazines, which represent you, as an individual. Assessment: Class critique Habits of Mind: Reflect, Understand Art World Domain Interdisciplinary: Literature PA Standards: 9.1, 9.2 Cost: $

17. Week 24, 25, 26
Theme: Paper Mache Masks Essential Question: How can we express our subconscious ego through art? Resources: Paper, water, glue, wire armature Skills: Develop skills in transferring images from the subconscious mind into 3-D art. Learn about mask making in African culture. Activity: Create a self-portrait using paper mache Assessment: Class critique Habits of Mind: Envision, Reflect, Evaluate Interdisciplinary: Literature, Multicultural PA Standards: 9.1, 9.2, 9.3 Cost: $$

18. Week 27, 28, 29
Theme: Multimedia Illustrated Words Essential Question: How can we translate words into art? Resources: Colored Pencils, markers, ink. Fountain pens, tempera paint, watercolor, pastels, oil pastels Skills: Explore the use of multimedia to translate words into visual imagery. Activity: Choose four words from the list provided and create the words as images Assessment: Rubric Habits of Mind: Stretch and Explore, Reflect, Evaluate Interdisciplinary: Vocabulary, Literature PA Standards; 9.1, 9.2, 9.3 Cost: $

19. Week 30, 31, 32
Theme: Block Printing with Styrofoam Essential Question: How can items, which are a part of our daily lives be used for or printmaking? Resources: Styrofoam trays, pencils, brayer, printmaking ink Skills: Learn to use ordinary objects in extraordinary ways, which will enhance imagination. Activity: Cut off rounded and raised edges of styrofoam trays and draw design of choice with pencil, pressing firmly. Use for printmaking. Assessment: Rubric Habits of Mind: Develop Craft, Stretch and Explore, Engage and Persist Interdisciplinary: Mathematics (measuring) PA Standards: 9.1, 9.3 Cost: $

20. Weeks 33, 34, 35
Theme: Oil Painting- Self-Portrait Essential Question: How can we express our sense of self and depict our own sense of the world? What can we learn about the artist as a person when observing their self-portraits? Resources: Canvas board, oil paint, brushes, paint thinner, linseed oil, charcoal Skills: Students will learn the process of preparing their palettes, and the proper method of using oil paint, cleaning of oil paint and brushes. Research and discuss Expressionism. Activity: Paint an Expressionistic self- portrait using oil paint on canvas board. Assessment: Class critique Habits of Mind: Express, Envision, Understand Art World Domain Interdisciplinary: History, science PA Standards: 9.1, 9.2 Cost: $$

21. Week 36
Theme: Final Portfolio/ Show Activity: Students will gather each art project from the year and create a portfolio. Each student will choose three or four projects which they feel is their best work to be displayed in the student art show. Teacher: Patricia Faillace

22. References www.pbs.org/wnwt/americanmasters/epi
ultimatepapermache.com/papermache-mask
Illustratedwords.com

23. Adaptations for Students with Special Needs
Provide direct assistance
Modifying or adapting existing materials
Simplifying or supplementing existing materials
Seating accommodations or preferential seating
Working in a small group with staff
Simplify/adapt the lessons
Extended time
Sign language interpreter, amplification or visual display
Step by step lesson demonstration
Large print handouts
Use of Assistive Technology as needed