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Lesson Plan

Title: Unity and Harmony

Grade: 8th

Grade

Curricular Goal:

Students will learn the principles of art, Unity and Harmony. They will learn how they work together to

create a successful work of art. Students will be exposed to Pop artist, Roy Lichtenstein and his use of

comics as a source for pop art. Using Lichtensteins style they will create a comic strip frame using oil

pastels to understand the technique of blending.

National Standards:

1.1-Maintain and conserve materials, tools, and studio facility, for the creation and exhibition of worksof art in a safe and responsible manner.

1.2-Demonstrate productive, safe, and responsible use of art materials, techniques, and processes forthe creation and exhibition of works of art.

2.2- Describe how elements and principles contribute to the expression qualities in a work of art.

3.1- Compare and contrast how artwork and artists differ visually and spatially, and describe using

elements and principles.

5.1- Exhibit and critique own artwork defending the purpose of creating the work of art and art of

others.

5.2- Compare two or more artworks with the same subject matter but different in media, artist, or style

and describe the qualities that make these artworks similar or different.

Iowa Core:

- Writing: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, usingvalid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

- Write routinely over extended time for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.Targeted Standards:

- Students will create an artwork that reflects Roy Lichtensteins style. By using oil pa stels toblend colors.

- Students will identify and demonstrate unity/harmony within their piece and in their critiques.- Students will be able to demonstrate various elements and principles of art within their artwork

as well as using them to describe in their critiques.

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Day 1:

Warm up: Describe Lichtenstein

Intro:

Discuss:

Roy Lichtenstein- Harmony/Unity-

o What does this term mean?o Where do you see this in the image?

Explain:

They will use a comic strip example to reproduce using Lichtensteins style. Step 1- draw scene from comic stip. Step two- add color with oil pastels. Demonstrate how to blend and apply dots.

Day 2:

Warm up: Describe comic strip image

Work time: Step 1

Day 3:

Warm up: Compare

Work time: Step 1 and 2

Day 4:

Warm up: Contrast

Work time: step 2

Day 5:

Warm up: art critique

Work Time: finish up project.

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Assignment Grading Sheet

Class: 8th

Grade

Date:

Use line and color to

create a comic strip.

Possible 20 points

Incorporate

Lichtensteins style

to your comic.

Possible 20 points

Add color correctly

and blend pastels

properly.

Possible 20 points

Incorporate

unity/harmony

within drawing.

Possible 20 points

Overall.

Craftsmanship/

Effort

Possible 20 points

Examples of Project:

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