In this unit, student artists learn about different types of chimeras in cultures ranging from Japanese to Ancient Greek and Roman. They then create their own chimera creature; they create it using printmaking, then draw and paint an appropriate environment for it.
Extravaganza
My picture is two different lands, the Grand Canyon, and the forest. My creature is a snake, a bat, and an eagle. She lives mostly in the ocean, in a cave, so that she can eat. She has a friend that mostly lives up in the Grand Canyon and the forest.
Scope & Sequence:
Lesson 1: In this lesson, student artists are introduced to different kinds of mythological (specifically chimera) creatures from different cultures. They are then asked to brainstorm some of their own by playing a game with the other students in the classroom.
Lesson 2: In this lesson, student artists learn about texture, create their own creature on a printmaking plate, and use printmaking to create multiple copies.
Lesson 3: In this lesson, student artists draw the the environment for their creature, making sure to include details that help to tell their creature’s ‘myth’.
Lesson 4: Student artists mix their own colors and paint the background.
Lesson 5: Student artists have the entire day to finish.
Lesson 6: Optional. a final day for finishing.
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Books & Media:
N/A
line, color, texture, space/perspective
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Art Principles:
pattern, proportion/scale, unity
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National Core Visual Art Standards: VA:Cr1.1.1a, VA:Cr1.1.2a, VA:Cr1.1.3a, VA:Cr1.2.2a, VA:Cr1.2.3a,
VA:Cr2.1.1a, VA:Cr2.1.2a, VA:Cr2.1.3a, VA:Cr2.1.3a, VA:Cr3.1.2a, VA:Cr3.1.3a, VA:Re.7.2.3a, VA:Cn11.1.1a, VA:Cn11.1.2a, VA:Cn11.1.3a
Language Arts (mythology), Science (cultures creating myths to explain natural phenomena), Dramatics (mythology)
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Common Core Standards:
RL.1.2, RL.2.2, RL.3., RL.1.3, RL.1.7, RL.2.7, RL.3.7, W.3.3a, W.3.3d, W.3.4, W.3.10,SL.1.1a,SL.2.1a, SL.1.1b, SL.2.1b, SL.3.1b, SL.1.1c, SL.2.1c,SL.3.1c, SL.3.1d, SL.1.2, SL.2.2, SL.3.2, SL.1.3, SL.2.3, SL.3.3, SL.1.5
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