In this unit, artists study the woman artist ‘Georgia O’Keeffe’, looking in particular at the way she would frame and compose her images. They bring in objects that are special to them (or use objects provided by the teacher) and draw them, closely considering their own compositions as they work. Finally, they work with watercolors to fill them in.
Olesheguen, 1st Grade
Exceed Charter School, Brooklyn, NY
Scope & Sequence:
Lesson 1: In this lesson, student artists learn about the artist Georgia O’Keeffe and familiarize themselves with her work.
Lesson 2: In this lesson, student artists look at a small object and make a drawing of it, enlarging it and finding details.
Lesson 3: In this lesson, student artists choose one of their drawings from Lesson 2 and re-draw it on watercolor paper, enlarging it so that it fills the paper.
Lesson 4: In this lesson, student artists map out the colors of their watercolors with washes.
Lesson 5: Student artists refine and define their color map.
Lesson 6: Optional. a final day for finishing.
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Books & Media:
‘My Name Is Georgia: A Portrait’, by Jeanette Winter (consider photocopying selections or getting multiple copies from the library)
shape/form, color, value
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Art Principles:
proportion/scale, emphasis
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National Core Visual Art Standards: VA:Cr1.1.1a, VA:Cr1.2.1a, VA:Cr3.1.2a, VA:Re.7.2.1a, VA:Re8.1.1a, VA:Re8.1.2a
Language Arts (could connect to learning O’Keeffe’s biography, or a woman in history unit), Science (could connect to a unit on plants or deserts), Geography (connect to a unit on desert)
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Common Core Standards:
W.1.8, SL.1.1a, SL.1.1b, SL.1.1c, SL.1.3, SL.2.1a, SL.2.1b, SL.2.1c, SL.2.3
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