NotJustaDoll(PaddleDoll)

Grade7

Paintedpaperpaddledoll
RetrievedMarch1rstfromwebsite:
http://www.cecilialetteringart.com/artistbooks/dineke_paperpaddledolls.htm

NinaGilden
03/12/1

IntroductoryInformation:
LessonTitle:NotJustaDoll(PaddleDoll)
GradeLevel:7thGrade
ClassSize:20Students
LengthofClass:OneHour

LessonTopicorSummary:
Inthislesson,studentswilllearnaboutPaddleDollsfoundinAncient
EgyptianTombs.Throughapowerpoint,imagesanddiscussion
,
studentswillexploreandmake
comparisonsofdollscreatedinotherculturessuchasSouthAfrica,LouisianaandIndia.Aftertheteacher
haspresentedthepowerpointandledagroupdiscussion,studentswillbeaskedtotaketheiralready
constructedPaddleDollshapestotheirtablesandbeginusingfirst2Dmaterialstodecoratethemandthe
followingweekmoveonto3Dmaterials.Theonlyrequirementisthatstudentsincorporatehieroglyphand
somekindofpatternordesignonbothsidesofthedoll.

STAGE1:DESIREDRESULTS

A. ENDURINGUNDERSTANDING:
Studentswillunderstandthat:
Artistsrecordimportantculturalhistorythroughsymbolsandobjects.
Culturalobjects/artifactsconveyinformationabout
humanconditions,contributions,values,andaesthetics.

B.
ESSENTIALQUESTION:
Whatisasymbol?Whatisanartifactoricon?Whataretheirfunctions?
Whataresignificantsymbols,iconsandobjectsofcivilizationsandcultures?
Whatdoculturalsymbolsandartifactsrevealaboutthebeliefs,valuesandwaysofa
culture?
Howcanthematerialofadolltellusaboutitsfunction?

C.
STATESTANDARDSADDRESSEDADDRESSED:
MASSACHUSETTSVISUALARTSFRAMEWORKS
1.5
Methods,Materials,andTechniques.
Studentswillexpandtherepertoireof2D
and3Dartprocesses,techniques,andmaterialswithafocusontherangeofeffects
possiblewithineachmedium,
suchas:2Dtransparentsandopaquemedia,wet,dry,
stippled,blended,waseffects:reliefprintmakingeffects3Dmobileandstabileforms,
carved,molded,andconstructedforms.
1.6Studentswillcreateartworkthatdemonstratesanawarenessoftherangeand
purposeoftools
suchaspens,brushes,markers,cameras,toolsandequipmentfor
printmaking
and
sculpture,
andcomputers,
1.7Studentswillusetheappropriatevocabularyrelatedtothemethods,materials,and
techniquesstudentshavelearnedandusedingradesPreK8.
1.8Studentswillmaintaintheworkspace,materials,andtoolsresponsiblyandsafely.

3.4
Observation,Abstraction,Invention,andExpression.
Studentswillcreate2D
and3Drepresentationalartworkfromdirectobservationinordertodevelopskillsof
perception,discrimination,physicalcoordination,andmemoryofdetail.
3.5Studentswillcreatesymbolicartworkbysubstitutingsymbolsforobjects,
relationships,orideas.
3.6Studentswillcreateartworkthatemploystheuseoffreeformsymbolicimagery
thatdemonstratespersonalinvention,and/orconveysideasandemotions.
Forexample,studentscreateworksthatconveypairedconceptssuchasconflictand
cooperation,happinessandgrief,orexcitementandrepose.
3.7Studentswillcreateartworkthatshowsknowledgeofthewaysinwhicharchitects,
craftsmen,anddesignersdevelopabstractsymbolsbysimplifyingelementsofthe
environment.
4.4
Drafting,Revising,andExhibiting.
Studentswillproduceworkthatshowsan
understandingoftheconceptofcraftsmanship.
4.5Studentswilldemonstratetheabilitytodescribepreliminaryconceptsverballyto
visualizeconceptsinclearschematiclayoutsandtoorganizeandcompleteprojects.
4.6studentswilldemonstratetheabilitytoarticulatecriteriaforartisticwork,describe
personalstyle,assessandreflectonworkorallyandinwriting,andtorevisework
basedoncriteriadevelopedintheclassroom.
10.
InterdisciplinaryConnections.
Studentswillapplytheirknowledgeoftheartsto
thestudyofEnglishlanguagearts,foreignlanguages,health,historyandsocial
science,mathematics,andscienceandtechnology/engineering.

MASSACHUSETTSSOCIALSTUDIES/HISTORYFRAMEWORKS
7.30.LearningStandards:Egypt:AnAncientRiverCivilization,c.30001200BC/BCE:
DescribethepolytheisticreligionofancientEgyptwithrespecttobeliefsaboutdeath,
theafterlife,mummification,andtherolesofdifferentdeities.
7.31.Le
arningStandards:Egypt:AnAncientRiverCivilization,c.30001200BC/BCE:
SummarizeimportantachievementsofEgyptiancivilization(theagriculturalsystem
theinventionofacalendarmonumentalarchitectureandartsuchasthePyramids
andSphinxatGizahieroglyphicwritingtheinventionofpapyrus).

D.
OBJECTIVES:
ThestudentswillexamineandlearnabouttheusageofPaddleDolls.
ThestudentswilldecoratetheirownPaddleDolls.
Thestudentswillbeabletosharetheirworkwiththeclass.
Thestudentswillrevealculturalknowledgethroughtheircreations.

STAGE2:ASSESSMENTEVIDENCE

A. PERFORMANCETASKORFINALPRODUCT:
.
Forthefinalproduct,studentswillhavedesignedtheirownPaddleDollsusing2Dand
3Dmaterials.Studentswillhavedesignedthemusingpaint,beads,stringandother
materials.Studentswillhaveusedhieroglyphsandcreatedakindofpatternordesign
onbothsidesofthedoll.

Paintedwoodenpaddledoll
RetrievedMarch1rst,2015fromwebsite:
http://www.britishmuseum.org/images/ps321406_m.jpg

B.
CONTINUUMOFASSESSMENTS:
Performancetasksandteacherassessmenttoolsthatwillserveasevidenceof
studentlearningwillinclude:
Priortotheactivitystudentswillshowtheirunderstanding
ofPaddleDollsanddollsofotherculturesthroughteacherguideddiscussion.
*Oncestudentshavebeguntoworktheteacherwillwalkaroundtheclassroomto
observestudentsatwork.
*Theteacherwillalsobeavailabletoanswertoansweranyandallofstudents
questions.

C.
CRITERIA:
Doestheirfinalproductdemonstratethatthestudentsunderstoodtheteachers
instructionduringthepresentationandexplanationoftheactivity?
Didthestudentsshowrespectfortheteacherandtheirclassmatesduringthe
presentationoftheassignment?
Didthestudentsshowenthusiasmfortheassignment?
Didthestudentsdemonstratetheirunderstandingofthevocabularyandexamples
usedbytheteacher?

Didthestudentsincludehieroglyphsandapatternordesign?
Didthestudentsusebothsidesofthedoll?
Didthestudentsdiscussandidentifytheusageofdollsindifferentcultures?
Weretheyabletousethematerialsprovidedinauseful,experimentalandcreative
waytocommunicatetheirideasvisually?
Weretheyengagedintheirtaskduringthewholesession?
Didtheyhavefun?!

STAGE3:LEARNINGPLAN

A. MATERIALSANDEQUIPMENT:
Pencils
Erasers
Paint
Glue(hotgluegun,gluesticksandElmers)
Tape
Scissors
Differenttypesofpaper(decorative,plain,construction,cardboard)
Beads(varietyofcolors,shapesandsizes)
Gems(varietyofcolors,shapesandsizes)
String,Yarn
Stencils

B.
VOCABULARYWITHDEFINITIONS:
PaddleDoll:

ThedollsfoundinancientEgyptiantombswerecarvedoutofflatpieces
ofwoodanddecoratedwithpaintandhairmadeofstringsofclayor
woodenbeads.Theyfunctionedasaformofprotectionintheafterlife.
Doll:
Afigurerepresentingababyorotherhumanbeing,usuallyusedasachildstoy.
Fertility:
Beingabletohavechildrenreproduce.
Functionv.Form:
Whentheshape(form)ofanobjectreflectstheusage(function)of
thatobject.Sometimestheformdoesnottakeontheusageofthe

objectandfunctionsassomethingelse.

C.
VISUALIMAGERESOURCES
(n.d.).RetrievedMarch8,2015,from

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/HGWkoZH3VaA/UUD_DAs0fOI/AAAAAAAAb1s/iybU2sQ_C0/s160
0/DSC_0453.JPG
(n.d.).RetrievedMarch8,2015,from

http://www.britishmuseum.org/images/ps321406_m.jpg
PaperPaddleDolls.(n.d.).RetrievedMarch8,2015,from

http://www.cecilialetteringart.com/artistbooks/dineke_paperpaddledolls.htm
SomeimagesweretakenbyNinaGildenintheMissionHillSchoolartroom.

PaperPaddleDollmadebyartistDenekaMcLean
RetrievedMarch1rst,2015fromwebsite:
http://www.cecilialetteringart.com/artistbooks/dineke_paperpaddledolls02.jpg

D.
TEXT,MEDIAANDWEBRESOURCES:
Websites:

Doll.(n.d.).RetrievedMarch2,2015,from
http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/article199700/doll
SocialStudiesResources:
Guy,J.(1998).
Egyptianlife
.Hauppauge,NY:Barron'sEducationalSeries.
Ikram,S.(1998).
Mummiesandtombs
.Dokki,Cairo:HoopoeBooks.
Merrill,Y.(2002).
HandsonAncientPeopleActivitiesaboutMesopotamiaEgyptIslam
(Vol.I).China:KitsPublishing.

Putnam,J.,&Hayman,P.(1993).
Mummy
(Limiteded.).NewYork:A.A.Knopf:.

E.
TEACHERINSTRUCTION:

Day1:
IntroducingthelessonbeginbrainstorminganddraftingontheirPaddleDoll.
Theteacherwillgiveapresentationondollsofdifferentculturesandthenintroduce
paddledollsfoundinthetombsofAncientEgyptians.
Theteacherwillaskstudentswhattheyobserveineachofthetypesofdollsand
whattheythinktheaboutthesymbolsandmaterialsusedonthem.
Theteacherwillexplaintheactivityandtalkaboutthepreviouslessonswherethey
haveusedhieroglyphs,signsandsymbols.
Theteacherwillexplaintheonlyrequirement:eachstudentspaddledollmustinclude
hieroglyphsandakindofpatternordesignandusebothsidesofthedoll.
Theteacherwillhavethebackoftheroomsetupwithallofthepropermaterials
necessary.
Oncethestudentshavesatdowntheywilllookatsomeoftheresourcesattheir
tablestoplanhowtheywilldesigntheirpaddledolls.
Studentswillshowtheteachertheirdollwhentheyfeeltheyarereadytousepaint.
Theteacherwillwalkaroundandcheckinonstudents.
Theteacherwillwrapupthefirstdayofthelessonwithagroupdiscussion.
Day2:
Using3Dmaterialsbeads,yarn,collagematerials.
Theteacherwillhavethebackoftheroomsetupwithallofthepropermaterials
necessary.
Theteacherwilldoashortdemonstrationofhowstudentscanusethematerialsto
decoratetheirdolls.
Studentswillbegintousethe3Dmaterialsontheirdolls.
Oncestudentshavecompletedtheirpaddledolls,theteacherwillwrapupthelesson
withagroupdiscussion.
Studentswillsharetheirworkandtalkaboutiftheyhadanychallengesorwhatwas
funand/oreasyaboutit.
Theteacherwilldisplaythestudentsworkoutsidetheclassroom.

F.
QUESTIONSTOGENERATEDISCUSSION:
Whatisadoll?Whatisitsfunction?
Canadollbeusedformorethanjustplay?
Whatkindofmeaningcanithold?

PhototakenbyNinaGilden.

G.
LEARNINGACTIVITY:
Afterdiscussiontheteacherwillexplaintheactivityfortheday.
StudentswillsitdownwheretherewillbeawoodenPaddleDollforeachpersonandthe
necessarymaterialsforthatday.
Studentswilllookoversomeoftheresourcesattheirtablestobegintodraftinpencilhow
theywanttodesigntheirdoll.
Step1:Studentswillbegintoworkontheirdollsinpencil.
Step2:Oncestudentsfeeltheyhavefinisheddraftingtheteacherwillcheckittoseeif
he/shebelievesthestudentisreadytomoveontothenextstep.
Step3:Thefollowingartclassstudentswillbeginworkingontheirdollsusing3D
materials.
Oncethestudentshavecompletedtheirpaddledollstheywillsharewiththerestofthe
classtheircreationsandparticipateinagroupreflection.


H.
DIFFERENTIATION:
Forstudentswhohavespecialneeds,theteacherwillgivethemstencilstohelpthem
designtheirpaddledoll.Iwillalsoputouttwodifferenttypesofthe
HieroglyphicAlphabet:oneismorecomplex,whiletheotherbreaksdownthe
hieroglyphsinsimplerforms.Ifsomestudentsneedhelpinusingthe3Dmaterials
,
the
teacherwillbetheretoaidthemwhetheritbeinusingthescissors,glueorwrapping
thedollwithyarn.