Lesson Plans

3rd Hour
11-17-14 to 11-21-14
(This lesson will be completed in concert with last weeks lesson, as clay work
includes wait-time. This lesson will be done during clay work wait-time)
Teacher: Calla Page (under supervision of Tammi Browning)
Title of Lesson: Crayon Etching
Grade Level - 9th-12th grade (Art 1)
Anticipated Time Needed for the Entire Lesson: 10 class periods.
Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
Enduring Understanding: Artists and designers shape artistic investigations, following
or breaking with traditions in pursuit of creative artmaking goals.
Essential Question: How do artists determine what resources and criteria are needed to
formulate artistic investigations?
Content Area Standards:
VA:Cr1.2.IIa- Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and
contemporary artistic practices to plan works of art and design.
Outcome(s)- Learning Targets
Students Can:
Create etching out of crayons and tempera paint.
Vocabulary:
Grid Process of drawing.
Etching.
Materials

Crayons
Tempera paint
Pencils

Brief Description of Lesson

Students will create an etching of an image using the grid method to reproduce a picture,
coloring it in with thick crayon, placing a coat of black tempera paint on the image, then
etching it out.
Scope and Sequence (Ordered Flow of Lesson)
Day 1
Teacher will introduce students to the grid method for drawing a
reproduction of a photograph.

Students will complete practice sheets to show understanding of the

concept.

Days 2-5
Students will pick an image to work from, and then reproduce it on
drawing paper using the grid method.
Students will color the reproduced image using a thick layer of crayon.
Day 6
Students will cover the image with black tempera paint.
Day 7
Students will complete a series of worksheets to prepare them for the
etching process. The worksheets are practice of cross-hatching techniques.
Days 8-10
Students will etch their photo reproduction.
Assessment
Success will be assessed via evidence of following all processes involved in the
production of the etching.
Accommodations:
Adjust accordingly to the slower or faster pace.
A B will participate in this activity, but supervised to check for understanding.
The project will be introduced in small chunks.
N A and T C I will continue to adjust requirements of the assignment according
their understanding, while still fulfilling all aspects of the learning target. Allow
for slower pacing.
S G S struggles with mood swings that inhibit him from focusing on his work.
Some days it is difficult to keep him on task. I will continue to explore strategies
that are successful for him.
S will be separated from S and he will be redirected to focus on his work
frequently.