FaceandColorStructuredLearning

WadeBranstnerTotaltime:2to3periods

Objectives: Psychomotor
:Studentswillposeforandtakephotographsofeachothertoprint,
andtheywillcarefullymountaphotographontoposterboard.
Analyze/Coordinate:
Studentswilllookatthecolorsinthepictureandfindthe
appropriatecolorstouse.
Synthesize
:Studentscandrawontheirexperienceswithlandscapesandcolor
techniquesandcombinethemwithaplantheymakefortheirownimage.
Scaffold
:Studentswillbefamiliarwithblendingfromthepastelproject.Theywill
continuetheworkonforeground,middleground,andbackground,andscale
(near/far).

EnduringIdea
:SelfPortrait,Identity:studentsgetachancetoreimaginethecontextofa
picturefromtheirdailylives.Howdotheywantpeopletoseetheirportrait?
Thesearetimedtobegivenasgiftsonaholiday.
Preparation
Materials
:camera(iphonethatwillsendphotodirectlytoemail),printer,9x12drawingpaper
(bigenoughtoaddagoodsizedpicturetocoloroverandleavespaceforchoicesinthe
background),oilpastels,pencils,nonwrinklingadhesiveformountingthepicture(teacherand
paraproscanassistwithhandlingoftherubbercement,yespaste,ortackyglue)

Resources:
Powerpointwithinternetconnection,computer,printer.
Vocabulary:
Portrait
:apictureofaperson
Shading
(
Modelling)
:makingcolorlighterordarkertoshowshadows(especiallyontheface!)
oilpastel:
akindofcrayonthatmakesbrightcolorandcanbeblended
blending
stump:atoolusedtorubcolortogether

Lesson

Presentation
:(10minutes)Powerpointanddiscussion

TheAssignment:Createaselfportraitusingpictureswetakeofeachotherinclass,
attachittocanvasboard,andaddcolorandbackgroundinformationusingoilpastel.

Day1

Demonstration
(5minutes):Withaprintedpictureinhand,Iwilldemonstratehowto
glueapictureontothecanvasboardasflataspossible,leavingspaceontheboardforsome
backgrounddetails.Whentheimageisglued,Iwillshowsomeoilpastelmarksandwaysto
blendcolor.
GuidedPractice
:wewillworkwithstudentsinalternatingteamssoaparaorteacher
canwalkeachstudentthroughthemountingwhiletheremainingstudentsexperimentwiththe
oilpastels.
Cleanup5min
:Studentswillwipethepastelsandputthemaway,putworkaway,and
wipethetables.

Day2:

Review
:repeattheproject,affirmtheworkfortheday,encouragethemfortheworkthey
did.Makeconnectionstotheirotherartworkswitheachstudentwhenpossible.Sendstudents
totheirseatswithwork,remindthemwearecoloringtheportraits,remindthemaboutblending,
remindthemaboutbackground.
GuidedPractice
(20minutes)Workwithstudentsindividuallyasneeded.Uphold
standards:i.e.foreground/background,near/far,useofcolorandmaterials,controlledlike
quality,etc.

Assessment
:
Assessmentforthisperiodisfocusedonobservationandlookingforimprovementand
engagement,andforsome,lookingforaplanthatwasimplementedwithpurpose.This
informationwillbeusedtomakefuturelessonplansbasedonthestudentsexperiences.