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Title - Joan Miro Lesson Plan
By - Leah Sanft
Primary Subject - Art
Grade Level - 4
TIME: 4-5 40 minute class periods
GOAL: Students will make a painting.
DIRECT OBJECTIVES: Students will make a painting in the style of Joan Miro.
INDIRECT OBJECTIVES: Students will learn about abstract painting. Students will learn about Miro and will look at examples of his work. Students will begin to see how abstract forms can be seen as shapes and as recognizable forms as well. Students will understand the importance of process in art making.
| NY STATE LEARNING STANDARDS: | PERFORMANCE
INDICATORS: |
| 1. Creating, performing, and participating in the arts. | 1a. Create a painting. |
| 2. Knowing and using art materials and resources. | 2a. Understand the qualities and characteristics of various mediums.
2b. Understand the importance of process when using various mediums.
| | 3. Responding to and analyzing works of art. | 3a. Share and discuss Miro's work and the completed student work. |
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MATERIALS: 9x12 white tag board, pencil, black Sharpie marker, small and medium sized paint brushes, watercolor paints, tempera paints, examples of Miro's paintings.
VOCABULARY: Joan Miro, abstract, restricted palette.
PROCEDURE:
DAY1:
Introduction of the life and work of the artist Joan Miro. Introduction of the concept of abstract art. Demonstration given on how to look at and draw, with pencil, shapes like those found in Miro's work. Students are shown how to outline, with black Sharpie, when they have finished drawing. Students return to their tables and monitors get supplies. The students are given examples of Miro's work to look at and they draw until clean up time. Monitors put away the supplies.
DAY 2:
Brief review (artist, terms, and procedure) given with questions and answers. Monitors get supplies. Students continue and finish their work. Monitors clean up.
DAY 3:
Students are gathered around the demonstration. Together, we examine a painting of Miro's and discuss and decide what comes next... the background or the filled in shapes. Upon completion of the question, an demonstration of watercolors is given for the background. Students return to their seats. Monitors get supplies and return them at the end of the class period.
DAY 4 & 5:
Students are given a demonstration of filling in the shapes with tempera paint. Students return to their seats, monitors get supplies.Students continue to work until their projects are complete. When all work is completed, we will share and discuss opinions and insights about the process and the finished work.
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