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OBJECTIVE:
THE STUDENT WILL LEARN ABOUT THE PICTURE WRITING THAT THE
NATIVE AMERICANS USED. THEY WILL CREATE A PAINTING USING THESE SYMBOLS OR
SYMBOLS THAT THEY DESIGN.
BACKGROUND
INFORMATION:
PREHISTORIC PEOPLE ALL OVER
THE WORLD PAINTED AND
CARVED PICTURES ON ROCKS. PAINTED IMAGES, FIGURATIVE DRAWINGS OR PICTURES
REPRESENTING A WORD ARE CALLED PICTOGRAPHS.
CARVED IMAGES ARE CALLED PETROGLYPHS.
NATIVE AMERICANS WERE NO DIFFERENT. THEY LEFT MARKINGS ON ROCKS. WE ARE
NOT REAL SURE WHY THESE MARKINGS WERE DONE…
MAYBE TO MARK TIME…. MAYBE TO PASS MESSAGES ON TO OTHER
PEOPLE…. MAYBE TO MARK A GOOD HUNTING PLACE.
WE ARE NOT REALLY SURE OF THE REASON FOR THESE MARKINGS BUT
THEIR BEAUTY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IS FASCINATING. THESE WERE ESPECIALLY
ABUNDANT IN THE SOUTHWEST. ONE ROCK HAS SO MANY IMAGES ON IT THAT IT IS
CALLED NEWSPAPER ROCK.
INSTRUCTIONAL
RESOURCES:
1.
CRAZY
HORSE’S VISION BY JOSEPH
BRUCHAC AND S.D. NELSON http://www.leeandlow.com/books/vision.html
2.
POSTER FROM ROCK ART NATIONAL PARK IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
3.
PICTURES OF ROCK ART
4.
SEMINAR GIVEN BY S.D. NELSON
5.
IF ROCKS COULD TALK (VIDEO) BY B. JANE BUSH
6.
SECRETS
OF THE STONE BY HARRIET PECK TAYLOR
7. ROCK
ART INTERNET RESOURCES
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MATERIALS:
12” X 18” CONSTRUCTION PAPER FOR STENCIL
12” X 18” BLACK CONSTRUCTION PAPER
PENCILS, SCISSORS
(older student may use X-acto knives)
TEMPERA IN MANY COLORS
SMALL PIECES OF SPONGES
Q-TIPS OR SMALL PAINT BRUSHES
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VOCABULARY:
ROCK ART
PETROGLYPH
PICTOGRAPH
STENCIL
BRIDGES
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PROCEDURE:
1.
WATCH THE ROCK ART VIDEO
2.
SHOW THE STUDENTS THE POSTER AND OTHER PICTURES OF ROCK ART
3.
ON THE BLACK PIECE OF CONSTRUCTION PAPER, SPONGE ON COLORS TO
REPRESENT CELESTIAL SKIES,
ETHEREAL SKY, MILKY WAY OR
MISTY ATMOSPHERE. ROYAL BLUE, TURQUOISE, BLACK, WHITE.
MAKE A NICE SKY
(SET ASIDE TO DRY).
4.
DRAW AN ANIMAL OR HUMAN FIGURE AS LARGE AS YOUR HAND ON
STENCIL PAPER.
5.
CONNECT SIDES OF FIGURE WITH BRIDGES
-THE BRIDGES DIVIDE THE ANIMAL OR FIGURE INTO INTERESTING
SECTIONS. Instead of cutting
out the entire stencil, we made Bridges to go across the stencil. It made
them more sturdy
and gave them a decorative
aspect. For instance, say your figure was a lizard. You might have a
bridge across his
body, maybe a V bridge - or
several V bridges if the lizard is long.
6.
FOLD FIGURE DOWN THE CENTER AND CUT OUT FIGURE BETWEEN
BRIDGES
- Be careful not to cut the bridges at the
sides. Accidents can easily be
repaired with tape.
7.
DEMONSTRATE TRANSITIONAL COLORS, HAVING ONE COLOR FADE INTO
THE NEXT.
8.
STENCIL FIGURE ON SKY PAPER USING THE TRANSITIONAL SPONGING
METHOD
9.
REPEAT FIGURES, SOME FIGURES MAY GO OFF THE PAGE. DRY STENCIL
BETWEEN EACH ONE.
10.
ON EDGE OF STENCIL PAPER, CUT OUT A GEOMETRIC DESIGN.
11.
SPONGE BORDER AROUND PICTURE WITH GEOMETRIC DESIGN.
12.
TO ADD STARS, USE WHITE PAINT AND THE END OF A Q-TIP OR USE
THE END OF YOUR PAINT BRUSH. ALSO
YELLOW PAINT WITH A WHITE DOT
IN THE MIDDLE AND THEN PULL AWAY IN ALL DIRECTIONS WITH THE TIP OF
BRUSH LOOK GOOD. USE
LARGER STAR DESIGNS AROUND STENCILS.
CLOSURE:
REVIEW
CONCEPTS/VOCABULARY - DISPLAY ARTWORK IN THE SCHOOL.
EVALUATION:
1.
WAS THE STUDENT SUCCESSFUL IN CREATING A STENCIL FIGURE WITH
BRIDGES?
2.
DID THE STUDENT CREATE AN INTERESTING SKY?
3.
DID THE STUDENT ARRANGE THE STENCIL FIGURES USING THE WHOLE
PAPER?
4.
DOES THE FINISHED PROJECT NEATLY DONE?
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