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Lesson
by Judy Decker
6th Grade Lesson Plans
Week:
Unit:
Medieval Art
Project: Ceramic Mug with
"gargoyle" figure
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Objectives:
1. Art appreciation,
art history- Medieval
architecture
2. Understanding of
beliefs of people of the middle ages
3. Understanding
ceramic vocabulary
4. Explore slab
technique and pinch techniques of
forming clay and sprigging of added
elements
5. Develop skills in
manipulating clay; decorating
techniques
6. Utilize a variety of
resources to inspire art
7. Explore an idea in
different media
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Materials:
Clay,
clay modeling tools
Cloth,
rolling pins, guide sticks
Slip
dishes
Stamps
and gadgets for texture
Soup
or pop cans
Newspaper
Drawing
paper
Glazes
and underglazes
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Motivation:
1. Review characteristics of Medieval architecture
2. Review gargoyles, medieval bestiary
3. Images of Gothic architecture from the Internet and National
Geographic
4. Examples of ceramic mugs (teacher made) - purchased gargoyle
sculptures
5. Review of vocabulary
6. Demonstrations of forming techniques - slab, pinch - coil -
sprigging - scoring/fusing
7. Demonstrations of various decorating techniques- majolica, and
underglaze
8. Internet lesson (see Web page for sites)
NOTE: This was
always
done as a follow-up to a drawing lesson. Students used their
animal/beastie drawing as a model for their
gargoyle mug. The decoration on the mug related to the drawing, too.
Procedures:
1.
Review Medieval architectural elements
(assign extra credit to find examples of Neo-Gothic architecture. Show and discuss Grant Wood's "American Gothic" )
2.
Review ceramic vocabulary (text chapter 9)
3.
Design mug on newsprint - plan how medieval beastie will guard
mug (use previous drawing as a model for animal)
4.
Wrap newspaper around soup or pop can (as a separator)
5.
Wedge and roll out slab of clay (use guide sticks for uniform
thickness)
6.
Cut slab to fit around can--fuse seam together. Cut circle to
fuse onto bottom of mug - score and slip.
7.
Design mug to reflect gothic architecture or landscape of the
middle ages- carve in designs--sprig on designs--score and slip
additions
8.
Shape beastie using pinch technique--add patterns--wings, horns,
etc
9.
Fuse beastie to mug (beastie can be climbing side - forming
handle - resting on top - climbing out -- some even made it fly over the
mug by supporting with a dowel rod)
10.
Carve, press in
patterns and textures--add additional press-mold elements as desired
11.
Glaze after bisque firing- use underglazes with clear glaze over
or use Majolica technique.
Evaluation:
Student
self-evaluation.
Student
critique
Grade
form:
name__________________
DESIGN 10
9
8
7
6
5
other
CONSTRUCTION
10
9
8
7
6
5
CRAFTSMANSHIP
10
9
8
7
6
5
Glazing
10
9
8
7
6
5
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