Lesson Plan for Art Education
Subject Area
Lesson Plan: “Art History Related”
Course: Art
Level: 11th and 12th
Class Time Length: Three 45-minute periods
Unit Title and Unit Goals
Title: Digital Imaging
Goals or Concepts: Students should explore a new medium through practicing a variety of introductory Photoshop techniques. The students will incorporate working with appropriated images, personal artwork and images from pop culture to create a visually interesting composition. Students should be able to communicate these ideas and techniques at a basic level.
Standards:
1.1 Use adobe Photoshop to create and 11” x 17” color image
2.2 Use the elements and principles of color and design to communicate ideas
3.3 Utilize subject matter, techniques and ideas in their own pieces
Instructional Objective: After looking at examples of famous works from art history and discussing what goes into developing a famous work of art, the high school students will design, construct, and embellish a digital image that incorporates at least one image from art history, one personal image (drawing, photograph, etc) and one pop culture reference.
Materials/Media
Supplies/Tools/Equipment:
Gardner’s guide to Art History
Adobe Photoshop
Printing lab
Personal images
Other Resources: Reproductions of a variety of famous works of art (Mona Lisa, Starry Night, Marilyn, etc).
Instructional Procedures and Design:
Set
Motivational Strategies: The teacher will share a brief history of cultures known for their progressive art making and background in collaging. The teacher will explain techniques of these peoples as relates to the making of a digital collage. The students will be informed that their work will be included in their class portfolios.
Vocabulary:
Collage: A form of art in which various materials such as photographs and pieces of paper or fabric are arranged and stuck to a backing.
Key Questions:
How can you make a successful digital collage?
What are some settings to be aware of when printing?
Why is it important to flatten an image?
What are some downsides to using images from the Internet?
Classroom Strategies-Instructional Preparations/ Suggestions / Safety:
- Teacher should set up visuals and examples
- Review information on collaging and Photoshop techniques
- Prepare discussion questions about digital imaging
- The teacher should make copies of Photoshop toolbar explanation handouts
- The teacher should reserve the computer lab for the three class periods
- Present motivational information on discussion of topic, using prepared questions as a guide
- Teacher will demonstrate basic Photoshop techniques
- Teacher will review Photoshop toolbar handout
- Teacher will assist students in construction of collages as needed
- Teacher will assist students in flattening the final image and check that all settings are appropriate for printing
Learner Involvement-Student Activities/Procedures
- Students will view the visuals
- Students will listen to the teacher’s presentation and participate in class discussion (guided by teacher’s prepared questions) on digital imaging and collaging
- Students will attentively listen to the teacher as they demonstrate basic Photoshop techniques and methods
- Students will look over the list of progressive steps on how to create their own digital collages
Practice and Review: Teacher will rotate computers, reviewing methods like layering, erasing, and transforming images that students will want to include in their digital collages, as well as monitoring the room to make sure that the internet is being used properly, and as necessary, assisting students in the construction of their images.
Learning Environment: (Classroom set up/class layout of supplies, etc.) Students will work at own computer to help each other create imagery based incorporating images from different sources. For demonstration they will watch on the projector as the teacher demonstrates basic Photoshop techniques. They will place their finished pieces in their class portfolios. Students will remain in seats until dismissed.
Closure:
Clean Up:
- Students will log off of computers and put the chairs back where they found them and wait to be dismissed.
Ending Comments: Address the importance of properly saving their images to a jump drive and NOT the desktop since it clears files every 15 minutes. Inform students they have two more class periods to finish their images, so not to worry if they are not done.
Alternative Activities:
Special Needs Considerations: May have special needs create a collage and scan it into the computer and do minor photo editing.
Addressing Diversity: Students will study art history and pop culture in the US.
Evaluation Strategies:
Formal: Use a rubric to identify use of proper construction, design, and imagery of final pieces.
Informal: With the class, orally review key concepts from goals and objectives. Have students show their images on portfolio day.
Re-teaching: Most would occur in process since students can make as many images as necessary. Can troubleshoot problems as they occur.
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