Toms River, NJ

Objective:

1. Viewing art and appreciating art (aesthetics, art history, art criticism).

2. Creating “Wearable Art” (art production).

Visual Arts Standards:

1.1 All students will acquire knowledge that increases aesthetic awareness by viewing, evaluating, and analyzing prints representing different art styles and media and selecting one for their pin.

1.2 All students will refine skills by decorating a frame for a work of art.

1.3 All students will use art elements and media to create their frames.

1.4 All students will informally observe works of art and make selections based upon their personal criteria.

1.5 All students will view works of art representing various time periods and world cultures.

1.6 All students will plan and execute solutions to the problem of selecting artwork and designing a frame for “wearable art.”

Workplace Readiness Skills:

1.8 Occupational skills (presentation)

3.1 Define problem/clarify decisions

3.7 Conduct systematic observations

3.8 Organize, synthesize, and evaluate information

3.10 Monitor own thinking

3.11 Identify/evaluate alternate decisions

3.13 Select and apply solutions to problem solving and decision-making

3.14 Evaluate solutions

3.15 Apply problem-solving skills to design projects

4.2 Work cooperatively

4.9 Use time efficiently

Resources/Materials:

4” x 4 1/2” White Oaktag Colored Pencils

Mini Art Prints (from art catalogs) Cellophane Tape

Elmers Glue Safety Pins

Youth Art Month Dittos

Instructions:

1. Show example of “wearable art.”

2. Explain to students that they may do anything they want to decorate edges of white oaktag to create a frame for their mini art print. Leave the center empty where you will glue an art print. Students may use shapes, lines, colors, create patterns, press hard or light on pencil to create values, leave some negative space, etc. (a mini review of art elements and principles).

3. Choose students to pass out white oaktag squares, youth art month dittos, and colored pencils. Students may begin work immediately.

4. When finished decorating art frames, demonstrate how to glue YAM ditto in center of frame.

5. Call students to bring finished frame to table and look through the pile of mini art prints. Find a print you like and perhaps that matches your frame. Go back to table and glue in the center of the frame.

6. Teacher will go around and use a piece of cellophane tape to attach safety pin on back. Explain how to be careful when opening and closing pin. Help students pin to shirt.

7. If time allows, play an art game that encourage students to describe, analyze, interpret, and/or judge works of art. (1.) Students may sort pins into groups such as landscape, portrait, still life, non-objective, etc. (2.) Students may select two pins and use a Venn diagram to determine how they are alike or different. (3.) Students may work in groups to create an art gallery by selecting several pins and creating a theme for their gallery. (4.) Students may create a postcard or travel brochure for a journey into their work of art. Pins may be collected and used during later classes.

Assessment Techniques:

View each student’s artistic process and product to determine extent of student understanding of art concepts, artistic skills, and work habits.

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