African Mask Design

African Mask Design
Grade Level 5
Lesson submitted by Michele Cone
Old Turnpike School
Califon, NJ 07830

OBJECTIVES:

TO DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF SHAPE, SYMMETRY AND COLOR IN MASK DESIGN (1 .1,1.5)
TO LEARN HOW TO USE LINE, COLOR AND SYMMETRY (1.1)
TO UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT AND ORIGINATION OF TRIBAL MASKS (1 .5)
TO USE COLOR MATERIALS TO ENHANCE THE MASK DESIGN (1.3)
TO CREATE A 2D TRIBAL MASK DESIGN USING CUT PAPER AND OIL PASTELS ( 1.3)

MATERIALS:

PENCILS; PAPER; OIL PASTELS; COLORED PAPER; SCISSORS; GLUE; BACKGROUND PAPER.

PROCEDURES:

INTRODUCTION OF MASK DESIGN WITH VISUALS OF MASKS. WE WILL DISCUSS THE MANY USES OF THESE MASKS.
DEMO WITH DISCUSSION ON SYMMETRY AND WAYS TO CREATE IT USING PAPER AND SCISSORS.
STUDENTS WILL CREATE THEIR MASK AND ENHANCE IT WITH CUT PAPER AND OIL PASTELS.

EVALUATION:

STUDENTS WILL VIEW THE ART OF THEIR PEERS BEFORE TAKING IT HOME. WE WILL BRIEFLY DISCUSS THE ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT.
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