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1 Updated: 12/31/10 Page: 1 of 1 Bradley J Scherzer Cool & Warm Landscapes

2 Page: 2 of 2 Bradley J Scherzer Cool & Warm Landscapes Students will create cool and warm landscapes using oil pastels. They will either represent the scene at noon or at sunset, which flip the location of the colors. GRADE LEVEL: 2 CLASS SIZE:? students TIME: 60min sessions A. STATE STANDARDS Analyzing and Responding o Benchmark A: Identify and describe the visual features and characteristics in works of art. 1. Use details (e.g., tilted objects, yellow-orange sun or striped shirt) to describe objects, symbols and visual effects in artworks. Creative Expression and Communication o Benchmark A: Demonstrate knowledge of visual art materials, tools, techniques and processes by using them expressively and skillfully. 1. Demonstrate increasing skill in the use of art tools and materials. Creative Expression and Communication o Benchmark C: Develop and select a range of subject matter and ideas to communicate meaning in two- and three-dimensional works of art. 4. Create artworks based on observation of familiar objects and scenes in the environment. Creative Expression and Communication o Benchmark D: Recognize and use ongoing assessment to revise and improve the quality of original artworks. 7. Begin to revise work to a level of personal satisfaction. B. OBJECTIVES Knowledge: o Students will learn the difference between cool and warm colors o Students will learn the order of space (foreground, middleground, background) o Students will learn how to create a landscape Skills: o Students will be able apply color solidly with pastels o Students will be able blend two oil pastels together o Students will be able identify the elements of a landscape Attitude: o Students will share materials o Students will try all supplies given o Students will listen and sit still during directions o Students will follow the directions given C. CONCEPTS Warm Colors

3 Page: 3 of 3 o Warm colors are Yellows, Reds, and Oranges. They remind us of fire and hot summer days. Cool Colors o Cool Colors are generally Blue, Green, and Violet (Purple). They remind us of water, winter, and cold. Landscape o A work of art that shows ground, sky, and sometimes trees and/or mountains. Landscapes are often pictures or scenes of nature. Foreground o The parts of the picture that are closest to you. Example: ground, rocks, hills Middleground o The parts of the picture that are in the middle not way off in the distance but not close. Example: mountains, distant tress Background o The parts of the picture that the furthest back. Example: sky D. INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES PowerPoint (Noon & Sunset Landscapes.ppt) E. SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT Smartboard/Digital Projector Pencils (HB) Oil pastels (warm colors & cool colors) Black Construction Paper 12x18 F. TEACHING PROCEDURE DAY 1 o Preparation & Organization o Fill containers with black pastels o Set out black paper o Introduction:? min o Discuss cool and warm colors using the color wheel o Show photographs of southwestern landscapes o Have the students dissect the image and identify the cool and warm colors o Introduce the project: Cool and Warm Landscapes o Discuss the structure of a landscape and have the students identify the 3 sections they see: sky, mountains, ground/hills. o Explain and define: Ground = Foreground Mountains = Middleground Sky = Background o Studio:? min STEP 1: Handout black paper. Have students write their names in the upper right hand corner. Demonstrate drawing three rectangle of the same proportions as the paper on the same side as the name. (these rectangles will be used as thumbnails)

4 Page: 4 of 4 Demonstrate how to sketch the landscape: Page is divided into thirds: Foreground Lower third = the plains and rolling hills. Gradual curves that weave back and forth. Draw 4 or 5 curved lines. Middleground Middle third = the mountains. 3 or 4 gumdrop or high arched lines next to each other. Background Top third = a small circle surrounded by concentric circles which cover about half of the sky. One large circle should touch the tips or go behind the mountains. Do each third as a class. Demonstrate then they follow. Create the ground in all three first, then the mountains in all three, then the sky in all three. Have the students make each thumbnail image different. STEP 2: Tell the class to choose one of the 3 thumbnails as their favorite and put a star above it. They will be replicating this thumbnail on the front. Tell them that the rectangle they had drawn is now the edges of the paper so they DO NOT DRAW A RECTANGLE. They should flip back and forth to make sure they are keeping the small image and all 3 parts of the landscape. STEP 3: When the whole landscape is sketched in with pencil, handout black oil pastels in a tray Demonstrate tracing the exact pencil lines with the pastel Allow them to begin o Closure:? min o Clean-up:? min Have students return pastels to the tray and pencils to their bins. Have them stack papers at the ends of the table. Select 2 students to collect the stacks and put them on the teacher s desk. Handout wet rags to every table and tell students to wipe up their own spots. Release tables one at a time with a 30 second time limit. The table that has followed the directions and is the quietest may line up for the door first. Call tables. DAY 2 o Preparation & Organization Fill containers with warm colored pastels o Introduction:? min Review cool and warm colors. Show paintings of southwestern landscapes Ask them if they have ever seen the sky change color. At what time? A: Sunset

5 Page: 5 of 5 Tell them at sunset the colors switch. The sky turns from blue to orange and warm colors and the ground gets cold and takes on cool colors. They have 2 options: (Noon) sky = cool colors, ground = warm colors (Sunset) sky = warm colors, ground = cool colors o Studio:? min STEP 1: Pass out drawings Have them as a class put their finger on which half of their drawing is their cool half, then warm half. Explain that today they will only be working with warm colored pastels. Ask: If we chose a warm sky should any of our ground be warm? Ask: If we chose a warm ground and mountains should we color any warm colors in our sky? Tell them to stay in the lines that they drew in black and to push hard with the pastels to make each color solid. Pass out only warm colored pastels. STEP 2: When students begin to finish Demonstrate blending in a second color and adding highlights with white. o Clean-up:? min Have students return pastels to the tray and pencils to their bins. Have them stack papers at the ends of the table. Select 2 students to collect the stacks and put them on the teacher s desk. Handout wet rags to every table and tell students to wipe up their own spots. Release tables one at a time with a 30 second time limit. The table that has followed the directions and is the quietest may line up for the door first. Call tables. DAY 3 o Preparation & Organization Fill containers with cool colored pastels o Introduction:? min Ask the class to use the vocabulary words to name the areas of a landscape. Point to each section and ask them to name it. Ground = Foreground Mountains = Middleground Sky = Background Review cool and warm colors. Ask: When does the sky get full of warm colors? A: Sunset Ask: When is the sky all cool colors? on

6 Page: 6 of 6 G. EVALUATION o Studio:? min STEP 1: Pass out drawings Have them as a class put their finger on which half of their drawing is their warm half, then cool half. Check to make sure they have selected correctly. Explain that today they will only be working with cool colored pastels. Ask: If we chose a cool sky should any of our ground be cool? Ask: If we chose a cool ground and mountains should we color any cool colors in our sky? Tell them to stay in the lines that they drew in black and to push hard with the pastels to make each color solid. Pass out only cool colored pastels. STEP 2: When students begin to finish Demonstrate blending in a second color and adding highlights with white. If they had not completed their warm colors, pass them out to the individual student. o Closure:? min o Clean-up:? min Have students return pastels to the tray and pencils to their bins. Have them stack papers at the ends of the table. Select 2 students to collect the stacks and put them on the teacher s desk. Handout wet rags to every table and tell students to wipe up their own spots. Release tables one at a time with a 30 second time limit. The table that has followed the directions and is the quietest may line up for the door first. Call tables. Rubric Excellent Student followed directions well Student tried all materials Student had a great attitude

7 Page: 7 of 7 Average Student followed directions mostly Student tried most materials Student had an average positive attitude Below Average Student did not follow directions Student did not try materials Student had a bad attitude