| Materials |
Animal
handouts (packet for each table), newsprint, pencils, black construction
paper, colored construction paper, Prismacolor pencils, scissors, glue
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| Objectives |
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Create an imaginary animal by
combining parts of two or more animals
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Show pattern and textures with
Prismacolor pencils
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Show highlights and shadows
using complimentary colors - add white for highlights
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Develop center of interest at
eyes using white for highlights
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Create an environment for their
imaginary animal
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Demonstrate skill in cutting
and gluing
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| Resources |
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| Instruction/Motivation |
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Discuss a little about life
in the Middle Ages - Present some of
the animals shown in the Bestiary.
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Demonstrate using Prismacolors -
show how to to do highlights and shadows - show blending of colors.
Demonstrate coloring of eyes to show reflection.
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Review color planning - Review
animals in their environment/habitat.
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| Procedures |
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Go to Switch Zoo ( switchzoo.com) and make new animals to get ideas for combinations and see how these animals might look. Select at least three animals that appeal to you. Plan
some combinations on newsprint. For
example: decide what head, legs and tail your animal will have, and plan in what kind of environment your animal
will live.
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Select your best plan -- Draw
your animal on the black construction paper. Make
it just about fill the page. The animal is to be the main focus
of the composition. Focus on transitions: Wings must appear to
grow out of the body....patterns must be repeated for unity (zebra
tail? how about some hoof stripes for unity, or maybe some more
in the face?)
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Draw in details of the environment. In
what biome does your animal live? What kind of plants would be
there (note from Judy: I have had actual plants in the room for
students to draw).
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Plan colors -
try analogous or complementary colors.
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Color composition. Use
a variety of pencil pressures to obtain different values. Use
white and lighter values to show highlights, Use complementary
colors to show shadows. Use directional strokes to help shape
the animal (making it look more three dimensional).
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Develop a center of interest
around the eyes - put a reflection
in the eye, develop pattern and texture in the iris, use of black
and white pencils for texturing and adding depth
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Color background/landscape
to enhance animal - repeat colors.
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Cut out and mount on colored
construction paper (select a color
that is complementary or analogous to drawing). Put tiny drops
of glue on back of drawing (leave face down on table) - lay construction
paper over and gently smooth to join the two together.
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| Evaluation |
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Did students show imagination
and creativity in combining different
animal parts to create a mixed breed animal?
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Did students show values by
varying pressures of the pencil - showing highlights and
shadows with complimentary colors?
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Did students create a center
of interest at the eyes by adding
a white reflection?
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Did students exhibit skill
and craftsmanship in cutting and
gluing?
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| Thanks to Art Teacher, Linda Woods, for sharing her lesson plan
with other teachers; and the administration of St. John's Lower School
for granting us permission to host the work at Switch Zoo. Also, thanks
to Judy Decker from The
Incredible Art Department for collaboration on the lesson plan.
St.
John's School in Houston is a K-12 college preparatory facility
with an excellent Fine Arts Department that features Art, Music,
Drama, and Dance. |
