Objectives:
I will visually represent how a birch tree changes in appearance during the seasons.
I will use scraped cardboard to create texture on the birch tree trunks and surrounding environments, simulating the roughness of the bark and natural elements.
I will apply tempera paint to depict different seasons, focusing on color choices and how they reflect each time of year.
I will tell the story of a birch tree’s transformation across seasons through the development of a triptych (three-part) format
I will compare and contrast the compositions of each seasonal panel, paying attention to how elements like color, shape, and line change with the seasons.
Background: The part of the artwork that appears furthest from the viewer, often containing less detail and softer edges.
Composition: The arrangement of elements in a work of art to create a balanced and pleasing whole.
Cool colors: Colors associated with coolness, like blues, purples, and greens, often used for winter or late spring.
Contrast: The difference between light and dark areas, or between warm and cool colors, to create visual interest.
Foreground: The part of a work that appears closest to the viewer, often containing the most detail.
Middle ground: The area in an artwork that is between the foreground and background, giving depth to the scene.
Scraping technique: A method of using a tool, such as cardboard, to scrape paint across a surface, creating texture and lines.
Seasonal changes: The transformation of the natural environment throughout different times of the year, reflected in color, shape, and form.
Tempera paint: A fast-drying paint made of pigments mixed with a water-based binder, often used for vibrant colors.
Texture: The perceived surface quality in art, which can be implied visually or felt physically (e.g., rough or smooth surfaces).
Triptych: A work of art divided into three sections, often used to tell a story or depict a progression.
Warm colors: Colors associated with warmth, such as reds, yellows, and oranges, often used to depict fall or early spring.
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The following National and State Art Standards were covered in the unit:
Creating:
Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
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.1.5: Combine ideas to generate an innovative concept for art-making (e.g., seasonal depiction of a birch tree).
Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
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.1.5: Experiment and develop skills in multiple art-making techniques and approaches through practice (e.g., using cardboard to scrape texture).
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.2.5: Demonstrate quality craftsmanship through care for and use of materials, tools, and equipment.
Anchor Standard 3: Refine and complete artistic work.
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.1.5: Create artist statements using art vocabulary to describe personal choices in art-making.
Presenting:
Anchor Standard 4: Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.
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.1.5: Define the roles and responsibilities of a curator and explore how they impact what is seen by an audience.
Responding:
Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze artistic work.
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.1.5: Compare one’s own interpretation of a work of art with the interpretation of others.
Anchor Standard 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.
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.1.5: Interpret art by referring to contextual information and analyzing relevant subject matter.
Connecting:
Anchor Standard 10: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.
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.1.5: Apply knowledge of art and design to create works that communicate meaning.
Creating:
Standard A: Creating in Art: Students will generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
WAS A.Cr1: Generate multiple ideas and select the best one for a project, using art-making techniques like scraping with cardboard to create texture.
WAS A.Cr2: Demonstrate skillful use of media and techniques in creating art (e.g., tempera paint and texture creation).
Presenting:
Standard B: Presenting Art: Students will develop, refine, and complete artistic techniques and processes for sharing.
WAS B.Pr1: Consider how finished works of art are shared and displayed, especially in a triptych format that tells a seasonal story.
Responding:
Standard C: Responding to Art: Students will analyze and interpret art.
WAS C.Re1: Reflect on and evaluate their own and others’ works of art, using art vocabulary like texture, contrast, composition, and seasonal representation.
WAS C.Re2: Compare different interpretations and reflect on the meaning of their choices in the triptych’s depiction of seasons.
Connecting:
Standard D: Connecting Art: Students will make connections between personal experiences and art.
WAS D.Cn1: Connect personal experiences, such as observing seasonal changes, to the artwork they create.