Rothko: 1

 Lesson example

Lesson Plan

Morgan Hughes

Painting

Grade 1

Aim: To create a warm and cool colored woven form using paper and paint

Objectives

To create a woven paper project that deals with an introduction of both warm and cool colors.  Learn about and appreciate the traditions of weaving.  Understand the differences between warm and cool colors and the contrasts that occur when these two colors are put together.

Vocabulary/Key Words

Rothko, Warm Colors, Cool Colors, Contrast, Overlap, Plain Weave

Materials

Strip of paper 1”x10”, paintbrushes, Tempura or washable paints: yellow, red, orange, blue purple, green

References

Man's wrapper, Ghana, the Art Institute of Chicago artic.edu

Mark Rothko, Homage to Matisse

Motivation 

Show examples of weaving:

What is weaving?

How is weaving done?

Show Mark Rothko’s painting “Homage to Matisse”:

What 2 colors are in this painting?

Which ones are warm?

Which one is cool?

How come they contrast?

What is contrast?

Presentation of Content

Teacher will ask questions:

                Who can point out me a cool color in the room?

                What is a warm color?

                Who can show everyone where a cool color is in the room?

                Who can show me a warm color in the room?

Teacher will:

                -Demonstrate how to paint a one or two cool colors on strip of paper

                -As the cool color dries, paint a strip with 1 or 2 warm colors

                -Have extra strips already painted.

                -Place 10 warm colors strips vertical and tape the top edges down

                -With one cool strip begin to overlap and weave in and out from the warm color.

                -Repeat weaving cool strip horizontal.

Assessment and Evaluation

                -Divide the class into a warm group and cool group.  Then assign a partner to each student (one should be in the warm group the other in the cool.)

                -Give each student 20 strips

                -Give each group their designated warm or cool color paint.

                -When the strips are painted each student should trade 8 strips with their partner, each student will         then have 8 strips of cool colors and 8 strips of a warm colors.  They can now begin to weave.

                -Teacher will guide and help students decide what object each student wants to draw.

                -Teacher will walk around room holding up examples of work that shows various layers of colors and      various brush marks.

Teacher will hold up works that are both horizontal and vertical examples

Teacher will show students work that depicts bold contrasts in color

Teacher will make sure cool and warm colors are not mixing on same strip

Teacher will make sure all directions are being followed and weaving is done correctly.

Possible Extensions

Field trip to MOMA or the MET to view Mark Rothko or a weaving trip the weaving studio called the Weaving Hand.

NYC Strands of Arts Learning:

I.  Arts Making

II.  Literacy in the Arts

III.  Making Connections

IV.  Community and Cultural Resources

V.  Careers and Life-Long learning

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