Expressions of Indigenous Cultures (NAC1O1 Gr. 9) is a course that examines Indigenous cultures in Canada and around the world through an exploration of art forms: Arts and crafts, storytelling, dance, and music – created by Indigenous artists. Students will learn to identify First Nations, Métis and Inuit art forms and describe relationships between the art forms and traditions, philosophy, and culture. Students will also learn basic art theory and techniques that will provide the core knowledge required to continue in visual arts.

Basically, The focus of NAC101 is to raise awareness of Indigenous Cultures of Canada through Visual Arts.

LESSON

PATTERNS and DESIGNS

Intro to Pottery Final Project

Discuss Shelter/Housing

First Nations housing in dire need of overhaul https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/first-nations-housing-in-dire-need-of-overhaul-1.981227

8 Things You Need to Know About On-Reserve Housing Issues

Housing Crisis Deconstructed | APTN Investigates

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWYolDlD-x4

Housing crisis not fixable under current model, but can be made worse with bad government

https://www.aptnnews.ca/infocus/housing-crisis-not-fixable-under-current-model-but-can-be-made-worse-with-bad-government/

Could a new approach to First Nations housing be a game-changer?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpRyv5VzmjA

Lesson

Intro to Clay

-health and safety (silica)

-clean-up (buckets, ziplock bags)

-wet plastic clay... leather hard clay... bone dry... bisqueware fired... glaze fired

potterycrafters.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/7-Stages-of-Clay-900x600.jpg

Wedging

Thumb character

Pinch pot

Scoring, Slip, Applique Techniques

Coil pot

Slab box

Carving, Impressions, and Sgraffito Techniques

Video: Pottery Wheel Rap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WHlTQUp5oY

Clay Project: Turtle Legacy Vessel

Turtle Island Creation Story

Storybook https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVyGUqW9aXI

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX4GJTtSigY

Legacy Art -Terry Fox

https://dtah.com/news/2019-02-06-legacy-art-project-concept-proposal-by-jon-sasaki-dtah

April 8

LESSON:

Do some online research about Artists and their attempts to bring awareness of different political and/or environmental subjects, such as WATER, human rights, systemic racism, and/or climate change etc. You could look up political artists, art for social change etc.

Make a few notes of key pieces of information so that you can share it with your group members to help with the process of creating a painting composition based on this Water theme.

Below are a few examples...

'Water is sacred': 10 visual artists reflect on the human right to water

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/aug/04/water-is-sacred-10-visual-artists-reflect-on-the-human-right-to-water

Using art to demand clean water

https://www.wateraid.org/uk/blog/using-art-to-demand-clean-water-meet-our-winner

10 Indigenous Artworks that Changed How We Imagine Ourselves

https://canadianart.ca/essays/ten-indigenous-artworks-changed-imagine/

All Aboriginal art is political: you just need to learn how to read it

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/sep/23/all-aboriginal-art-is-political-you-just-need-to-learn-how-to-read-it

Indigenous Activists Launch Political Art Campaign Ahead of the Election

https://hyperallergic.com/599027/indigenous-activists-launch-political-art-campaign-ahead-of-the-election/

Political Artists

https://www.theartstory.org/artists/political-artists/

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Task: Practice painting or drawing Water

Pay close attention to the elements of design -the shapes, sizes, values, colours. Fill a whole page. There are so many great tutorials online. You can watch videos or read articles about it or you can just try doing it without a visual reference by experiementing over and over again, making little changes.

April 6

LESSON:

Review Big Picture -World Water Crisis, Indigienous People's Water Crisis

Water Walkers

Earth Keepers

Take Action https://canadians.org/fn-water

Earth Day Parade

Water Art

Paper Mache

-Political Art - Puppets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp-OI9IhYOI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV232D962pE&ab_channel=WILDTRAVELS

-Paper Mache Techniques https://sites.google.com/view/artsandcraftswithmsporter/big-heads

-Paper Mache (cardboard cutouts and tin foil) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywViyxgbPUg&ab_channel=UltimatePaperMache

Paper Clay

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

PAPER MACHE -Big Heads or Animals on sticks

Group work -Water ideas/compositions

March 28- April 1

LESSON:

Review Colour Theory

COLOUR webpage https://sites.google.com/view/artsandcraftswithmsporter/art-theory/colour

Check out... Blended Watercolour Paints: Galaxy Cat https://youtu.be/CkJSQ2zWVi0

If you understand Colour Theory and how to USE WATER, the possibilities are endless. Try it! Enjoy!

Practice blending colours smoothly. Try painting a rainbow coming out of the clouds or a galaxy with a planet etc. OR painting whatever you like....

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kNoScwxt1E0/maxresdefault.jpg rainbow

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5FBYrFPJ6PA/maxresdefault.jpg galaxy

If you don't have paints at home but you have pencils you can certainly practice blending those too.

https://youtu.be/mWhr0vr0XAE

https://www.craftsy.com/post/skin-tones-with-colored-pencils/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHAxxcVeuQI

Try to make 5 different Skin Tones with paint or pencils... go to the Colour Webpage above for more details.

LESSON:

What do we need to survive? Thrive?

Water Song Performance by Ms. Porter

Issues faced by Indigenous People... #1. WATER CRISIS

Canada’s First Nations face systemic water crisis

Canada is violating its international human rights obligations by failing to provide adequate, sanitary water supplies to First Nations communities, several of which are facing a “broader systemic crisis”

Water Challenges in Indigenous Communities

Watch 2-4 Litres of water for the week! https://youtu.be/Gsg6eUhFDDo

Read more at https://truenorthaid.ca/indigenous-water-challenges/

Autumn Peltier's Legacy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqdE_7OZaqE

Autumn at United Nations Meeting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6LcaTWTx8g

Ottawa lags on promise to end drinking-water advisories for First Nations

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/video-ottawa-lags-on-promise-to-end-drinking-water-advisories-for-first/

Write a Water Drop Letter to the Prime Minister to voice your opinion for change... https://canadians.org/fn-water

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/6/8/canadas-first-nations-face-systemic-water-crisis

Hard Edge:

Norval Morriseau https://www.officialmorrisseau.com/

West Coast Haida Arthttps://spiritsofthewestcoast.com/pages/artists

Mini Art Task with Ms. Porter:

Abstract Value People with crazy hair -3 planes (3 people), 3 analagous colours per person,

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Tuesday, March 29

LESSON:

Art Styles

1. Abstract -Expressionism and Non-objective

2. Realism and Photo realism

3. Impressionism

4. Pop Art

5. Cartoon Art and Manga

6. West Coast Indiginous Art

7. Woodland Indigenous Art

Intro to Brushwork (how to hold, load, and manipulate a brush)

How to blend colours

Mini Art Task with Ms. Porter:

"Fast" Abstract Painting -experiment with all the different marks you can make with a paint brush

b) Blending Colours Exercise (4 quarters)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rxr0XANIs8 Tip on how to create ALL shades of one colour

Use water (or medium) on your brush or from a mini spray bottle and your rag (or paper towel) often!!!

Push the water into the new area. Don't rub your paper too much. Move to new areas on your paper.

DON'T WASTE PASTE. Think! DON'T WASTE WATER. Care!

Friday, March 25 and Monday, March 28

LESSON:

Painting Essentials -Paints; Paper; Board, Tape; Water; Rag; Brushes

PAINTING RULES:

1. Don't contaminate the paint

2. Don't make unintentional muddy/dirty/ugly colours

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Complete your "Before" Paintings

a) Experiment with colours (make as many colours as you can with Red, Yellow, and Blue.

b) Paint a Landscape of fields, forest, hills, mountains, sky

c) Painting Values -Scale and sphere with shadow

Thursday, March 10 -

LESSON:

Indigenous Musicians

Traditional Native Flute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_RoAZt0cH4

Traditional Powwow Drumming: An Hour of Powerful BadAss Powwow Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgfz-AZ9Pnw

6 Indigenous artists you need to know in 2021 https://www.cbc.ca/music/6-indigenous-artists-you-need-to-know-in-2021-1.6067395

10 Great Indigenous Musicians to Listen to in 2022 https://raventrust.com/top-10-indigneous-musicians/

Bryden Gwiss Kiwenzie | River & Sky Camping & Music Festival 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI_DMH0KFGQ

https://summerfolk.org/performers/bryden-gwiss-kiwenzie/

Halluci Nation (formerly named a Tribe Called Red)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9lz7hYDvRM&ab_channel=TED

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdD2ASSyypE&ab_channel=CBCMusic

Buffy St. Marie Universal Soldier https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGWsGyNsw00

The Métis Fiddle

17 Year old... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZtIL5k2gPM&ab_channel=learnmichif

History of the Metis Fiddle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRDGJgkjeaw&ab_channel=RupertslandCentreforTeachingandLearning

Fiddling and Jigging https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhgEch-TMVA

Ms. Porter plays the fiddle and recorders ... Celtic music

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Final Drawing Project: Pen and Ink; Pencil; or Woodburning

a) Composition Sketches -rough, simple thumbnail sketches of 3 possible compositions of the same subject/topic.

Or start Paper Mache -Big Animal Head

Monday, March 7 -

LESSON:

Composition Review -large visuals and in books

1. Rule of Thirds 2. Symmetrical Balance 3. Asymmetrical Balance 4. Radial Balance 5. Mosaic Balance

Introduce 6. 3 Planes Composition -Foreground, Middleground, and Background

Art Projects

a) Woodburning; Pen and Ink; OR Pencil drawing

Topic: Your choice but you must follow one the the 5 Composition Guidelines taught.

b) Paper Mache

Topic: BIG ANIMAL HEAD

Review Creative Design Process:

1. Idea Generation (brainstorm

2. Compositional Sketches (rough, simple thumbnail drawings)

3. Practice skills and techniques specific to your composition

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Final Drawing Project: Pen and Ink; Pencil; or Woodburning

a) Composition Sketches -rough, simple thumbnail sketches of 3 possible compositions of the same subject/topic.

Or start Paper Mache -Big Animal Head

Thursday, March 3 -

LESSON:

Composition Review -large visuals and in books

1. Rule of Thirds 2. Symmetrical Balance 3. Asymmetrical Balance 4. Radial Balance 5. Mosaic Balance

Introduce 6. 3 Planes Composition -Foreground, Middleground, and Background

Art Projects

a) Woodburning; Pen and Ink; OR Pencil drawing

Topic: Your choice but you must follow one the the 5 Composition Guidelines taught.

b) Paper Mache

Topic: BIG ANIMAL HEAD

Review Creative Design Process:

1. Idea Generation (brainstorm

2. Compositional Sketches (rough, simple thumbnail drawings)

3. Practice skills and techniques specific to your composition

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Composition Sketches -rough, simple thumbnail sketches of 3 possible compositions of the same subject/topic.

Or start Paper Mache

Wednesday, March 2 -

LESSON:

Review World Views...

In what other ways do your world views differ from each other? What about your traditions? Your ceremonies?

INDIGENOUS CEREMONIES

7 Most Common Indigenous Ceremonies https://youtu.be/Q_duh45H8Mg

Grandmother Moon Teachings https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1172763372747854

Political Meetings/Debates in the House of Commons vs the Pipe Ceremony

Western vs Indigenous Wedding Ceromonies

Mini Art Task (MAT) with Ms. Porter: Pen and Ink

1. Western vs Indigenous World Views (straight line vs spiral)

2. Circle vs Triangle

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Bird or buildings or whatever demonstrating your 3D and texture making skills in Pen and Ink or Woodburning ... mini on 4 x 4 paper

Tuesday, March 1 -

LESSON:

Intro to Paper Mache! ;)

BIG HEADS - https://sites.google.com/view/artsandcraftswithmsporter/art-disciplines/crafts/paper-crafts

BIG PICTURE!!!

Why are you here?

What's the purpose of life?

Is "there more to life than meets the eye?"

Believing there is more to life than meets the eye opens the door to the personal realization that life is a sacred journey. It enables you to see beyond the outward appearance of things and to trust in what is yet to come. Trusting that there is more to life than meets the eye is a prerequisite to living a life of hope, making it possible to go with the flow.

What will your legacy be?

Traditionally, Indigenous Peoples around the world believe in leaving a legacy of environmental stewardship -evidence that they respected and cared for nature and all plants, animals etc. They taught their children how to live with nature, how to use and take only what was absolutely necessary, and how to care for the natural world.

What does it mean to have a good life?

What is your WORLD VIEW? https://sites.google.com/view/fnmiresourcesforall/world-views

How should we treat the land, the plants and animals... each other?

“Living well is all about keeping good relations with Mother Earth and not living by domination or extraction,” says Victoria Tauli Corpuz, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Modern western culture has only been in existence some 200 years and it’s clearly unsustainable, according to Lee Davies, a board member of the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN).

“Modern education and knowledge is mainly about how to better dominate nature. It is never about how to live harmoniously with nature.

What's going to happen if we continue to expand... get bigger, faster, stronger... build more, bigger, taller.... and take more... pollute more... destroy more... want more... because that IS what we as a species is doing...

How can our current, Western way of being, continue into the next 200 years?

Should we adopt an Indigenous Worldview or a combination of both Indigenous and Western?

I think so and I'd like to open your eyes to this different way of thinking and living, a more sustainable and kinder way of going about life -taking care of the earth and all living things for the future of our children's children, like Chief Seattle said.

Maybe SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL or LESS IS MORE?

Maybe you don't need so much to be happy? Maybe you can happily live in a smaller house? Maybe you can work less? Maybe you can be grateful for what you do have? Mabye you can be satisfied with life's simply pleasures like a cozy bed or a hot shower? Maybe you can grow up to build a sustainable house or grow your own food or share the cost of a snowblower or trampoline with a neighbour?

Maybe you'll want to go bigger in a good way and create an eco-village!

An eco-village is a small, intentional, and self-sufficient community to be more economically, ecologically, and socially sustainable.

Members of eco-villages often abide by the principles of a simplified life, high thinking, and non-violence. The goal is to live in harmony and peace with nature. This includes a connection with oneself, with others, and all that surrounds us.

Monday, February 28 -

LESSON:

Introduction to Woodburning... https://sites.google.com/view/artsandcraftswithmsporter/art-disciplines/woodburning

Introduction to Pen and Ink... https://sites.google.com/view/artsandcraftswithmsporter/art-disciplines/drawing/pen-and-ink-drawing

Hard-copy visuals in class

Tools and Materials...

Mini Art Task (MAT) with Ms. Porter: Pen and Ink

1. Mark Making

2. Mark Making... Cylinders... Spheres... buildings....

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Bird or buildings or whatever demonstrating your 3D and texture making skills in Pen and Ink or Woodburning ... mini on 4 x 4 paper

Thursday, February 24 -

House Keeping

Attendance...

LESSON:

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Finish Tree and Moon Drawing

Wednesday, February 23 ---SNOW DAY again

LESSON:

Introduction to Pen and Ink...

Please go to the following website and familiarize yourself with the Art of Pen and Ink... https://sites.google.com/view/artsandcraftswithmsporter/art-disciplines/drawing/pen-and-ink-drawing

Watch all the videos and continue looking up other videos or articles related to pen and ink.... focusing more on your area of interest... portraits, landscapes, anime/cartoons etc.

For a hands-on task, why not practice a line drawing of the animal you want to focus on for your next project. I will give you the hand-out for that assignment shortly but just know that the gist of it is that you will have to illustrate the head and shoulders of an animal of your choice in either pencil, pen and ink, or woodburning.

Friday, February 18 ----SNOW DAY #2

HOUSE KEEPING:

Attendance...

LESSON:

Good morning, it's a snow day but if you can, you could try to complete the following to enhance your overall success in this class.

Thinking Task:

Start the Creative Design Process for your first Major Art Project

-Animal illustration demonstrating the use of Values

What materials do you want to use?

Pencil or Pastel Drawing OR Woodburning OR Pen and Ink

What are you going to do with it when it's done? Who are you going to give it to?

What animal are you going to illustrate?

Hands-on Task:

Draw a line drawing of an animal that you are considering.

Check out the following websites:

Learn How to Draw Animals | Step-by-Step Demos, Sketching Tips and More

https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-mediums/drawing/sketching-animals-how-to-draw-animals/

25 Beautiful Animal Drawings for your inspiration - How to Draw Animals

https://webneel.com/how-to-draw-animals

Thursday, February 17 ----SNOW DAY!!!

HOUSE KEEPING:

Attendance...

LESSON:

Good morning, it's a snow day but if you can, you could try to complete the following to enhance your overall success in this class.

Thinking Task:

The Creative Design Process... in Art, Technology, Music etc.

What is it? Look it up on the internet -look at images, watch videos, read articles etc.

Make a few notes about what you have learned... maybe draw a diagram too.

See below for a few examples...

Hands-on Task:

Option #1: Drawing Tutorial Online

Go to Youtube and find a drawing tutorial to follow. You can practice drawing mountains, flowers, trucks, faces.... whatever you like. Briefly watch a few until you find one you like. If they're not a value drawing, perhaps you can transform them into one.... blend in the outlines, make them disappear; focus on the values etc.

Option #2: Set up a Still-life Display and DRAW IT.... make careful observations of the lights and darks (the shadows and lightlights).

Check out this article about Still Life Displays https://www.artistsnetwork.com/magazine/setting-still-life-composition/

The Creative Design Process

STILL LIFE DISPLAY...

Wednesday, February 16

HOUSE KEEPING:

Attendance...

LESSON:

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Finish Mr. Bean

Start Tree and Moon Drawing Test: Find a hardcopy of a picture of a tree. Observe it carefully and make an accurate copy of it demonstrating your ability to "draw what you see" NOT "what you think you see or know. "

Then draw a full moon somewhere around your tree, either slightly behind it or in the distance.

This is 100% a Value Drawing.

Remember to...

Make it 3D using values

Show graded values smoothly transitioning from dark to light or vice versa

Show purposeful textures... smooth or rough etc

Smooth shading must be smooth, not grainy/liney

Make sure your shapes and line etc. are accurate -exact copy of what you see.

AND leave NO TRACE of a contour OUTLINE!!!! ;)

CLEAN-UP:

Tuesday, February 15

HOUSE KEEPING:

Attendance...

LESSON:

Review Upside Down Drawing Strategy

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Finish Mr. Bean

Start Tree and Moon Drawing Test: Find a hardcopy of a picture of a tree. Observe it carefully and make an accurate copy of it demonstrating your ability to "draw what you see" NOT "what you think you see or know. "

Then draw a full moon somewhere around your tree, either slightly behind it or in the distance.

This is 100% a Value Drawing.

Remember to...

Make it 3D using values

Show graded values smoothly transitioning from dark to light or vice versa

Show purposeful textures... smooth or rough etc

Smooth shading must be smooth, not grainy/liney

Make sure your shapes and line etc. are accurate -exact copy of what you see.

AND leave NO TRACE of a contour OUTLINE!!!! ;)

CLEAN-UP:

Hello, and welcome. Mino gigizheb (Good morning) Aani (Hello)

Ms. Porter ndizhinikaaz (My name is Ms. Porter) Owen Sound ndogeba (I am from Owen Sound)

I am happy to be your teacher and I hope you're ready to have some fun, work hard, and learn a lot because here we go... :)

Below you will find most of my lessons. If you have questions about anything, please come see me, call, or send me an e-mail. I'd be happy to hear from you.

You've got this, we can do this.... just always remember to be nice and...

KNOW THINK CARE TRY Re-Use and Recycle because

Quality ANYTHING Takes Time, especially Art.

Monday, February 14 -Appreciation Day! (aka Valentines Day)

HOUSE KEEPING:

Attendance...

Plan... Upside Down Drawing; Tree and Moon Drawing Test; Intro to Pen and Ink; Intro to Woodburning;

Unit #1 Project -Animal Illustration (Pencil, Pastel, Pen and Ink, or Woodburning)

LESSON:

Review: What to LOOK at when you are copying something?

1.Shapes and Forms

2.Values (darks and lights)

3.Lines (types, angles)

4.Size (proportion)

5.Length and Width (distance)

6. Positive and Negative Space

7. Colours

8. Edges

9. Texture and Techniques

10. Details

11. The Whole and the Parts

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Upside Down Drawing -Mr. Bean

CLEAN-UP:

Friday, February 11, 2022 DAY 6 -SNOW DAY!!!!!

HOUSE KEEPING:

LESSON:

• What does Art Teach and Measure? Why should students study/create art? Look it up!

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

BONUS Task:

Draw Optical Illusion: Ring

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCx-Hl7jzNg

Bonus: Draw Optical Illusion: Hole in paper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8Y79Z8Gbck

REMEMBER VALUE DRAWING EXPECTATIONS

a) flipping between the 2 pencil positions (writing and "4 fingers on top")

b) smooth shading (random, circular and/or straight pencil strokes)

c) no evidence of contour outlines (colouring book outlines) remaining at the end.

d) variety of darks and lights (full range of values)

e) other drawing techniques... feathering, blending etc.

CLEAN-UP:

Thursday, February 10, 2022 DAY 5

HOUSE KEEPING:

Attendance...

• No more lining up at the door before the bell.

LESSON:

• Observe and Critique "Values" and Textures

  1. Student artwork display

2. What makes art good? ...Pastel bird drawings

• Introduce Upside Down Drawing

• What to LOOK at when you are copying something?

1.Shapes and Forms

2.Values (darks and lights)

3.Lines (types, angles)

4.Size (proportion)

5.Length and Width (distance)

6. Positive and Negative Space

7. Colours

8. Edges

9. Texture and Techniques

10. Details

11. The Whole and the Parts

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Independent Task:

1. Draw an Eye demonstrating your NEW value drawing skills in the middle a 6 x 6 piece of paper.

a) flipping between the 2 pencil positions (writing and "4 fingers on top")

b) smooth shading (random, circular and/or straight pencil strokes)

c) no evidence of contour outlines (colouring book outlines) remaining at the end.

d) variety of darks and lights (full range of values)

e) crisp/sharp edges vs blurry/soft edges

f) other drawing techniques... feathering, blending etc.

2. Write the What to LOOK at notes (#1-11) around the eye.

CLEAN-UP:

Wednesday, February 9, 2022 DAY 4

HOUSE KEEPING:

Attendance...

• pencils

• seating plan

LESSON:

• REVIEW Value (darks and lights) and Form (3D)

Mini Art Task (MAT) with Ms. Porter:

• Pastels -Light Breathing Tone; Grade tones... Dark in and Dark out

• Pencils -Value Scale; Circle, Oval, Egg, Tear Drop; Mountain landscape

• Goal: Master the skill of drawing values using the "4 Fingers on Top" pencil position ... Smooth shading, No lines, variety of darks and lights (full range)

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT): OR HOMEWORK

1. Who are you? Student Questionnaire

2. Form Drawing Good copy

CLEAN-UP:

Tuesday, February 8, 2022 DAY 3

HOUSE KEEPING:

Attendance...

• Class website: https://sites.google.com/view/fnmiresourcesforall/gr-9-art-spring-2022

• Ziplock bag

• Folders

• KNOW THINK CARE TRY -Assessment and Evaluation

LESSON:

• Quality Art Takes Time, Observation, Perserverence, and Bravery Note

• REVIEW:

Lines, Shapes, Texture, Negative and Postive Space

Form Drawing

Drawing Techniques -Stippling (pointillism), Contour (line), Cross-Hatching/Hatching, Scumbling (scribbling), Feathering, Smudging (blending)

• Tedtalk "Why people believe they can't draw?" https://www.ted.com/talks/graham_shaw_why_people_believe_they_can_t_draw?language=en

Introduce Value (darks and lights) and Form (3D)

• "Values" Powerpoint

Mini Art Task (MAT) with Ms. Porter:

• Warm up- 4 fingers on top; smooth shading; variety of values,

• Goal: Master the skill of drawing values using the "4 Fingers on Top" pencil position ... Smooth shading, No lines, variety of darks and lights (full range)

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

CLEAN-UP:

Monday, February 7, 2022 DAY 2

HOUSE KEEPING:

Attendance...

• Class website: https://sites.google.com/view/fnmiresourcesforall/gr-9-art-spring-2022

• Seating

• Art kits

• Hall pass

• Cubbies

• Ziplock bag

• Folders

• Class routine -House Keeping; Lesson -MAT/Lectures; Quality Work Time; Clean-up

• Plan -MATs and Lectures; 2-3 projects AND paper mache mobile (culminating activitiy) and Portfolio Powerpoint to work on after Lessons

LESSON:

• Evidence of Learning Lecture

Mini Art Task (MAT) with Ms. Porter: Lines and Shapes RELAX!

1. Mark Making... Lines... Shapes... Drawing Techniques... Form Drawing -big picture/small details...

• Art Teaches and Measures Poster Lecture

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

CLEAN-UP:

Friday, February 4, 2022 DAY 1

HOUSE KEEPING:

Attendance...

• Class website: https://sites.google.com/view/fnmiresourcesforall/gr-9-art-spring-2022

• Seating

• Art kits

• Hall pass

• Cubbies

• Ziplock bag

• Folders

• Class routine -House Keeping; Lesson -Mini Art Task/Lectures; Quality Work Time; Clean-up

• Plan -MATs and Lectures; 2-3 projects AND paper mache mobile and Portfolio Powerpoint to work on after Lessons

LESSON:

Intro to Grade 9 Art

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT): "Before Drawings" -Show me what Drawing Skills you have at this moment.

Create 3 drawings 1. Anything you like 2. Landscape 3. Person or Animal

CLEAN-UP:

Monday, February 14, 2022

HOUSE KEEPING:

Attendance...

LESSON:

Review: How to Copy Something? What to LOOK at?

Sketchbook Note: "Art Tips".... How to see and draw like an artist?

Review Upside Down Drawing Strategy

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Mr. Bean Upside Down Drawing

CLEAN-UP:

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

HOUSE KEEPING:

LESSON:

• Introduce Pyrography and Pen and Ink

• 
  

• Mini Art Task (MAT) with Ms. Porter:

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

CLEAN-UP:

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OLD CLASSES...

Friday, January 7, 2022.

HOUSE KEEPING:

How's it going?

Attendance...

Plan: Don't stress! At this time simply keep trying to use your time wisely by creating Art and using your brains while we wait to get back to in class learning. Don't stress too much! Your marks won't go down, and could even go up IF YOU have a good attitude, communicate with me, attend the Teams meetings, and try to complete some quality art while at home. Again, if handing in your artwork through technology is too challenging, then no worries, just start a new portfolio at home and keep your 'artwork and thinking' safe until we find some way for you to share your evidence of learning...

Schedule: Teams meeting everyday at 12:30 for up to an hour. Assignments will be due by Sunday night at midnight.

Office Hours: I'm available via e-mail or Teams until 4pm. I may sometimes answer questions very late though too but don't expect it. :)

LESSON

Thinking Task:

1. Research and review (LEARN) The Seven Grandfather Teachings.

Go to Grandfather Teachings to learn more and/or look them up on line... watch videos, read articles etc.

2. Complete your sketchbook notes on each of them (we didn't finish them in class)

The video we were watching is here.... it should start at where we left off at around 11 minutes (https://youtu.be/oFPuRfqm9RY?t=661

3. Think of and describe your actions that have demonstrated each value, either at school, in your family, or in your community.

Write at least 2-3 full sentences to explain each action.

4. Hand the answers to #3 on Teams Assignments, either as a photograph or your answers in your sketchbook or a word document etc.

Hands-on Task:

Continue to work on your Seven Animals Drawings (start to make them your own style!)

Thursday, January 6, 2022.

HOUSE KEEPING:

Attendance... everyday at 12:30pm. Be there! :)

Art supplies at home? Let me know if you need anything!

Plan: Don't stress! At this time simply keep trying to use your time wisely by creating Art and using your brains while we wait to get back to in class learning. Don't stress too much! Your marks won't go down and could even go up if you have a good attitude, communicate with me, attend the Teams meetings, and try to complete some quality art while at home. Again, if handing in your artwork through technology is too challenging, then no worries, just start a new portfolio at home and keep your 'artwork and thinking' safe until we find some way for you to share your evidence of learning...

Schedule: Teams meeting everyday at 12:30 for up to an hour. Assignments will be due by Sunday night at midnight.

Office Hours: I'm available via e-mail or Teams until 4pm. I may sometimes answer questions very late though too but don't expect it. :)

LESSON

Thinking Task:

What is a mobile sculpture or mobile decoration? Please describe it with words and drawings.

READ through the following article: https://www.marcomahler.com/mobile-sculpture-artists/

Go to the following links to learn more about Alexander Calder, a famous artist who made mobiles.

https://news.masterworksfineart.com/2017/10/19/the-mobiles-of-alexander-calder

https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-7-artists-created-innovative-mobiles-alexander-calder

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/calder-mobile-l01686

What materials could you use to make a mobile in and around your house?

Describe 7-10 materials you could use or make.

REMEMBER to reflect upon your own learning and work:

KNOW-knowledge and understanding of art theory and artwork subject matter and class tasks

THINK -creative and critical thinking and inquiry

CARE -effort and pride

TRY -art skills and development

Monday, December 6, 2021

House Keeping:

Attendance

Lesson

Intro to Storytelling:

The Loon's Necklace

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Pottery

Wednesday, November 24, 2021.

House Keeping:

Attendance

Lesson

Elements and Principles of Design: Pattern, Rhythm, Contrast

Patterns and Designs in Indigenous Pottery, Embroidery, Beading

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Sketchbook patterns, designs (motifs and borders)

Zentangles

Monday, November 22, 2021

House Keeping:

Attendance

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Thursday, October 28, 2021

House Keeping:

Attendance

Lesson

A Huge Pile of Buffalo Skulls...

https://www.blogto.com/arts/2021/10/huge-pile-buffalo-skulls-has-appeared-torontos-waterfront/

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Practice painting specific features for your final.

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

House Keeping:

Attendance

Lesson

Painting Assignment Assessment and Evaluation

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Practice painting specific features for your final.

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

House Keeping:

Attendance

Lesson

Review Composition -Rule of Thirds

Introduce Balance

Introduce Perspective (aerial and linear): THE ILLUSION OF SPACE TRICKS

FOOD WATER SHELTER

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Composition Sketches X3 for each painting of your TripTych.

Monday, October 25, 2021

House Keeping:

Attendance

Lesson

Discuss Shelter/Housing

First Nations housing in dire need of overhaul https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/first-nations-housing-in-dire-need-of-overhaul-1.981227

8 Things You Need to Know About On-Reserve Housing Issues

Housing Crisis Deconstructed | APTN Investigates

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWYolDlD-x4

Housing crisis not fixable under current model, but can be made worse with bad government

https://www.aptnnews.ca/infocus/housing-crisis-not-fixable-under-current-model-but-can-be-made-worse-with-bad-government/

Could a new approach to First Nations housing be a game-changer?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpRyv5VzmjA

Introduce Woodland Art Symbolism -https://www.native-art-in-canada.com/woodland-art-symbolism.html

Power Lines -https://www.aci-iac.ca/art-books/norval-morrisseau/style-and-technique/

Morrisseau’s defining black outlines unite all aspects of the work, providing an overall assuredness to his art.

These lines perform a number of functions. In many of Morrisseau’s paintings there are “lines of communication” that “join animals and people in structured associations.

They mark relationships, often forming closed loops, almost resembling electric circuits.

In other words, these lines, which are sometimes referred to as power lines, connect the figures to one another to create a balanced composition of interrelated figures.

Another common form, created by these black lines, is the divided circle. Morrisseau included this form in his earliest works from the late 1950s, and it exists throughout his oeuvre, as in Sacred Buffalo, c. 1963, representing “all the dualities which are present in the artist’s view of the world—good and evil, day and night, heaven and earth, and so on.”⁸

Haida Art chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/viewer.html?pdfurl=https%3A%2F%2Fstpmarin.weebly.com%2Fuploads%2F2%2F3%2F1%2F0%2F23105940%2Fhaida_symbols.pdf&clen=1287069&chunk=true

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Task: Demonstrate your understanding of 'perspective' in your Blended Painting

Task: Add some Haida or Woodland style art ideas/symbols/shapes to your Hard Edge Painting

Thursday, October 14, 2021

House Keeping:

Attendance

Lesson

Discuss Unit Topic to think about while creating your art and/or be inspired by

Climate Change... in 60 seconds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4e5UPu1co0

https://youtu.be/7vnzKPq390Q

WHERE DOES YOUR FOOD COME?

You don't care about climate change right? Because it's a bunch words of things that don't affect your daily life. Think again. In this provocative talk, Saddington gives us a new lens on climate change. It's a game changer. https://globalnews.ca/news/6190102/fresh-water-canada-climate-change/

Water....

10 Must-see water documentaries that provide insight into the future water crisis

https://www.watercache.com/blog/2011/10/must-see-water-documentaries-provide-insight-into-future-water-crisis

Blue Gold Movie Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ikb4WG8UJRw

Review:

a) blended vs hard edge

b) colour theory and mixing colours

Introduce:

c) Brush strokes

d) Composition -Rule of Thirds

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Task: Create a painting that

a) follows the Rule of Thirds to create a painting (placement of a tree, sun, and horizon... fence, bridge... barn?)

b) illustrartes a variety of brushstrokes

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

House Keeping:

Attendance

Lesson

What do we need to survive? Thrive?

Issues faced by Indigenous People... #1. WATER CRISIS

Canada’s First Nations face systemic water crisis

Canada is violating its international human rights obligations by failing to provide adequate, sanitary water supplies to First Nations communities, several of which are facing a “broader systemic crisis”

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/6/8/canadas-first-nations-face-systemic-water-crisis

Ottawa lags on promise to end drinking-water advisories for First Nations

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/video-ottawa-lags-on-promise-to-end-drinking-water-advisories-for-first/

Water Challenges in Indigenous Communities

https://truenorthaid.ca/indigenous-water-challenges/

Autumn Peltier's Legacy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqdE_7OZaqE

Autumn at United Nations Meeting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6LcaTWTx8g

Introduction to Watercolour Painting

Paints; Board, Tape; Water; Rag; Brushes

Hard Edge:

Norval Morriseau https://www.officialmorrisseau.com/

West Coast Haida Arthttps://spiritsofthewestcoast.com/pages/artists

Blended: Galaxy Cat https://youtu.be/CkJSQ2zWVi0

Watercolour PAINTING RULES:

1. Don't contaminate the paint

2. Don't make muddy/dirty/ugly colours

Review Colour Theory

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Task: Blended Colours Abstract

Task: Hard Edge Westcoast style

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

House Keeping:

Attendance

Did you go home and tell your parents anything about the Tree of Hope or Residential Schools or anything else related to Indigenous Peoples?

Lesson

What's your story? Wouldn't you want it to be shared in the most historical and accurate way?

Did you know that Canada has a diverse Indigenous population, with varying cultures and activities?

What's a Powwow? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVkgqmpyDfg

Indigenous Canada - A Story to Tell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzpKdPEBLfQ

Indigenous Art

History: https://slideplayer.com/slide/5672329/

Native American Embroidery/BEADING https://www.powwows.com/native-american-beadwork-a-rich-history-of-cultural-techniques/

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Drawing and Woodburning and BOB ROSS painting https://www.twoinchbrush.com/painting/grey-winter

Friday, October 1, 2021

House Keeping:

Attendance

Lesson

Bryden Gwiss Kiwenzie | River & Sky Camping & Music Festival 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI_DMH0KFGQ

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Animal Drawing

Practice -features, feathers, hair, lashes, proportions etc.

Good Copies (5x7 inches)

Thursday, September 28, 2021

House Keeping:

Attendance

Water Song; Strong Woman Song performance by Ms. Porter

Lesson

Canada has a diverse Indigenous population, with varying cultures and activities.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzpKdPEBLfQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI_DMH0KFGQ

Bryden Gwiss Kiwenzie live

Hoop Dancers

Native American Flute Music

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Animal Drawing

Practice -features, feathers, hair, lashes, proportions etc.

Good Copies (5x7 inches)

Wedseday, September 27, 2021

House Keeping:

Attendance

Lesson

Lecture: Spirit Animals

Do you have a Spirit Animal? What's one of your favourite animals? Is there an animal that you would like to draw?

BIG DRAWING PROJECT #1: Drawing, Woodburning, or Pen and Ink

See this link for background information and expectations: Spirit Animals and Symbolism

Orange Shirt Day is a national movement in Canada. During this annual event, Indigenous and non-Indigenous people come together in the spirit of hope and reconciliation to honour residential school survivors, their families, and communities.

On this day, we learn about the impacts of the policies and actions of the Government of Canada and the churches that operated the schools. We listen to the stories of survivors and their families and remember those that didn’t make it home. https://www.uwindsor.ca/indigenous-peoples/316/orange-shirt-day

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Art Installation -Tree of Reconciliation -Tree of Hope -Orange Shirt Day -Residential School Effect

Monday, September 27, 2021

House Keeping:

Attendance

Lesson

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Task: Upside down Drawing -Mr. Bean's portrait

Task: What to LOOK at Note Card and look at your Mr. Bean drawing and write some corrections around it.

Friday, September 17, 2021

House Keeping:

Attendance

Lesson

Class Expectations and Norms?

Warm-Up: So you're in Art class now and have to draw and paint on paper a lot of the time but where and what else can you paint?

Custom House Painting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD-CsaaRpk4

The Yellow House and The Light House

https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipMCKo9mR4bjah0CS0g6rLd3bcV2hkmNcYsWdYVE

India's Truck Painting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOUCi2xoFmg

Pakistan's Indigenous Art of Truck Painting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EhNAib0b6Q&NR=1

Illusions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VitvWa7qtLo

Introduce Painting... Painting Essentials, clean-up, loading a brush, WATER!!!!

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Task: Painting Folder -Person, House, Tree Brush Strokes, Mixing Colours, Values?

CLEAN-UP

Test: 3D Sphere and Tree

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

House Keeping:

Attendance

Covid Vaccine Clinic... for the sake of OTHERS. It's better to be safe than sorry. What if.... ?

Class Supplies -sketchbooks

Lesson

KNOW THINK CARE TRY

Warm-up: Lines... Shapes...

Task: Tedtalk "Why people believe they can't draw?" https://www.ted.com/talks/graham_shaw_why_people_believe_they_can_t_draw?language=en

"Values" Powerpoint

Task: Graded Tones and Breathing Tone with Charcoal and/or chalk pastels

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Task:

CLEAN-UP

Review Elements of Design

Visual Note: E & Ps

Visual Note: Elements and Principles of Design (one page in your sketchbook dedicated to ALL the E & Ps

https://stpmarin.weebly.com/uploads/2/3/1/0/23105940/elements_handout.jpghttps://stpmarin.weebly.com/uploads/2/3/1/0/23105940/principles_handout.jpg

PowerPoint to explain Principles in more detail

https://stpmarin.weebly.com/uploads/2/3/1/0/23105940/copy_of_principles_powerpoint.pdf

Tuesday, September 14, 2021 DAY 2

House Keeping:

Attendance

Who is Ms. Porter? Do you have anything in common with her?

Class Routines -Hall pass, sign out... website...

KNOW THINK CARE TRY

Class Expectations and Norms?

LESSON:

Warm-up -Form Drawing

REVIEW: Drawing Techniques -Stippling (pointillism), Smudging (blending), Contour (line), Cross-Hatching/Hatching, Scumbling (scribbling), Feathering...

NEW: Elements and Principles of Design -The Art of the Line

Introduce Form Drawing

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Task: Form Drawing

Clean-up

Monday, September 13, 2021 DAY 1

Intro: Acknowledgement and Talking Circle (name, home, snack)

House Keeping:

Attendance

Lesson

Who am I and Who are you? Student Questionnaire

Intro to the classroom and course

Class Routines -seating, COVID... Hall pass, sign out... agenda... website... KNOW THINK CARE TRY

Class Expectations and Norms?

Class Supplies -sketchbooks

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Task: Drawing Warm up -mark making

Clean-up

Thursday, September 16, 2021.

House Keeping:

LESSON:

Warm-up -Form Drawing

REVIEW: Drawing Techniques -Stippling (pointillism), Smudging (blending), Contour (line), Cross-Hatching/Hatching, Scumbling (scribbling), Feathering...

NEW: Elements and Principles of Design -The Art of the Line

Introduce Form Drawing

QUALITY WORK TIME (QWT):

Task: Form Drawing

Clean-up

Warm-Up:

So you're in Art class now and have to draw and paint on paper a lot of the time but where and what else can you paint?

Custom House Painting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD-CsaaRpk4

The Yellow House and The Light House

https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipMCKo9mR4bjah0CS0g6rLd3bcV2hkmNcYsWdYVE

India's Truck Painting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOUCi2xoFmg

Pakistan's Indigenous Art of Truck Painting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EhNAib0b6Q&NR=1

Monday, April 19, 2021.

Hi Folks,

So here we are in an on-line learning situation. Because I was on Maternity Leave for the past 2 years I missed this on-line learning/teaching experience last time. Therefore, I don't know how to do it yet but I will be learning it all very quickly this week. I'll also be making a makeshift 'office' in the barn, yes, the barn, because my house is too small... so that I can somehow hide from my darling kids!!!!! while I try to teach online.

As for you guys, rest assured your artwork is safe, your marks have been recorded, and you're free to relax for the next few days until you start your Quad 4 course on Wednesday. Your new teachers will contact you. Don't worry about a thing!!!!!

Furthermore, I am not sure yet when and how you will be able to pick up your artwork but I will hopefully get some answers this week from administration. Also, you will get a chance to glaze your work upon return to school, whenever that is, even if it is sometime next year. I will keep you pottery safe, for sure! Oh dear, Trevor! What about your cup for your mom on Mother's Day?!?!? ;)

I am sorry this has all happened like this but let's all be strong and careful for the sake of others... think of it like your social responsibility... as we navigate these challenging times. Try and make the best of it in a responsible way. Think and act positively somehow. You know I will be! It's well worth it and surprisingly easy for most people, if you simply THINK, CARE, AND TRY. :) Enjoy the spring. It's a beautiful, special time. Embrace the land, the people you care about, and the plants and animals around you. No joke. Remember what you just learned about peoples relationships to the land and the relationships lost. Your connection to the land, the people you care about, and the plants and animals around you is all that really matters. Go outside and breath the fresh air, get fit, and let the morning sun or little bird brighten your day. It'll be ok.

Take care, be smart and safe, and e-mail me if you need anything.

Kind regards,

Ms. Porter

emma-klara_porter@bwdsb.on.ca

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Thursday

My biggest hopes are that I have...

a) Triggered in you a curiosity and a responsibility to look deeper into the history of this land and it's First People.

b) Inspired you to walk more kindly on this earth and protect it for generations to come

c) Role modelled a growth mindset, an open mind, and a big heart and that you will grow up to listen, be understanding, and kind in the name of peace, fresh water, and children...

oh, and that you remember how to look at things like an artist; practice patience and perseverance; and pay attention to the darks, lights, and EVERYTHING in between.

AND 1 LAST QUESTION?

Have you thought about your legacy yet today?

THE SEVEN GRANDFATHER/GRANDMOTHER TEACHINGS with Elder, Hazel

1. Respect https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Oy2Fq-_yxc

2. Love https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L__SfEyqnI

3. Courage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izGqXXo--zQ

4. Honesty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBFiLmd8NNU

5. Truth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88tHhIGn4ZM

6. Humility https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsxS3_iD3cA

7. Wisdom https://royalsaskmuseum.ca/trex/education/blog/wisdom-grandfather-teachings-with-elder-hazel

Manitoba First Nation Elder Dave Courchene explains the origins and lessons of the First Nation Seven Teachings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sASjfNI_lD0

FIRST NATIONS WISDOM - THE TURTLE LODGE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiw5C53-Xg0

Before Truth or Reconciliation can come to pass, all parties will have to trust one another. It will take small steps that all related to education. The Seven Sacred Teachings speaks to the spirituality of many of Canada's First Nations. Use this. Share it. Take a step forward. Good Luck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFPuRfqm9RY

How these Teachings can help during Covid or other difficult times.

https://www.onwa.ca/7-sacred-grandfather-teachings

Next Steps:

LISTEN AND DEVELOP EMPATHY

Brene Brown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Evwgu369Jw

We are all related... science video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnYSMhR3jCI

Adam and Eve; Sky Woman;

Joseph & Violet Naytowhow "All One People"

song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeFRLiokO-k

"When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet, if we have problems with our friends or family, we blame the other person. But if we know how to take care of them, they will grow well, like the lettuce. Blaming has no positive effect at all, nor does trying to persuade using reason or argument. That is my experience. No blame, no reasoning, no argument, just understanding. If you understand, and you show that you will understand, you can love, and the situation will change" (THICH NHAT HANH).

Doing the best with the hand that you're given... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0tFUdJlZmI

Pilot Whale carries newborn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a8HGJid-Jo

ARTICLE

https://www.rerootbullyingbehaviours.com/empathy

Can Random Acts of Kindness Increase Well-Being? – Erika Stoerkel

BOOKS

The War for Kindness

EMPATHY: WHY IT MATTERS, AND HOW TO GET IT

9 Essential Habits that Provide the "Empathy Advantage" Unselfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me-World

LEARN MORE ABOUT INDIGENOUS CULTURES OF CANADA

Art, Music, Dance, Medicine, Agriculture, Environment,

Dive deeper and make a personal connection to the indigenous cultures of Canada from coast to coast to coast. You'll leave with your own story to tell and an everlasting mark on your heart.

Canada has a diverse Indigenous population, with varying cultures and activities.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzpKdPEBLfQ

WHAT LEGACY WILL YOU LEAVE BEHIND? | LAUREN WASSER

... Lauren contracted Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) through the use of a tampon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iK4DNbVDuk

MOVIE: Finding Joe

You'll get a little intuition of where your joy is. Grab it.

Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gg5vYS--JA

Full Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8nFACrLxr0&t=279s

Wednesday

REVIEW OF OUR CANADIAN HISTORY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUHnKUaDYjs

Truth and Reconciliation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zuRQmwaREY

Colonialism (Colonization)

is the practice by which a powerful country directly controls less powerful countries and uses their resources to increase its own power and wealth. .... Healthcare.... education....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D56E6DZgjxI

Review WHAT'S YOUR WORLDVIEW?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXnSE0uvwzM

Group Work: Make a pair of glasses out of paper

First Nations Stereotypes

“I’m Not the Indian You Had in Mind challenges the stereotypical portrayal of First Nations peoples in the media. This spoken word short offers an insight of how First Nations people today are changing old ideas and empowering themselves in the greater community." Thomas King https://nsi-canada.ca/2012/03/im-not-the-indian-you-had-in-mind/

Apples & Indians Short Film about Identity and Labels: https://www.nfb.ca/film/first_stories_apples_indians/

Round Up Short film about an elder who works with youth to repair the cultural and spiritual destruction wrought by residential schools. https://www.nfb.ca/film/round_up/

NEXT STEPS:

What non-Indigenous Canadians need to know

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1E-3Hb1-WA

Part 1 of Culminating Activity

Legacy Portfolio Cover -Tree like object growing out of the back of a turtle (i.e. something sprouting out of something else) illustrating your learning and legacy (past, present, and future).

Questions to answer in your Legacy Art Project

a) What topics, regarding Indigenous people and the history of this country, have you been made aware AND how will such information influence your comments and behaviour when interacting with Indigenous people or people who are uneducated on such topics?

b) Reflect upon the connections between yourself and FNMI peoples. How are you the same? How are you different?

c) What does the word Empathy mean? How do you show it?

d) How has looking slowly and carefully at artwork trained you for other situations in life?

e) What other Learning Skills and/or "soft skills" did you practice daily in the art room AND how will they have a positive affect on your life later on?

f) What different arts and cultural practices have you been made aware of? Which do you like, want to try etc.

g) Describe 2 key theories (elements and principles of design, balance, rule of thirds, compositional strategies, colours, underpaintings, value drawing, perspective tips etc.) that you really started to grasp this quad?

h) How do you make quality art? What does it entail? What characteristics and skills must you have?

i) What was your favourite art project? Why? What challenged you the most? What did you learn about yourself in the process of making it?

j) What 2 Grandfather Teachings are most important for you to practice right now?

Legacy Portfolio Cover ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST

1. THINK

Design was well thought out (evidence of E n P, Art theories, composition 4 3 2 1

2. THINK

Knowledge/Understanding of Indigenous Cultures (reflect upon min of 6 Big Ideas) 4 3 2 1

3. THINK

Thinking/Inquiry (reflect upon connections between yourself and FNMI peoples) 4 3 2 1

4. CARE

Communication of your thoughts and ideas is clear (evidence that you cared to think) 4 3 2 1

5. CARE

The way you illustrated your thinking is bold and/or beautiful, presented well 4 3 2 1

6. TRY

Your effort to complete all steps of the creative design process is evident 4 3 2 1

7. TRY

You have applied your artistic skills (drawing and painting techniques) 4 3 2 1

Part 2 of Culminating Activity

Portfolio: Collection of all your learning (i.e. your good copies and practice work, including your "thinking")

Portfolio Checklist:

Clay Vessel or Egg

Tree of Life

Animal Drawing

3 Faces

Painted Landscape

Sketchbook: Master Copy and Sketchbook Tasks

Tuesday

Tree Symbolism (tree of life, birth trees, ancient meanings...)

5 Special Trees https://mrtreeservices.com/blog/5-trees-with-special-meaning/

The Living Urn https://www.thelivingurn.com/blogs/news/the-universal-symbolism-and-importance-of-trees#:~:text=The%20ancient%20symbol%20of%20the,and%20liberation%2C%20union%20and%20fertility.&text=They%20are%20seen%20as%20powerful,to%20be%20homes%20of%20spirits.

Celtic Tree Signs https://blog.fantasticgardeners.co.uk/whats-your-tree-sign-according-to-celtic-tree-astrology/

Trees and Stones Symbolism https://www.whitlockwoodendesigns.com/birth-tree-symbols-month-wood-birthstones/

Tree Meanings https://www.universeofsymbolism.com/tree-symbolism.html

Clay Checklist:

Monday, March 28

Bell Work: Cut out and glue the different sections of The Review Notes into your sketchbook. Do it nicely.

Lesson: Intro to Clay

-health and safety (silica)

-clean-up (buckets, ziplock bags)

-wet plastic clay... leather hard clay... bone dry... bisqueware fired... glaze fired

potterycrafters.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/7-Stages-of-Clay-900x600.jpg

Wedging

Thumb character

Pinch pot

Scoring, Slip, Applique Techniques

Coil pot

Slab box

Carving, Impressions, and Sgraffito Techniques

Video: Pottery Wheel Rap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WHlTQUp5oY

Why this Sudbury woman is making masks from turtle shells and birch bark

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/sudbury-turtle-shell-masks-breathe-project-1.5660723

Friday, March 19

Bell Work: Draw a large face in your sketchbook with ACCURATE PROPORTIONS. Use the hand-out about faces or images of "face drawings" on your phone to get the details right, such as the nose, mouth, eyes etc.

Lesson:

Brush Strokes and Painting Trees

4 different brush strokes START video at 30 seconds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YjGbsbDoxs

How to paint tree branches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJtxvKHfxg4

Staggered branches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKLp3-jN_q0

Tree bark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWNnFndfIaw

Old tree branches with bark highlights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7Ei8sev4AY

Quality Work Time:

1. Animal Drawing

2. Paper Mache Bird

3. Colour Theory Note

4. Tree of Life

5. 3 Faces (Greys, Browns, and Skin Tones -3 of each)

6. Blended Landscape illustrating ALL your new painting skills and knowledge

a) blended vs hard edge

b) colour theory and mixing colours

c) illusion of space (perspective)

d) brush strokes

Extra video if needed....

Are you using your brushes WRONG? Art Brush Secrets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWy3QvsRK-Q

Thursday

Colour Theory -Primary; Secondary; Complementary; Analogous; Monochromatic

Underpainting -"layers"

FACES -accurate proportions and details

Wednesday, March 16

Clean-up

Review Indigenous Philosophy and how it influences ART

Lessons:

Intro to Painting

Acrylics vs Watercolours

Tools and Materials -water, rag, brushes, palette, palette lid/container, practice paper

Hard Edge

Blending

Brushwork

Ceramics:

Tuesday, March 16

QWD -Animal Drawings and Paper Mache Birds

Lessons:

Quality Art Takes Time and the details do count too

Review Drawing Success Criteria and Art Reflection

Review The Creative Design Process:

Thinking -Brainstorming/Compositions;

Try -Skills Practice;

Care -Good Copy/Analyze/Edit;

TTC -Present/Clean up

Lessons:

World Views a) Eurocentric b) Indigenous

Indigenous Philosophy ----influences ART

ART HEALS... ART COMMUNICATES... ART PROTESTS... ART EXPRESSES... ART IS SACRED... ART BUILDS SKILLS...

Monday, March 15

Bell Work: Colour exploration with pastels

Animal Drawing Success Criteria:

Recap: Invasion - Treaties -Reserves -Indian Act -Residential Schools - Loss of Culture/Dignity/Connection to nature and family -Poverty - Water Crisis - Lost of hope -Drugs/Alcohol/Abuse -Suicide... very unfortunate cycle that MUST be broken through education!

Friday

QWD!!! For those of you who still can't remember what that stands for it's a "Quality Work Day." That means you get to work all day on your Animal Drawings and Paper Mache Birds. They'll be due on Wednesday, March 17th.

Edited version of YES MAN Movie with Jim Carrie on Netflix about being positive, living life to the fullest, and saying yes more often. ;)

Thursday

Quality Work Day -quietly work on your Animal Drawing and Paper Mache Bird while listening/watching today's lessons.

LESSONS

Behaviour... definition?

Legacy... What's your Legacy?

Climate Change... https://globalnews.ca/news/6190102/fresh-water-canada-climate-change/

Water....

Blue Gold Movie Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ikb4WG8UJRw

BLUE GOLD MOVIE (FULL) https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/blue-gold-world-water-wars/

Issues faced by Indigenous People... #1. WATER CRISIS

Canada’s First Nations face systemic water crisis

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/6/8/canadas-first-nations-face-systemic-water-crisis

Ottawa lags on promise to end drinking-water advisories for First Nations

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/video-ottawa-lags-on-promise-to-end-drinking-water-advisories-for-first/

Water Challenges in Indigenous Communities

https://truenorthaid.ca/indigenous-water-challenges/

Autumn Peltier's Legacy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqdE_7OZaqE

Autumn at United Nations Meeting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6LcaTWTx8g

Homework: Create a visual note in your sketchbook based on the handout, "Your Legacy." This information will frame your Culminating Activity.

Wednesday

No Bell Work! Please get straight to putting 2 more layers on your paper mache bird.

Library: Print off a word document with visual references of the animal you're going to draw.

Lecture: Chunking, Blocking in, Basic Shapes, Values, Composition... THE CREATIVE DESIGN PROCESS

Task:

a) Draw a Grey Scale using the techniques you're going to apply in your drawing

b) Practice specific parts of your drawing (fur texture, lashes, pupil...)

c) Sketch your rough draft

c) Get Ms. Porter to double check it and sign you off to the next step

d) See Grade 9 Drawing Assignment Sheet for more details.

Quality Work Time:

Spend your time wisely working on a) Master Copy #1 b) Paper Mache Bird c) Animal Drawing

Tuesday

Bell Work: Draw an animal in the grass

Demonstration: Animal SHAPES

Task: 1 page study of a variety of animals. Take note of the shapes used to draw them

Lecture: Spirit Animals

Do you have a Spirit Animal? What's one of your favourite animals? Is there an animal that you would like to draw?

BIG DRAWING PROJECT #1: VALUE DRAWING of an ANIMAL (5x7 inches)

See this link for background information and expectations: Spirit Animals and Symbolism

Monday, March 1

Bell Work: Animals

Master Copy

Lecture: Intro to Paper Mache (clay and strips)

Large Animals www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULef3DJ_qmk

Foam Props www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7Nie2m6Kwk

Dragon www.youtube.com/watch?v=7owR_XE4DaE

www.instructables.com/Paper-Mache-Clay/

Task: Paper Mache Birds

Review Elements of Design

Visual Note: E & Ps

Visual Note: Elements and Principles of Design (one page in your sketchbook dedicated to ALL the E & Ps

https://stpmarin.weebly.com/uploads/2/3/1/0/23105940/elements_handout.jpghttps://stpmarin.weebly.com/uploads/2/3/1/0/23105940/principles_handout.jpg

PowerPoint to explain Principles in more detail

https://stpmarin.weebly.com/uploads/2/3/1/0/23105940/copy_of_principles_powerpoint.pdf