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High [9th-12th] Lesson Plan

Clay Totems

Created on November 30, 2015 by Me1issa08

This is a lesson I created for my Art I classes. We are building a series of totems in the school's sculpture garden.

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THE PLAN
10+ sessions; 45 minutes per session
Students will hand build a clay totem based on their personality traits.
Students will incorporate several clay construction techniques into their totem.
Students will add descriptive words and a traditional totem animal to their design.
White paper
Clay
Glaze or stain of choice

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1. Complete planning sheet
2. Construct paper model
3. Check with paper model occasionally to keep size consistent.
3. Fire and Glaze
Students will be assessed based on attached rubric.
I plan on using a wash of iron oxide and a clear dipping glaze to finish these off and protect them from the Wisconsin weather. We will install the piece in the spring.
THE STANDARDS

Visual Arts Standard 4:
Understanding the visual arts in relation to history and cultures


[9-12 Proficient] Students differentiate among a variety of historical and cultural contexts in terms of characteristics and purposes of works of art
THE FEATURES
Oceanic Art
Form, Space, Texture
Ceramics
ATTACHMENTS
Clay Totem infoE.docx
Clay Totem planning.docx
Clay Totem RubricE.docx
Totem animal list.docx

  • Cole1726 09/09/2016 at 10:38am
    This sounds great! Do you have pictures of the ceramic sculptures installed in the garden?