3 sessions; 60 minutes per session

SWBAT identify emphasis in art and use it in their own work.
SWBAT review warm and cool colors.
SWBAT use pattern.
SWBAT identify the work of Jim Dine and use it for inspiration.
SWBAT review line and shape.

1. White drawing paper, 9 by 12.
2. Pencils and erasers.
3. Printed color copies of Jim Dine's artwork or a digital slideshow of his work if technology is available.
4. Black sharpies (thin and regular).
5. Crayons
6. Example pages of patterns as student hand outs.

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1. Teacher facilitates a discussion on the work of Jim Dine, by passing out examples or showing the slideshow,including his primary subject and how he creates emphasis. Teacher hands out paper, pencils, erasers.
2. Students practice drawing hearts on the back of their paper, light till they get it right. They also write their name on the back.
3. Student draw a heart in the center of their paper, then divide up the remaining space with five to seven lines radiating from the edge of the heart.
4. Students draw a variety of patterns, using the reference papers, in each of the sections created.
5. They trace their heart, lines and patterns with black sharpie.
6. Students erase all pencil lines.
7. Teacher reviews warm and cool colors with the students.
8. Students choose either warm or cool colors to put in their center heart to create emphasis.

When students are working on patterns, they really focus. My second and third grade students were working so hard, I was able to put on background music for them to focus.

[K-4] Students use different media, techniques, and processes to communicate ideas, experiences, and stories

[K-4] Students use art materials and tools in a safe and responsible manner

[K-4] Students describe how different materials, techniques, and processes cause different responses

[K-4] Students know the differences among visual characteristics and purposes of art in order to convey ideas

[5-8] Students employ organizational structures and analyze what makes them effective or not effective in the communication of ideas

[K-4] Students select and use subject matter, symbols, and ideas to communicate meaning

[5-8] Students use subjects, themes, and symbols that demonstrate knowledge of contexts, values, and aesthetics that communicate intended meaning in artworks

[5-8] Students know and compare the characteristics of artworks in various eras and cultures

[K-4] Students understand there are various purposes for creating works of visual art

[5-8] Students compare the characteristics of works in two or more art forms that share similar subject matter, historical periods, or cultural context

Jim Dine

Color/Value, Emphasis, Rhythm/Pattern

Crayon, Drawing, Graphite, Marker, Paper