Dear Art Educators,

HOTS - Higher Order Thinking Skills

This topic actually came up on both ArtsEducators list
AND Getty at about the same time (in different ways).
Here is an assessment tool Maggie Tucker uses with her
7th graders:
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/Files/final.htm

And a student example for Edward Hopper:
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/Files/final2.htm

This has got to be a take home final (but I could be
wrong. I just never had 7th grader who could write
such well thought out answers in one period on the
computer. This page was done very neatly on the
computer).

The 7th grade essays to come.... I just thought you
might want to mull this over first.

Thanks Maggie! I can tell your students Think Art.

Judith

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Dear Art Educators,

I looked over all of the essays Maggie sent to me and
decided to just put one online. I chose the one that
used the same image as the student who answered the
questions. The sample essay answers the same questions
only it is written into paragraphs. I imagine Maggie
gave students an option - just as long as she could
find the answers in the paragraphs. I have her final
exam linked from Middle School Lesson Plans on IAD:
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/middlelessons.html
(listed about halfway down near the other Art
Criticism links)

Final exam template:
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/Files/final.htm

Anwers to questions:
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/Files/final2.htm

Paragraph form:
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/Files/final3.htm

I had my students write for every lesson. Writing was
very important in my class. I didn't grade their
writing with the same scrutiny an English teacher
would. I mainly graded on effort. Special ed students
sometimes answered orally (I would draw the answers
out of them at time -- smile). I am impressed with the
writing Maggie got from 7th graders. She should be
proud of them.

Hope this helps.

Judith

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Dear Art Educators,

Justin Kramer - Queensland Australia - sent me two
great lesson ideas. Local architecture paintings and
sculptural shoes.

This one uses local architecture and teaches rules of
perspective. The students create a collage of images
from the local real estate section of the paper - then
make a larger composition. You could use acrylics or
tempera.
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/Files/justin2.htm

I'll eventually get this written into lesson plan form
for the site. Enjoy all of these images now. I'll only
put one or two on the lesson plan. I am cutting down
on images now to save server space.

This shoe lesson was inpsired by Cinderella's Revenge.
Links to come on the plan.
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/Files/justin3.htm

Enjoy all of the different solutions now. Only a few
will go on the lesson plan. I decided it is easy to
share all images that come to me through the "File for
Sharing" first.

Linda Woods might be doing ceramic shoes (6th grade)
this year.

Merry Christmas - Happy New Year!

Judith

P.S. I'll post these links again after the break for
those who have signed off.




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Welcome back to Getty list, too, Sandra (Astroboy)!
The subscribe address must still work. Melissa - sorry
it took so long to get the word out on these. I've
been waiting for the  topic to come up again. I knew
it would.

Dear Art Educators,

Classroom design has come up on both ArtsEducators and
Getty list now which gives me the perfect opportunity
to share Melissa Speelman's cupboards. I noticed them
in the background when she sent me her paper mache
sculptures so I asked her about them:
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/Files/room.htm

They feature panels that can be removed for
repainting. You can change artists every year if you
chose - or simply reverse panels from year to year for
variety - students get introduced to two sets of
images in 7th and 8th grade. You'll have your own
semi-permanent art reproductions.

What a great way to bring art history into your
classroom on a daily basis. I bet all of her kids know
what artists painted each one of those works
originally.

Enjoy all of these images now. I'll only keep a couple
on the site when I add the classroom organization
tips.

Get caught up on viewing the Files for Sharing. Many
of the images in that folder will be removed soon.
(I'll try to post the files one more time before I
take them off).I was pleased to see how active the
folder has been when I got the site stats. I'll save
them all on my machine to share again in the future.

Thanks Melissa for showing how art history can be fun.

Judith

--- sandra summers-barrick <tamayo@...>
wrote:
> A little background......
>  I just recently was hired to teach 450, 1st-8th
> grade kids art.
  I am asking for a
> concrete floor. Looks
> like they are spending around 12,000$ and want it
> done by april or
> before.
> astroboy
> Yippee I'm on again.

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Welcome from Woody in KC

> iarcement@... wrote:
>
> I have been trying to get the time to get with this group since
> October, I believe.  AND NOW, I want to know if I am really there.  I
> know this sounds ridiculous, but I am an artist... and I don't think
> the way the average soul thinks, so help me out here!!!   Let me
> know... IS IT REALLY YOU GUYS???
>
> Thanks for your patience and understanding,
> Idus in southern Mississippi (about an hour from New Orleans)

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Dear Art Educators,

Linda Woods from St Johns Lower School has been busy. She put some wonderful
bleach drawings by second graders on her site that are a must see -- along
with some very creative 2nd grade collage still life and 3rd grade oil
pastel still life.
http://www.sjs.org/stories/default.asp?L2=3&newsid=44754 (click on gallery)

Here is Linda's brief how to for the bleach drawing:

We use a tiny amount of bleach in a flat bottomed tub in the center of
each table on a tray.  Fans are on, windows are open.  The tray and tub
are not to be moved.  Kids dip a Q-tip into the diluted bleach (50/50
with water) and draw with it.  This is a project I do at the beginning
of the year to get kids excited about drawing a variety of
lines....curvy, zigzag, straight, branching, broken, etc.  and patterns
(ab, abc, abcba, and so on).  Aboriginal inspiration would be great for
these.  I leave it pretty open...portrait, imaginary or real animal,
architecture, transportation, plants, still life, etc.  The point is to
get them to think about changing the direction of their lines, changing
the type of lines, etc. throughout the drawing.  We do these drawings
on construction paper.

I've never had any problem with this lesson in 6
years.  Kids love it.  Parents want details and many supervise this for
kids at home.  After kids draw the bleach lines, we let them dry
overnight before we add the marker embellishment.  I encourage kids to
use the pens on both sides of each line, and a variety of symmetrical
pattern is what I ask them to produce.  Lots of imagination on this
project.

Here is Linda's brief description of the oil pastel still life:

It was a very big still life....all the way across an 8 foot
countertop, with lots of levels and overlapping.

We used viewfinders on the still life to isolate an area and enlarge
it proportionally to the paper.They drew in chalk on black paper,
then colored with oil pastel.  I had ceramic animals, stuffed animals,
flowers, vases, teapots, a gargoyle, a monkey, pigs wearing clothes
(ceramic), a unicorn, a birdcage, shells, all sorts of stuff.
The kids sat on stools or on the floor with drawing boards.

I emphasized that they consider creating texture and coloring
in a specific direction on the backgrounds...wavy, radiating, up and
down, across, in an arc, etc.  Backgrounds were colored first.  Some
kids went from dark to light on their backgrounds.  I wanted them to
invent some pattern somewhere in their drawing,too.  We also made some
attempts at shading and highlighting.  Blending was essential,
highlighting and shading were gravy (lol).
I use slide jackets as viewfinders.  They are very close to the height
and width ratio of our drawing paper.

Enjoy these projects and many more.
St Johns School home page:
http://www.sjs.org/Default.asp?bhcp=1

Judy Decker - Ohio
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Actually we are a figment of your imagination. It
isn't really us. We're actually a bunch of attorneys
discussing the ramifications of federal district court
cases..... ;-)

Ken

P.S. Obviously I don't think the way others do either!
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 14:23:08 -0600
From: <iarcement@...>
Subject: I hope I am finally in this group...

I have been trying to get the time to get with this
group since October, I believe.  AND NOW, I want to
know if I am really there.  I know this sounds
ridiculous, but I am an artist... and I don't think
the way the average soul thinks, so help me out
here!!!   Let me know... IS IT REALLY YOU GUYS???

Thanks for your patience and understanding,
Idus in southern Mississippi (about an hour from New Orleans)

Dear Art Educators,

Those of you looking for art games for teaching art appreciation might want
to check out this new text from NAEA. If anyone buys it - post to the listan
idea or two to share with others.

NAEA Releases New Text
"Pathways to Art Appreciation:
A Source Book for Media & Methods"

by Al Hurwitz and Stanley S. Madeja with Eldon Katter

This text is a source book for art teachers for the teaching of art
appreciation at all levels.  Content strands are carried throughout the
book. Each chapter opens with a general discussion about various
approaches to the study of art related to the "teaching of art
appreciation."

Instructional strategies and art activities are presented in a separate
"Things to Do" section  "Things to Do" appear throughout the book as
various issues are discussed.

At the close of each chapter, "Assessment Strategies" that contribute to the
teaching of art appreciation are addressed.  Formative and summative
assessment activities can be found throughout the book.  Many instructional
approaches in the "Things to Do" strand are dual purpose, being applicable
to assessment and to instruction.  The "Games" in Chapter 5 are examples of
this duality.

A special chapter is offered on developing art appreciation through studio
experience.  Since the education of art teachers is still studio rather than
theory centered, it is assumed that most teachers will find ways of applying
their knowledge of art materials and processes to make the connections
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students engage in as they work with clay, paint, collage, etc. provide
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This book accomplishes two goals: to help dispel the unnecessary mystique
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This summer, Donna Pauler shared some handouts for you
to use. I thought I would post the links again in case
you have time to develop some of your own handouts
over the break.

Here are some pdfs of some handouts Donna used in
workshops for art teachers to get them into computers.
She calls these idea lists:
Generic list, One for using Multimedia or slide show
ideas, one for digital camera and one for creating
newsletters.

Art Exercises Using Computer Software
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/Files/ArtDonna.pdf

Multimedia
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/Files/MediaDonna.pdf

Using Digital Camera in the Art Class
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/Files/DigitalDonna.pdf

Newletters
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/Files/NewsDonna.pdf

Donna created these two workshop handouts- one
emphasizing Draw and one emphasizing Paint. These were
done to use Claris/Appleworks as the tool.
But the activities in part could be adapted to other
software. Donna says there is Claris/Appleworks for
Windows. A wonderful program for less than $50.

Getting Started with Draw Graphics:
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/Files/DrawDonna.pdf

Getting Started with Paint Graphics:
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/Files/PaintDonna.pdf

These will not be on the site much longer (since most
users like to save and edit files). I'll post them
again over the summer.

See Donna Pauler's web site:
http://www.austincc.edu./pauler/
Austin Community College - Digital Imaging Classes

Judith



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Thanks Wendy for your photo update (I've already been
there today)

Dear Art Educators,

My survey respondents were looking for middle school
and high school drawing lesson ideas so I am always on
the lookout. Wendy Free sent me two lesson summaries
and I now have those on Incredible Art Department
(IAD)
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/high/wendy-drawing.htm
All of Wendy's drawing lessons will be on this same
page for convenience. Wendy is writing these up for
herself and just forwarding to me when she has them
done. These are good for middle school and high school
- but linked from High School Lessons:
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/high/highlessons.html

Wendy - I think folks would like to see your handouts,
too (that you mention in the plans). I'll add the
links to those after you send them to me. No rush.

Wendy's peppers were pretty popular when she posted
them a while back so I will be adding that lesson
plan, too.

Enjoy,

Judith

--- wendy free <wendypaigefree@...> wrote:
> I just added pictures of our snow scenes (done by
> Floridians, no less!) and scratchboard 'scapes.
> Feel free to ask q's about the work ~  am
> interested in feedback, too
(wendypaigefree@...)!
http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/wendypaigefree
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Dear Art Educators,

Wendy has been busy writing up her lessons - now she
has some tried and true lessons to use again. I have
added some more lessons to her file (scroll down):
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/high/wendy-drawing.htm

She sent me more after I made my earlier post. I have
added the peppers, hands and snow scene.

Her scratch art lesson has been added to Ken's lesson:
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/high/ken-scratch.htm
(click link at top of lesson)

I'll do this with other lessons that come to me that
use the the same resources and medium (saves server
space to put on the same page).

Feel free to ask Wendy questions about the work ~  she
is interested in feedback, too
(wendypaigefree@...).

Wendy's album:
http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/wendypaigefree

Judith

P.S. for Wendy - I saved figures #3 and will write up
a short "blurb" for that one. I really liked that
image. If you have time to "talk" about it now - post
to the list. I know you want to do it differently next
year - and I'll add the changes then.


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Hahaha...

Le Ann Escoffre


-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Rohrer [mailto:kenroar@...]
Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 2:04 AM
To: art_education@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [art_education] Re: I hope I am finally in this group...

Actually we are a figment of your imagination. It
isn't really us. We're actually a bunch of attorneys
discussing the ramifications of federal district court
cases..... ;-)

Ken

P.S. Obviously I don't think the way others do either!
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 14:23:08 -0600
From: <iarcement@...>
Subject: I hope I am finally in this group...

I have been trying to get the time to get with this
group since October, I believe.  AND NOW, I want to
know if I am really there.  I know this sounds
ridiculous, but I am an artist... and I don't think
the way the average soul thinks, so help me out
here!!!   Let me know... IS IT REALLY YOU GUYS???

Thanks for your patience and understanding,
Idus in southern Mississippi (about an hour from New Orleans)



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Everything about Muslim education. To learn and discuss the history
of Muslim education, the education of Muslim woman,the education of
Muslim children, Muslim school, everything about Muslim education...

Correct me if I am wrong...
But I thought that one part of Muslim education/art was not to use
landscape painting, personal portraits ( forget Saddam) etc.
That's why there is such an incredible amount of fine architecture,
extolling the workmanship of materials as art..Also that 'writing' of
the Koran is incorporated in the architecture of a building compared to
paintings or sculptures as we see them in Christian churches.
But I  could be wrong, just something that popped up in my memory bank.

C-M

Here is a start - Islamic Art:
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/islamic.htm
I have not updated this page for a while so some links may be broken now.

Judy

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Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 3:29 AM
Subject: [art_education] Muslim education


> Everything about Muslim education. To learn and discuss the history
> of Muslim education, the education of Muslim woman,the education of
> Muslim children, Muslim school, everything about Muslim education...

Dear Art Educators,

There is a new virus coming around now that is
attaching to list posts. I didn't download the virus
alert message telling me what the virus was - it was
labeled as untitled.bmp.exe on my Yahoo message.

The subject line was:
[ArtsEducators] Make Story Telling a Part of your
Curriculum

That was a post I made several days before Christmas.

The email was sent from Jdecker@... -- which is
not a real email account.

NO ONE needs to post to the list that I am sending out
a virus as that simply is NOT true. I update my virus
protection several times a week and scan at least once
a week to insure you that my mail is safe.

These are my two email addresses:
Jdecker@...
judydeckeriad@...

If anyone suspects I send them a virus - the best
thing to do is send me a personal email.

I DO NOT send attachments to the lists - so just
delete  list posts from me that comes with an
attachment. My attachments come off list with safe
attachment in the subject line.

Judith


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Folks,

I am still "putsying" around with the lesson plan for
storytellers.... You'll see why it takes me so long if
you look at Linda's kids' creations (smile).

This one will blow you away!
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/Files/Linda-story3.jpg

A third grader made this - really!

The dragon is bigger than a shoebox.
Here is Linda's description as it was in progress:
"I have a true prodigy in 3rd grade for clay.  I've
never seen any child do what she did in all of my 24
years of working with clay with kids...If I had not
seen it with my own eyes, I'd swear an adult did it.
She made a really gigantic dragon storyteller with  2
babies out of clay using mostly slab, coil, pinch
pots, and pinched forms on the head and scales.  Wait
til you see the mouth and head and the way she made
the eyes. There is so much gesture, movement, and
expression!  She also painted it (all her own idea) in
a way that it looks like an antique chinese dragon. We
used underglazes this time, which lent themselves
perfectly to her design ideas.  (they don't blur or
run...precise graphic design quality)   The only thing
I helped her with was figuring
out how to make the tail curve around  the body.  I
explained how to use a combination of slab, coil, and
pinch pots joined together to make her hollow form and
the curve of the body, and she did it so adeptly!  No
one can believe this  3rd grade girl did this, even
though they watched her, lol.  Thank goodness I was
calling people in to see it as she
progressed on it. What fun that was.  She whizzed
through it, too.  Such a vision in her head, and such
a way with clay, you won't believe it."

Back to Judy - now you can believe it (smile). Linda -
you better point out more art from Adrienne. What fun
to have a student this talented!

See more storytellers on Linda Woods' web site:
http://www.sjs.org/stories/default.asp?L2=3&newsid=44754
Click on Gallery

Enjoy the fine art of St Johns Lower School students.
I have another awesome lesson to share soon  but
wanted to get this out first. (I am supposed to be
grocery shopping right now -- tee-hee).

Judith

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Dear Art Educators,

Linda Woods posted her collage lesson that she was
doing with 2nd graders. This one will WOW you. I can
see students doing this all the way to high school
level. I have some examples now in Incredible Art
Department. Eventually, I'll turn it into a lesson
plan - but for now enjoy Linda's own words.

http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/elem/linda-collage.htm


From Linda Woods' Getty post:

I'm doing a really cool collage idea with my second
graders right now. It could be any age, though, and
would be so much better than they can do it, but they
ARE doing a really great job and it's very creative.
ALso a great color lesson.  They feel like interior
designers.  I'm calling it "View Through A Window".
I started by showing them lots of images of artists
paintings through a window...Matisse, Picasso,
Bonheur, and Thomas McKnight.  We discussed the depth
in these paintings, what you see outside, how things
fade away and get smaller in the distance, what was on
the windowsills in some of them, what overlapped the
windows (chairbacks in the corner of a window, someone
standing or sitting there, etc.  The final assignment
involves painting a small watercolor landscape.  The
landscape will serve as a window in
the collage of an interior space. Students were to
paint the landscapes seasonally.  I have some lovely
wintery paintings, some very springy ones, fall
paintings, etc.  They also had to put themselves into
their landscape.  So ideally, it was a place they
would like to be/have been. Some were on the water, as
if you would be looking out a hotel room window.  When
they were finished painting the landscape, they made
window frames from white or colored paper.  Some were
arched, others were rectangle.  Following this, they
took their painting to the paper rack to select a
color that would look great as their wall color.  It
had to be a color that was an accent color in the
painting of their landscape.  They selected two pieces
of 12x18 colored construction paper and glued them to
an 18x24 white sheet to make the wall (18 x 24
construction paper could be used for the wall).  Once
they glued the wall together, they glued the window
near the top, but it did not have to be centered
horizontally.  They selected a carpet color
(again, having to do with colors in their landscape
and wall) to glue to the bottom of the 18x24 wall.
The carpet is 5 inches wide, and extends about an inch
and a half further to the sides than the wall -wall is
18 wide, carpet is about 21 inches wide(Texture panels
and crayons could be used to add texture to the
carpet). We put a bead of glue at the very bottom of
the wall before sticking the edge of the carpet to the
wall, so it also made the whole thing longer at this
point.  Keep in mind that there is also a white 24x30
inch piece of white paper that
will be going behind all of this later to serve as a
matt.  Once the wall and carpet were ready, they set
that part aside and began creating Eric Carle type of
painted texture and pattern paper for fabrics to add
to their collage via furniture, curtains, stepstools,
tables, lampshades, people's clothes, etc.  Once
again, they were to select colors that had something
to do with their room to use in the patterns and
textures for fabric.  Many tried complementary colors
with an accent of one of the wall, carpet, or
landscape colors.  Others worked more harmoniously,
but darkened or lightened values previously used.  We
used crayon/texture sheets and watercolors for the
painted paper, as well as sponges for dragging paint
in stripes to make plaids.  I showed them how
to make a chair seat in perspective, and they are to
make up their own chairbacks, but they must overlap
the window a bit on one side and the chairs are about
2 feet tall.  The fabrics they make will be for seat
cushions and backs.  They can make anything else they
want...add animals curled up in the chair, on the
floor, a person, vases of flowers on thewindowsill or
a table, a woven throw rug, books, etc.  Anything in
an interior.  We let the chair legs extend an inch or
so below the edge of the carpet and they could also be
glued a little wider than the wall, as the large white
paper matt will catch the extension and add an extra
dimension.  These are really cool looking...very
graphic. I sort of made this project up as we went
along.  Some kids are collaging pets, birdcages on
stands, randomthings on the table, such as a purse, a
beverage or dessert plate, etc.
They are enjoying working large, and I think they are
learning a lot about color selection as you continue
working on a piece of art.  Also, they are learning
more about depth and how important overlapping is.
To have the big chair overlapping the corner of the
window with something small on the window ledge,
landscape in the background, has been easy
for them to understand and fun to think about.
Painting the landscape window background first insured
interesting backgrounds rather than afterthoughts.

(Back to Judy) I have added a blurb about her 2nd
grade still life too (that was done before the "Room
with a View"). The Matisse-like still life is linked
to Pam Stephens' lesson plan and Linda's Eric Carle
lesson. You can tweak either one to fit this new
approach. Linda's lesson is very similar to one
Rebecca Engleman did last year with Matisse and third
graders.

Folks - check out Linda's site. She has added brief
descriptions/how-tos with EACH project now. You can
read it on the first slide for each one. She has been
busy.
http://www.sjs.org/stories/default.asp?L2=3&newsid=44754

Linda - I wanted to show all four you sent me - but
only three would fit. I enjoyed the other one, too -
and eeny-meeny-miny-moed.



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Dear Art Educators,

Linda loves to share her "secrets" to success. I am
passing her her tips she posted to Getty list this
morning. Try them in your collage lessons. These are
for the "Interiors - Room with a View" lesson (soon to
be updated)

From Linda:

What is most interesting to me about those collaged
interiors is that the process allows for virtually
anything in the way of mixed media.  We used colored
paper, watercolor, markers (diffused coffee filters
colored with marker, laid upon another sheet of paper,
sprayed with water to make them run and bleed in the
print to make some fabrics, vases, etc.), crayon,
texture sheets, tempera paint, fancy cut scissors in
some cases, potato prints, stamps,
etc.  The process is so open ended...just like
designing for the things we all put in our houses,
such as varied textures, prints, colors,surfaces,
ecclectic mixtures of objects and furniture.  The open
ended selection of the materials used for various
parts of the collage reminded me so much of the
selection process as you build a room around one major
object.  The major object for the assignment, or the
buildng block that directed the future of each artwork
was the first thing we did...the watercolor with
seasonal colors.  I simple kept reminding them (over
and over and over for kids this young! Note from Judy
- for older student this could just be one of the
written objectives for which the students are
evaluated) to think about the colors and textures used
so far when making future choices and adding
something new.  What will harmonize with it?  Do you
need more contrast? We explored unity. I just put out
the materials I had available for them to use and let
them decide when to use them.  The basic steps were:
1. Paint your watercolor landscape with you in the
picture, frame it(considering colors in the landscape)

2. Take it to the paper center to select a color that
really looks great with it (important thing was that
they actually had to carry the picture to the paper
center to make selections)
3.  Do the same thing for carpet color.
4.  Choose from the colors you have used to build your
fabric design to harmonize with the room
5.   Build the furniture (I demonstrated buildng a
chair and a bed to look like it was in perspective).
Consider scale
6.  Make sure you overlap your window ledge or frame a
bit when glueing down your furniture.
7.  Make something else to go in your pic
that makes it more personal...a pet, a favorite toy,
books, people,vases, lamps, etc.

I can only imagine how off the charts this could be
with high school. You could build chairs with twigs,
for example.  (From Judy - you could make the whole
composition 3-D - mounting layers on foam core
board)You could tell them to select a period of
furniture style to include in their work.  (From Judy
- You could make the landscape be a Styles of Art
lesson and research project. I'd love to see this done
Surreal - a la Magritte). You could build it around
more complex choices of color schemes.  I kept
thinking, as kids were obviously "clicking" that
whatever you start with in your art is part of the
overall scheme...they were really giving careful
thought to what colors to add next, what patterns,
balance, scale, contrast, center of interest.  It
seemed so intuitive for them. (From Judy - YES! it is
intuitive - and we art teachers ruin that sometimes by
trying to force more and more knowledge into their
little brains - and correcting too much when we think
they made a "mistake". My wish for the new year is
that all art teachers stop "ruining" art for kids --
smile).

Thanks Linda!

Judith

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Dear Art Educators,

I LOVE sharing your images through the File for Sharing folder on IAD. The
problem is - that folder is getting HUGE and I need to delete. I need to
focus more time on writing the lesson plans to go with the ideas. I will
ALWAYS share images you send to me so keep them coming (I have many on my to
do list still taht came to me when my machiine was down)....but I am
hope-hope-hoping more of you will try Yahoo to share your student work. It
is really very easy to do. If my links to not bring up my photo album for
you - then let me know and I will try a different way to post my album (just
email me OFF LIST Jdecker@...)

1. Go to http://www.yahoo.com click Photos (by Organize - left side of page)
2. Go to http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ (now I am already registered with
Yahoo since I have a Yahoo email address - you may get a different screen).
Click "Take a Quick Tour" if you want
3. Click Get started on right side (you may have to register first).
4. Set up Album name
4. You can install easy upload tool if you want - I chose NOT to. Click
continue
5. Browse for images on your machine - select one for your album
6. Click to add photos
7. See if you get my photo album for Matisse - click on album to open.
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/judydeckeriad/my_photos
Here is the LONG URL for the open album:
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/judydeckeriad/album?.dir=/Matisse&.src=ph&store\
=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/judydeckeriad/my_photos

or the tiny URL:
http://tinyurl.com/3649q

This really IS easy - I am just taking time to write it all down The test
will be to see if YOU can open my album. I get it everytime but the link may
not work for you (Denise had trouble with this).

Now the lesson description from Weezie (Linda Wood's co-worker):
Here is Linda Wood's coworkers Matisse lesson (from Weezie Sharman)
http://www.sjs.org/classes/lower/art/4thMatisseTHumbs/index.htm
Matisse lesson began with the children drawing groups of mannequins in
various poses.  We discussed showing action and motion in the human figure.
Each table of four students had a group of mannequins they were allowed to
pose as they wished to show movement.  Next, I showed them many Matisse
collage pieces for inspiration.  We discussed geometric vs. organic
shapes,positive and negative space, and the elements of color.  They were
each given a sheet of white paper and many sheets of varying colors, hole
punchers, crazy scissors,and glue.  They covered the white paper completely
with the cutouts from the colored paper.  Lastly they selected a mannequin
pose from their original drawings to draw on black paper.  They cut it out
and placed it on top of their collage and...voila, they were done!  (note: I
will be putting this lesson on IAD. I have asked Weezie for information
about her glazes and underglazes for the ceramic desserts. I'll be putting
that lesson plan online in the future. (Survey group has already received
this)

Judy Decker - Ohio
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Dear Art Educators,

I found this GEM of a lesson from Susan of Long Island
in my folder. This lesson works with Air Dry clay
too.....AND firing clay (just make sure you leave the
mouth open enough to pour out the ashes after firing).
(like minds Susan - I did this lesson the same way
with air dry clay in 1987)

Model Magic fish
ARTNSOUL12@... Susan –Long Island

This Model Magic Fish Lesson is appropriate for grades
2-8, but even older students would have fun with it:

Materials: Crayola White Model Magic, newspaper,
masking tape, variety of "texturing" items such as
paper clips (paper clips impressions look great
for scales), LEGOS, lace, stamps, wooden stylus- the
kind you use for Scratch Art, pictures of fish.
Optional if you want a stand on which to display each
fish:  2x4 wood cut into 6" long pieces, wooden dowels
in varying lengths, black gloss acrylic paint (black
spray paint or stains)

Begin with a wad of newspaper about the size of your
fist. Use lots of masking tape to secure the oval
shape.  Cut up the Model Magic and give each student a
piece that is large enough to fit around the armature
after it has been flattened (size of the newspaper wad
would depend on how much Modle Magic you had on hand)

Instruct the students to flatten their piece of clay
like a pancake (thick dowel rod rolling pins could be
used). Place the wad of newspaper in the middle and
roll the Model Magic all around the newspaper wad,
careful to seam on the bottom of the "fish" and leave
one end of the oval shape open, for the mouth.  Next,
discuss the parts of the fish (for the little ones)
and demonstrate ways to pull the Model Magic from
the smooth oval shape to form fins, tail, gills, etc.

Give a little additional clay for the eyes, or if they
need more for fins, etc. Some kids rolled a coil and
added it around the open end to emphasize the mouth.
I showed them how to add a small ball of Model magic
on each side of the fish's head for the bulgy eyes.

I emphasized form and texture and got some really
innovative fish!  Texture with gassorted gadgets,
lace, stamps. This takes 3- 40 min. sessions; one for
the armature, 2nd for the Model Magic and 3rd for the
painting. Painting : Options are watercolors, tempera
or acrylic paint.  Acrylic has a nice sheen when dry
and the temperas are bright, too.
Water colors work, but not as bright. Those who don't
want to paint(those of you on a cart) can opt to use
markers to color.

Optional stands:  Drill a hole on the bottom of the
finished fish. Insert a dowel.  Drill a hole in a 2x4
piece of wood-about 6" in length for the stand
and insert the other end of the dowel.  I varied the
height and the fish made a gorgeous display on the
counter in the front office and in our display
case.  Stands could be painted with black acrylic
(stained or spray painted - spray painting by the
teacher)

Back to Judy - If anyone does this lesson - send me an
image for IAD. I do have Tracy alberts second grade
fish. http://www.lz95.org/mw/talbert/arthome28.htm
I believe Tracy's are firing clay.

Judith

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Dear Art Educators,

Pardon me if I already posted this file update. I know
I completed it late one night and may have posted it
already (I no longer save my list posts).

Anyways... Several folks couldn't open Dawn's file so
I redid it. I think you will like the changes:
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/Files/blooms2.htm

It pays more attention to the "HOTS". I have added
links on this page to sample questions and Art
Criticism links. I'll add more as folks post them.

A while back, Craig Roland gave me permission to
publish these questions:
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/Files/crit.htm

I'll eventually add Patty Knott's successful class
critique lesson too (along with any other "words of
wisdom" in my folders). I'm doing all of this because
someone asked me what I had for Art Criticism for high
school a while back....and I didn't have access to my
files then. I actually had quite a bit saved up.

I'll be ready the next time (smile).

Judith


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>I LOVE sharing your images through the File for Sharing folder on
IAD. The
>problem is - that folder is getting HUGE and I need to delete. I need to
>focus more time on writing the lesson plans to go with the ideas. I will
>ALWAYS share images you send to me so keep them coming (I have many
on my to
>do list still taht came to me when my machiine was down)....but I am
>hope-hope-hoping more of you will try Yahoo to share your student
work. It
>is really very easy to do. If my links to not bring up my photo album for
>you - then let me know and I will try a different way to post my album

(Sandra this is just FYI - if you are still a Getty
member, talk about these to the list).

Dear Art Educators,

Thanks to Deborah - we have discovered another "Great
Art Site". I am just in awe with these images by
Sandra Hildreth. I can see you doing a lesson similar
to this using images from National Geographic (if you
don't want to tackle painting)- or other magazines
with nature images. Photography teachers can use
students photos for the collage. These are really
exciting!
http://www.northnet.org/hildreth/mymandalas.htm
Do check out the Keys to Images, too, on the works
where they are indicated.

Folks - I keep throwing out the "bait" for this kind
lesson. If you do it - just send me an image and I'll
write up the lesson plan for the site. I am not
writing up a lesson without have a student image to go
with it. I just know it CAN be done. (Note: another
artist you could tie in would be Bev Doolittle - I got
her calendar for Christmas this year).

I'll post more about Sandra's site later.

Here is the non-objective collage mandala idea:
Todd DeVriese (also can tie in Islamic art with this
unit - math integration)
http://fisher.osu.edu/art/devriese/devriese.htm
IAD wants your student images.

I'll be adding links to my Mandala links page for
Sandra if you lose her site.

Here is her edible color wheel lesson:
http://www.northnet.org/mwcsart/7color2.htm

Enjoy exploring her sites:
http://www.northnet.org/mwcsart/mwart.htm
(I see that Sandra has retired from teaching now)
Color Unit:
http://www.northnet.org/mwcsart/7color1.htm
Sandra's Art Home Page:
http://www.northnet.org/hildreth/

Happy New Year!

Judith

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> maybe orig author, Sandra Hildreth
http://www.northnet.org/mwcsart/7color1.htm

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Dear Art Educators,

All it took was a couple of emails and the "mystery"
is solved (smile). Sandra Hildreth was a Charter
Member of Getty ArtsEdNet Talk - on from the beginning
- and was a member when the talk began about the color
wheel.
She has had her lesson on her site for five years and
was doing the lesson a couple years before that.

Here is her edible color wheel lesson:
http://www.northnet.org/mwcsart/7color2.htm

Sandra now teaches Art Ed majors. Hopefully, IAD will
hear from her students....We will see.

All who have this lesson on their sites can now give
credit where credit is due. It is a great lesson - and
fun!

Happy New Year!

Judith

P.S. Thanks a million Deborah! Deborah gave me Sandra
Hildreth. I do love how this list works (smile).


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