Phase: | During/Explore/Explain |
Activity: | Students will begin by learning color theory. The teacher will discuss the following vocabulary words with the students:
Introduce Vincent Van Gogh's The Starry Night by showing the video "Mati and Dada Meet Van Gogh." The teacher will display The Starry Night on the board. We will break the painting down into three specific parts – the town, the sky, and the tree. In the town, discuss with students about line, shape, and composition. The church and the houses are drawn showing line and shape. The mountain is added showing overlapping. The sky is shown using primary and secondary colors. Violet for the top, blue receding, and red and yellow for the bottom. The moon and stars show contrast to the dark void of space. Finally, the cypress tree is added showing texture, by layering the colors and lines using the oil pastels. Allow students to recreate The Starry Night using drawing paper and oil pastels. Display The Starry Night throughout the process to inspire and encourage students to follow a basic guideline but also add their own unique vision to the piece. Students will learn about primary and secondary colors through mixing blue and violet on the mountains. In the stars, they will mix yellow and orange. The warm colors of the stars and moon will contrast with the cool colors in the sky. Students will overlap the sky with the mountains and the mountains with the church. Then the tree will overlap the sky and mountain. Students will use line to create the tree along with neutral colors. |
Assessment Strategies: | Students will compare their work of art to the original to evaluate how well they followed directions. At the conclusion, students should be able to identify various types of lines, primary and secondary colors, and points of composition. Students should be able to apply the appropriate vocabulary to their artwork and demonstrate:
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Advanced Preparation: | Students will need some background knowledge of primary and secondary colors. Students will need to know how to properly mix primary colors to create secondary colors. The teacher will need to be able to display a copy of The Starry Night. Students will need drawing paper and oil pastels. To assist the students in breaking the page down into the three segments, a line drawn on the paper where the top of the mountain goes will assist in getting students off on the right track. |
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