Comparing Cultures: Pottery
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Author:
Abby Kuhn
System: Auburn City School: Auburn City Board Of Education
General Activity Information
Activity ID:
2128
Title: Comparing Cultures: Pottery
Digital Tool/Resource: Comparing Cultures: Pottery PowerPoint
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Overview: Students will view images of Native American Pottery and Chinese Ming Dynasty Pottery. Students will collaborate to create a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the pottery of Native Americans and the Chinese Ming Dynasty. Students will compare and contrast the pottery using the elements of design and principals of art. Students will work collaboratively in small groups to brainstorm a design for a vase inspired by each culture. Student groups will write a reflection comparing and contrasting the pottery of the two cultures.
This activity was created as a result of the Arts COS Resource Development Summit
Associated Standards and Objectives
Content Standard(s):
Arts Education 1) Brainstorm collaboratively to create a work of art.
Unpacked Content
Artistic Process: Creating
Anchor Standards:
Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
Process Components: Investigate, Plan, Make
Essential Questions:
EU: Creativity and innovative thinking are essential life skills that can be developed.
Concepts & Vocabulary:
Principles of design
Brainstorming
Composition
Concepts
Characteristic
Elements of art
Expressive properties
Foreground
Middle ground
Neutral colors
Resist Skill Examples:
Create two-dimensional artworks such as drawing or painting by using a variety of media.
Use the book, The Goat in the Rug by Charles L. Blood & Martin Link to learn about weaving.
Use clay or pipe cleaners to create small animal sculptures.
Work in groups to brainstorm ideas for a collaborative art project.
Use a book about clay, When Clay Sings by Byrd Baylor to study Native Americans and their traditions.
Use the book A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle to explore collage techniques.
Create a real or imagined home using two-and-three-dimensional media.
Learn how to properly use and store brushes, close glue bottles and
marker tops.
Use found objects such as leaves, rocks, paper tubes, egg cartons, etc. to create artworks.
Use the book A Day with No Crayons by Elizabeth Rusch to explore different colors and values.
Create a landscape showing depth by placing the foreground, middle ground and background in their correct positions.
Arts Education 15) Compare and contrast cultural uses of artwork from different times and places.
Example: Australian Aboriginal dot paintings and Plains Indians pictographs.
Unpacked Content
Artistic Process: Connecting
Anchor Standards:
Anchor Standard 11: Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Process Components: Synthesize
Essential Questions:
EU: People develop ideas and understandings of society, culture, and history through their interactions with and analysis of art.
Concepts & Vocabulary:
Principles of design
Brainstorming
Composition
Concepts
Characteristic
Elements of art
Expressive properties
Foreground
Middle ground
Neutral colors
Resist Skill Examples:
Students compare, contrast and discuss how art can reflect artists' personal experiences or interests.
Compare materials and techniques in works of art using descriptive language.
Identify and share the uses of visual arts outside the classroom.
Teacher provides a diverse selection of artworks that represents different times and places for student viewing and discusses subject matter with students.
Recognize and respect cultural differences in works of art.
Compare and contrast Australian Aboriginal dot painting and Plains Indians pictographs.
Learning Objectives: Students will compare and contrast the pottery of Native Americans and the Chinese Ming Dynasty using the elements of design and principals of art.
Students will collaborate in small groups to brainstorm a design for a vase inspired by each culture.
Student groups will write a reflection comparing and contrasting the pottery of the two cultures.
Strategies, Preparations and Variations
Phase: Before/Engage
Activity: The students will view images of Native American Pottery and Chinese Ming Dynasty Pottery. The instructor may collect their own images or share the PowerPoint below.https://drive.google.com/file/d/12e3G2op-UefunY1D1Y5ONfZa6o2uramV/view?usp=sharing The instructor may ask students to create a Venn Diagram in small groups or guide the whole class in creating a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the pottery of the two cultures. The instructor will encourage students to compare and contrast the pottery using the elements of design and principals of art. The instructor may create handouts of the elements of design and principals of art if they are not displayed in the classroom. A free handout can be found here .
Assessment Strategies:
Failed
Attempted
Mastered
The student(s) described Native American Pottery.
Student(s) described Chinese Ming Dynasty Pottery.
Student(s) compared pottery of the two cultures.
Student(s) contrasted pottery of the two cultures.
The student(s)
The student(s) designed a vase inspired by Chinese Ming Dynasty Pottery
Advanced Preparation:
Variation Tips (optional): If budget allows, purchase clay and allow students to create small pieces of pottery inspired by one of the two cultures.
Notes or Recommendations (optional):
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