Year Group: 3° ESO

MC ESCHER DISTORTION MIRRORS Term Date: Autumn

UNIT COVERED:
Perspective

STANDARDS
STANDARD 1.2: Students recognize the significant works of Western and non-Western art and understands the chronological development of art movements.
STANDARD 3.1: Students identify and apply criteria to make informed judgements about art.
STANDARD 4.3: Students develop and apply skills using a variety of two dimensional and three-dimensional media, tools, and processes to create works that communicate personal meaning.
STANDARD 4.4: Students reflect on, revise, and refine work using problem solving and critical thinking skills.
STANDARD 5.1: Students create original works of art.
STANDARD 5.2: Students exhibit individuality in the interpretation and appreciation of images.

OBJECTIVES KEY QUESTIONS

• Student develops hand/eye coordination • What are the characteristics of Henri Rousseau’s jungle paintings?
• Student can draw from observation. • Which plants are typical for Gran Canaria?
• Student creates a neat and tidy artwork.
• Student shows good attitude and behaviour (see rubric).
• Student shows good organizational and time management skills.

CONCEPTS MAIN ACTIVITY KEY VOCABULARY RESOURCES

M C Escher Students are introduced to M C Escher’s mirror drawings. Surrealism White Paper A4
Observational Drawing Students hold a Christmas bauble. Students draw the distorted Contour Drawing White Paper A3
Contour Drawings reflection of themselves sitting in their classroom. Line Pencils
Distortion Space Erasers
Shading Distortion Xmas baubles
Proportions PP Presentation on M C
Escher’s Mirror images

ASSESSMENT / EVALUATION / ADDITIONAL NOTES:

Assessment rubric