LessonPlan

TeacherName:
LaurenDonnelly
LessonTitle:
PrintinginPiecesDay1
Gradelevel:
5thand6thGrade
NumberofStudents:
15
Lesson
9
of
10

CentralFocus:
Thefocusofthislessonistointroducethestudentstotheprocessofsilkscreeninga
uniqueformofprintmaking.
LessonRationaleandSummary:
Rationale:
Thislessonintroducesstudentstotheprocessofsilkscreening,thattheywilluse
thistechniquetocreateapatternandprintitonatshirtprovided.Thestudentswillcreatea
uniquerepresentationalpatterntoprintonthefrontoftheshirt.Aswellthestudentswillprint
acollaborativepatternonthebackoftheshirt.
Summary:
Studentswillarriveandworkontheirwarmupastheotherstudentsarrive.Once
itistimetobegintheteacherwillcalltheclasstoattention.Teacherwillleadadiscussion
overthewarmupwithleadsintotheprojectathand.Teacherwillintroducetheprojectof
tshirtprintingthroughtheuseofapowerpointpresentation.Teacherwillcoverabriefhistory
ofscreenprinting,threeartistthatusethisprocessRoyLichtenstein,RobertRauschenberg
andAndyWarhol,aswellasthestepbystepproceduresofscreenprinting.Throughoutthis
askingthestudentsvariousquestionstoengagetheminthelessonandencouragelearning.
Afterthepresentationteacherwilldemonstratetheprintingprocessofscreenprintingtothe
studentsgoingoverexactobladesafetyandtheuseofcuttingboards.Oncethedemois
finishedstudentswilldrawouttheirtemplatewithpencil.Thentheywillgobackovertheir
templetinsharpiemarkingtheareasthattheywillbecuttingoutoftheirtemplet.Studentswill
thenselecttheirinkcolorandproceedtoaprintingstationifavailable.ifunavailabletheywill
workonpastprojects.Onceatprintingstationstudentswillcomplete13printsonpaperof
theirtemplet.Oncetheyhavefinishedtheywillalerttheteacherwhowillassistthestudents
withtheprintingontheirtshirt.Theywillthenhangtheshirttodryonthecartandworkan
artiststatementabouttheirprint.Whenthatiscompletedtheywillworkonpastprojectsuntil
theotherstudentsfinish.Oncetheyareallfinishedtheywilldiscusstheprints.
LessonObjectivesandtwoStateContentStandardsStatementObjectives:
Studentswillcreateapatternthatwillbeprintedonatshirtand13paperprints
Studentswilllearnaboutanewtechniqueofsilkscreening
Studentswillprinttheirownpatternaswellasthecollaborativepatternontheir
shirtsusinguptotwocolors.

StateStandards
(2)

5RE(5thGrade)
Epresswhatwaslearnedandthechallengesthatremainwhenassessing
theirartworks.(Thisisbeingaccomplishedthroughthemeansofstudent'ssuccessful
prints,themoresuccessfultheprintthemoretheyunderstandtheprocessandlearnfromthe
mistakesoftheprintbefore.Throughthisprocesstheyareassessingtheirartworksand
makingchangestoincreasesuccess.)
5PR:(6thGrade)
Engageinvisualproblemsofpersonalorsocialrelevanceshowing
focusandpersistencetocompletethetask.(Thisisbeingaccomplishedthroughthe
studentspersistencetocompleteasuccessfulprintfortheirtshirtaswellasaprintonpaper
fromtheirtemplatecreatedfromanimageofpersonalrepresentation.)
AcademicLanguage:
Silkscreen:
printingtechniquewherebyameshisusedtotransferinkontoasubstrate,except
inareasmadeimpermeabletotheinkbyablockingstencil.Abladeorsqueegeeismoved
acrossthescreentofilltheopenmeshapertureswithink,andareversestrokethencausesthe
screentotouchthesubstratemomentarilyalongalineofcontact.
Printmaking:

istheprocessofmakingartworksbyprinting,normallyonpaper.Printmaking
normallycoversonlytheprocessofcreatingprintsthathaveanelementoforiginality,rather
thanjustbeingaphotographicreproductionofapainting.
Squeegee:
ascrapingimplementwitharubberedgedbladesetonahandle
Silk
:afine,strong,soft,lustrousfiberproducedbysilkwormsinmakingcocoonsand
collectedtomakethreadandfabric
Ink:
acoloredfluidusedforwriting,drawing,printing,orduplicating.
Template:
apattern,mold,orthelike,usuallyconsistingofathinplateofwoodor
metal,servingasagaugeorguideinmechanicalwork.
Design:
aplanordrawingproducedtoshowthelookandfunctionorworkingsofabuilding,
garment,orotherobjectbeforeitisbuiltormade.
Print:
toproduce(atext,picture,etc.)byapplyinginkedtypes,plates,blocks,orthelike,to
pape
rorothermaterialeitherbydirectpressureorindirectlybyoffsettinganimageontoan
intermediateroller
.
OriginalPrint:
aworkofartcreatedbyhandandprintedbyhandeitherbytheartistorbya
professionalassistant(Artisan),notacopyoftheworkbuttheactualwork.
Artisan:
aworkerinaskilledtrade,especiallyonethatinvolvesmakingthingsbyhand.
Series:
anumberofthings,events,orpeopleofasimilarkindorrelatednaturecomingone
afteranother
PlannedAssessment:
PreAssessment:
Studentswillparticipateintheclassdiscussionansweringquestionsasked
bytheteacherthatfollowapowerpointpresentations.Throughthesequestionsthestudents
willbeginthinkingaboutthedesigntheywillcreateforprinting.
FormativeAssessment:
Teacherwillmonitorandassiststudentsasneeded.Assessingthe
studentseffortandabilitytostayontaskalongwiththeeffort(assessmentoneffortdetailedin
rubric).andthought(assessmentdetailedinrubric)putintothisproject.Studentswillbe
assessedbythesuccessoftheirprintswhichisdirectlycorrelatedtothefollowingof
directionsandabilitiestocompletethestepscorrectly.

SummativeAssessment:
Studentswilldiscusstheirartiststatementsasaclassanddiscuss
eachotherartworkinaclasscritique.Aswellasbegradebytherubricattached.
DifferentiatedInstructionalStrategies:
Classdiscussion
,thiswillassisttheintrapersonallearners
Visualexamples
,thiswillhelpthevisuallearners.
Powerpoint
thisinstructionaltoolwillassisttheVisualandVerballearners.
Teacherinstruction/lecture
thiswillhelptheauditorylearners.
TeacherDemonstration
,thisinstructionstrategywillhelpthekinestheticandvisuallearners.
OneonOneteacherdemonstration
s,thiswillhelptheinterpersonallearners.
PatternStencil
s,forstudentswilllessfinemotordisabilities.
Forgiftedstudents
moredetailsintheirpattern,morethantwolayersofthepatternwillbe
printedwiththreeormoredifferentcolors.
PrintedHandout
,thiswillassistlinguisticlearners.Aswellthispersonalvisualwillassist
ELLstudentstounderstandandseetheprocessvisually.
LessonResources:

Handout(App3)
Collaborativepattern
Differentcolorsofink(atleastfivedifferentcolors)
SilkScreens(silkstretchedacrosscanvasboardsorsilkstretchedinasewingcircle)
atleastfour
Tshirts(oneforeachstudent)
exactoknifes
extraexactoblades
cuttingmats
thickpaperforpatterns(cardstock)8inx11in
Pencils
Thinsharpiesordrawingpens(oneforeachstudentorenoughforhalf)
MaskingtapeorPainter'stape
Printingpaper10inchx13inch(3foreachstudent)
Cardboardforinsidethetshirt
Papertowels
Plasticspoonsorlargepopsiclesticks
Sink
TeacherPowerpointpresentation
Rubric(App.1)
Teachernotes(App.2)
Overheadprojectorandprojectionscreen
Instructorcomputer
Largetableforprintingstation
http://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/26710/whatprintingprocessisb
ettertoavoidtshirtlogodamage
http://abccoolpix.net/silk+screen+printing+steps

http://www.smokinglily.com/2012/05/02/learntosilkscreen/
http://www.visualartscork.com/printmaking/screenprinting.htm
http://revolverwarholgallery.com/andywarholscreenprintsprocesshistory/
http://www.wikihow.com/MakeaScreenPrint
http://www.achenbach.org/original.html

Procedure:(fourcomponents)
i.Readiness/MotivationforLesson:AllottedTime:20min

Studentsarrivereadytolearn.
Studentswillpickuptheirportfoliosatthefrontoftheroomandhaveaseat.
Studentswillcompletethewarmupastheotherstudentsarrive.
Oncethestudentshavefinishedthewarmupteacherwillcalltheclasstoattention
anddiscussthewarmup
Slide1:Warmup
Whatdoyouwishwehaddoneinthisclassthatwedidnt
Slide2:Howisitdone?What'stheprocess?
Design
yourprint.Thinkofsomethinginterestinganddrawitontoapiece
ofpaper.Don'tworryaboutcoloringorshadingityou'llbecuttingitout
andusingtherestofitasastencil
..(
SeeteachernotesApp.2)
Slide3:
Drawoutyourpattern
Gooveryourpencildrawingwithasharpie
Markthepartsthatyouarecuttingout.Thesewillbethesectionsthathave
colorwhenprinted.
Usinganexactobladecutoutthepattern,remembertouseacuttingboard.
Selectcolorofink.
TapepatterntotheToppartofthesilkscreenmakesureitisnotgoingto
movewhenyouareprinting
Usingtheprintingpapercreatethreeprintswithyourpattern.
writeyournameonthebackofthepaper

Laytheprintingpaperdownwithnewspaperunderneath
Laythescreendownontopoftheprintingpaper
Applyinktothebottompartscreenalongthetopedge.
Usingthesqueegeepressdownandslidethesqueegeefromthetop
edgetothebottomandback,thensidetoside,afewtimes.
Placedownthesqueegeeandcarefullyremovethesilkscreenfrom
theprintpapertorevealyourprint.
Nowgetyourtshirt
placeasheetofcardboardintheshirttopreventtheinkfromstickingtoboth
sides.
Printyourpatternonthefrontoftheshirt.Followthestepsof#7.
ii.LessonDevelopment:AllottedTime:50min

 Teacherwillredemonstratetheprocessofsilkscreenprintingusingthestepson
slide8and9.
Thestudentwilltaketheexactobladecuttingquizandpassbeforemovingontothe
nextsteporcuttingouttheirtemplet.(Seeteachernotesformoredetails).
Oncethestudentshaspassedthequiztheywillthenusinganexactoknifeand
cuttingmattheywillcutoutthemarkpieces.
Studentswillthenprint1tothreecopiesoftheirpatternbeforeprintingontheir
shirt.Theywillprinttheseontheprintingpaperprovidedandfollowthedirections
ofslide8and9,whicharealsoonthehandout(App.3)
Notallstudentscanprintatonceifstudentshavefinishedtheirpatternandare
waitingtoprinttheywillworkonpastprojectsorexpansionsofpastprojects.
Oncethestudentshascreated13successfulprintstheywillshowtheteacherand
receivetheirtshirt.
Teacherwillthenassistthestudentsindividuallywiththeprocessofprintingtheir
patternontotheshirts.Thosewhoarenotbeingassistedwillbeworkingonpast
incompletedprojectsoradditionalextensionsofpastprojects.
Theywillhangtheirshirtfromtheteacher'scarttodryandlaytheirprintcopies
downonthelargefronttabletodry.
Oncethestudenthasprintedtheirpatternontheirtshirttheywillcomposeanartist
statementabouttheirprint
Whenthatiscompletedtheywillworkonpastprojectsuntilallstudentshave
finishedprinting.
iii.LessonClosure:AllottedTime:10min
Onceallstudenthavefinishedtheirprintingonthepaperandtshirts,theywill
discusstheirdesignsandthepurposeoftheobjectthattheydepicted.
Ifthereistimeleft,thestudentswillthenhavetimetoworkonpastprojectthat
someofthemneed.

Rubric:

App1.

PointsPossible

106

53

21

PointsEarned

Completionof
Assignment

Meetsall
objectives

Meetsmost
objectives

Meetsafew
objectives

Meetsoneorno
objectives

Technique
,correctuseof
materialsinthecreatingof
artwork.
Pem,pencils,paper,exacto
blade,cuttingboard,
silkscreen,squeegee,ink
etc.

Studentcorrectly
usedmaterialsto
createtheirart
work

Usedmaterials
correctlymostofthe
time

Used
materials
correctly
occasionally

Didnotuse
materials
correctly

EffortandThought,
Effort
avigorousordetermined
attemptThought:ideaor
opinionproducedby
thinking
5RE(5thGrade)
Epress
whatwaslearnedandthe
challengesthatremain
whenassessingtheir
artworks.

Studentattempted
theprojectina
determinedmanner
carefullythinking
throughthe
creationprocess

Studentattempted
theprojectwith
vigorand
consideration
throughtheprocess

Student
attemptedthe
project

Studentdidnot
dotheproject

5PR:(6thGrade)

Engageinvisual
problemsofpersonal
orsocialrelevance
showingfocusand
persistencetocomplete
thetask.

Student
successfully
printedat23print
demonstrating
understandingand
knowledgeofthe
silkscreenprocess

Studentsuccessfully
printedoneprint
demonstrating
acquired
understandingand
knowledgeofthe
silkscreenprocess

Student
Studentdidnot
complete
completeany
prints
prints
showing
understanding

Studentswillcreateapattern
thatwillbeprintedonatshirt
and13paperprints.Students
willlearnaboutanew
techniqueofsilkscreening.
Studentswillprinttheirown
patternaswellasthe
collaborativepatternontheir
shirtsusinguptotwocolors.

TeacherNotes
App2.

PowerPoint:
Slide1:Warmup
Whatfascinatesyou?
Whatdoyoulove?
WhatmakesyouHappy?
Takeyouranswersanddrawthemoutseparately,Onceyouhavethesedrawntry
andcollegesthesetogetherintooneimage.Tryandusethisasinspirationforthe
projecttoday.
Slide2:Title:PrintinginPieces5thand6thGradeSilkScreenTShirtPrintingand
Slide3:ScreenPrinting
ScreenPrintingdatesback1000yearstoChinaduringtheSongDynasty.It
movedwestintoEuropeandAmericainthetwentiethcentury.THistechnique
ofintaglio
printmaking
isderivedfromtraditionalstencillingwhichwasinvented
over40,000yearsago.
Howolddoyouthinktheprocessofscreenprintingis?
Thisprocessbecamepopularforadvertisingandamongartistsinthe20th
century.Someprofessionalartistsprefertousethetermserigraphytodifferentiate
betweenartisticscreenprintingandthatofcommercialprinting.
Whataresomeusesforthistechnique?
EventuallyitwaspopularisedbyAmericanPopartistslikeRoyLichtenstein,
RobertRauschenberg,andAndyWarhol,aswellasother
contemporaryart
movements
.Theseartistschosethemediumofscreenprintingbecauseitallowed
themtomaintainbold,brightcolourswhenreproducingtheirworks.Boldly
colourfulandnovel,screenprintinghasbecomeoneofthebasictechniquesof
postmodernistart
.
Cananyonenameanartistthatusesscreenprinting?
Slide4:RoyLichtenstein
Inthelate1940s,Lichtensteinexhibitedhisartingalleriesnationwide,including
inClevelandandNewYorkCity.Inthe1950s,heoftentookhisartisticsubjects
frommythologyandfromAmericanhistoryandfolklore,andhepaintedthose
subjectsinstylesthatpaidhomagetoearlierart,fromthe18thcenturythrough
modernism.
WhoisRoyLichtenstein?Whatartishefamousfor?
Lichtensteinwasacontroversy.Heexperiencedissueswithcopyrightsandthe
manipulationofothersimages.
Whatsortofproblemsdoyouthinkheencounteredwithiswork?
Slide5:RobertRauschenberg
RauschenbergwaskeenlyinterestedintheiconographyofAmericanpopular
culture.Heexpandedhiscollagesbyincorporatingthreedimensionalobjects,
whichhereferredtoascombines.
RobertRauschenberg,
RetroactiveI
,1964,oilandsilkscreeninkoncanvas,84x
60in.(213.4x152.4cm),
Slide6:AndyWarhol

 Warholbegantoexperimentwithscreenprintinginthe1960s,
OneofWarholsfirstsilkscreenedimageswashisMarilynprint,whichhebased
offofaphotographfromMonroes1953film,Niagara.Thishaunting,yet
magneticimageofthestar,whohadrecentlycommittedsuicide,wasachoice
subjectforWarholwhenhebeganscreenprinting.Warholquicklyrealizedthat
hecouldproduceart,inasystematicmanner(likeanassemblylineofafactory),
whichgaverisetotheproductionofhisseriesorportfoliosofprints.
Warholonceinquired,Isntlifeaseriesofimagesthatchangeastheyrepeat
themselves?,whichsoaptlyreflectshisphilosophyofscreenprintingandhis
oftenemployedstyleofrepetition.
Slide7:SilkScreeningscreenprintinginvolvesplacingafinemeshscreen,whichis
stretchedtightlyoverawoodenframe,aboveapieceofpaper.Thencolourisforced
throughthescreenwitharubberbladecalledasqueegee.Usuallythescreenismadeof
silk,hencethenamesilkscreenprinting.However,ascotton,nylonormetalcanalsobe
used,themoreinclusivetermisscreenprinting.
Whatexactlyisscreenprinting?Wetalkedaboutthehistory,andsomeartiststhat
useit.Butwhatisit?
Slide8:Howisitdone?What'stheprocess?
Design
yourprint.Thinkofsomethinginterestinganddrawitontoapieceof
paper.Don'tworryaboutcoloringorshadingityou'llbecuttingitoutandusing
therestofitasastencil
Useacraftknifetocutoutallthecolouredpartsofyourdesign.Keepthe
surroundingblankpaperintact.Youhavenowmadeyourstencil.
Putyourstencilontopofyourmaterial(paperortshirt)andthescreenontopof
thestencil.Placethestencilsothemeshisdirectlyontop(thetwoshouldbe
touching)andthehandlesarefacingup.Ifthereisspacebetweentheedgesof
yourstencilandtheedgesofyourscreen,putmaskingtapeontheunderside.You
don'twantpaintleakingwhereitshouldn'tleak.
Spoon
outsomepaint.Makealineatthetopofthescreen(thepartfurthestaway
fromyou).Youdon'twantpaintontopofthestencilatthemoment.Trytospoon
outasmuchpaintasyouthinkwouldcoverthestencil.
Usethesqueegeetospreadthepaintoverthemesh.Trytodoitwithone
downwardsmovementortheleastnumberofstrokespossible.Thismakesit
lookassmoothandprofessionalascanbe.
Lifteverythingupoffyourmaterial.Becareful!Ifyoudragitatall,thepaintmay
smear.It'sbesttodoitlayerbylayer,liftingupandthenoff.
Slide9:
Drawoutourpattern
Gooveryourpencildrawingwithasharpie
Markthepartsthatyouarecuttingout.Thesewillbethesectionsthathavecolor
whenprinted.
Usinganexactobladecutoutthepattern,remembertouseacuttingboard.
Selectcolorofink.
TapepatterntotheToppartofthesilkscreenmakesureitisnotgoingtomove
whenyouareprinting

 Usingtheprintingpapercreatethreeprintswithyourpattern.
writeyournameonthebackofthepaper
Laytheprintingpaperdownwithnewspaperunderneath
Laythescreendownontopoftheprintingpaper
Applyinktothebottompartscreenalongthetopedge.
Usingthesqueegeepressdownandslidethesqueegeefromthetopedge
tothebottomandback,thensidetoside,afewtimes.
Placedownthesqueegeeandcarefullyremovethesilkscreenfromthe
printpapertorevealyourprint.
Nowgetyourtshirt
placeasheetofcardboardintheshirttopreventtheinkfromstickingtoboth
sides.
Printyourpatternonthefrontoftheshirt.Followthestepsof#7.
Demo:
Usingpremadepatterntoshowslide8and9stepbystephowtoprintanimagethrough
theuseofasilkscreen.Discussthesafetyofanduseofexactoknifes.Highlightthecorrect
wayofcuttingwithaexactoblade.Remindstudentstoalwayscutawayfromthemselves.As
welltocutonthecuttingboards.

ExactoKnife/bladeQuiz:

Studentwilldemonstratethecorrectwaytouseanexactoblade.Thisentailskeepingall
bodypartsoutofthewayofcutting.Demonstratingcorrectwaytoholdanexactoblade(The
correctwayistohavethepointer/indexfingeronthetopofthehandle,thethreeotherfingers
andthethumbsecuringthehandleinplaceSeepicturebelow).Studentdemonstratesknowledge
andunderstandingtoworkslowlyandthatitsometimesrequiresthemtogooverthesamelinea
numberoftimes.Studentwillcorrectlycutthreestraightlinesandtwocurvedlines
demonstratingtheirunderstandingofthecorrect
useofanexactoknife/blade.

Handout
App3.

ScreenPrinting/SilkScreening

StepbyStep

1. Design
yourprint.Thinkofsomethinginteresting
anddrawitontoapieceofpaper.Don'tworryabout
coloringorshadingityou'llbecuttingitoutand
usingtherestofitasastencil

2. Useacraftknifetocutoutallthecolouredpartsof
yourdesign.Keepthesurroundingblankpaperin
tact.Youhavenowmadeyourstencil.

3. Putyourstencilon
topofyourmaterial(paper
ortshirt)andthescreen
ontopofthestencil.Place
thestencilsothemeshisdirectlyontop(thetwoshouldbe
touching)andthehandlesarefacingup.Ifthereisspace
betweentheedgesofyourstencilandtheedgesofyourscreen,
putmaskingtapeontheunderside.Youdon'twantpaint
leakingwhereitshouldn'tleak.

4. Spoon
outsomepaint.Makealineatthetopofthe
screen(thepartfurthestawayfromyou).Youdon't
wantpaintontopofthestencilatthemoment.Tryto
spoonoutasmuchpaintasyouthinkwouldcoverthe
stencil.

5. Usethesqueegeeto
spreadthepaintoverthemesh.Trytodoitwithonedownwards
movementortheleastnumberofstrokespossible.Thismakesit
lookassmoothandprofessionalascanbe.

6. Lifteverythingupoffyourmaterial.Becareful!Ifyou
dragitatall,thepaintmaysmear.It'sbesttodoitlayer
bylayer,liftingupandthenoff.

HandoutSide2

ExactoBladeSafetyTips:

1. Usingacuttingboardormatplacedona
stablesurface,gripthehandleoftheknife
withallfourfingersandplaceyourthumbon
thecollar.

2. Ifpossible,securethematerialinaclamp
beforecutting.Otherwise,gripthematerial
behindthecuttingblade.

3. ALWAYScutawayfromyourbody,andbesureothersarenotinthepathifthe
knifeshouldslip.

4. Avoid Talking or Looking Away when Cutting:

concentrate on the job at hand.
Neverlookawayorconversewithpeopleasyoucut.

5. Whencuttingalonganystraightedge,takecarethattheknifebladeremainsparallelto
thestraightedgefortheentirelengthofthecut.Thisisnotanaturalmotionthehand
wouldprefertotravelinanarc.Iftheknifeisallowedtotilttowardsthestraightedge,it
willtravelupovertheedgeofthestraightedgeandcutyourlefthand.

6. WhenworkingwithXActoandUtilityknives,donotrushanddonotperformthetask
whendistracted.

7. I
fyouarehavingdifficultiesnotifyyourteacherforassistance!
8.