21st Century Lesson:

Grade: 11 Subject: Art

Driving Question: How can I create a Pop Art piece that reflects the intent and style of Andy
Warhols portraits?

Curriculum Outcomes:

Explore, challenge, develop, and express ideas using the skills, language, techniques, and processes
of the arts.

Demonstrate critical awareness of and value for the role of the arts in creating and reflecting
culture.

Understand the role of technologies in creating and responding to expressive works.

Analyze the relationship between artistic intent and the expressive work.

Expected Time: 3 hours

Resources: Internet, PC Computer, LED Projector, Overhead Projector, Light Table, Photocopier,
Personal Devices, Tempera and acrylic paint, oil pastels.

Lesson Procedure 21st century skills

Teacher does (I Do): find, validate
Discuss the focus, influences, and goals of the Pop Art remember, understand
movement. Show examples of work of some of the more collaborate, communicate
prominent Artists of the time. Finish with talking about and analyze, synthesize
examining examples of Andy Warhols portraits.
critical thinking
As students progress through activity, discuss (one on one)
evaluate, leverage
student idea, understanding, and challenges. Assist and give
suggestions as needed. create, publish
citizenship
Note: The following lesson is just one of the choices available that
students can choose for the Pop Art Unit.

Link to Pop Art Discussion Notes and Art options

Individual student work (You Do): find, validate
1. Research Andy Warhol, and look at examples of his remember, understand
portraits, noting types of portraits used, who his collaborate, communicate
subjects were, what colour relationships were used, as analyze, synthesize
well as mediums.
critical thinking
2. Choose a celebrity who you consider a contemporary
evaluate, leverage
icon, ie., Lady Gaga
create, publish
3. Find an online photo of that celebrity to use for your art citizenship
piece. Save it.

4. Open your saved photo in a photo editing program ie.

Paint.net
5. Crop image and convert photo to Black and White.

6. Adjust brightness and contrast until image is broken

into 3 basic separations: Black, white, grey.

7. Using the fill feature, experiment with different colour

combinations, ie. Complimentary colours

8. Once youve selected the colour scheme, print the

picture.
9. Using tracing paper, or a light table, create a line
drawing of image that identifies the colour separations.

10. Create an overhead transparency of image

 11. Project overhead unto desired surface and to desired
size.
12. Trace image.

13. Using coloured print as your guide, colour your image

using chosen medium. Ie. Paint, or oil pastel.
14. Write a critique of your work that includes a brief
biography of the artist, as well as an explanation of idea
and intent. Discuss image choice, organization, process,
and overall results ( what worked, what might be
changed) (see critique guide line sheet)

Group work (We Do): find, validate

remember, understand
Encourage students to discuss their ideas with each other. collaborate, communicate
analyze, synthesize
critical thinking
evaluate, leverage
create, publish
Citizenship

Class share (We Share): find, validate

Discuss results through a group critique. remember, understand
Create a digital image of art work and post to class virtual collaborate, communicate
gallery. analyze, synthesize
Post positive responses to two other classmates Pop art work
critical thinking
in the virtual gallery.
evaluate, leverage
create, publish
citizenship

Lesson Wrap Up: See Class Share

Differentiation/Modification/Enrichment:
Demonstrate process steps as needed.
For students with high needs and challenges, assistance may be needed to manipulate computer
mouse, or device.

Students with limited motor skills may only be required to:

1)Create a coloured photo of edited picture. (steps 1-7)
2)Paint or colour tracing without enlarging with overhead transparency.

For enriched students, they may decide to create a more original piece by using a selfie or other
photo theyve taken. They could also do the piece using print making techniques.

Assessment: Rubrics and checklists

Art 11 Assessment Criteria

Collaboration Rubric
Critical Thinking Rubric
Presentation Rubric