LESSON PLAN – Lesson ___ (Date, __________ 2019)

Title: _____Plaster Body Painting______ (descriptor)

Grade Level: __9-12__

Date Taught: ___________ ____ , 2019

Aim/Goal of the Lesson/Unit:

 The aim/goal of the lesson/unit is to introduce plaster as a sculpting medium and to encourage students
to use their critical thinking skills to create illusions with the form and design of their plaster hands.

Fine Arts Goals Met by the Objectives:

 VA:Cr1.2.Ia – Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary
practice of art or design
 VA:Re.7.1.Ia – Hypothesize ways in which art influences perception and understanding of human
experiences
 VA:Cn10.1.Ia – Document the process of developing ideas from early stages to fully elaborated ideas
 VA:Re.7.2.I7.2.Ia – Analyze how one’s understanding of the world is affected by experiencing visual
imagery
Objectives: Students will…
 Students will….
o Create sculptures with plaster
o Brainstorm a variety of techniques to show illusion
o Manipulate the human body to create alternative form
o Paint illusion with acrylic paint

Vocabulary/language:
 Plaster: A soft mixture of lime with sand or cement and water that form a smooth hard surface when
dried
 Illusion: A deceptive appearance or impression that distorts the senses
 Acrylic Paint: A fast-drying paint made of pigment suspended in acrylic polymer emulsion
 Thumbnail Sketch: A small drawing on paper used to explore multiple ideas quickly
 Color Theory: The collection of rules and guidelines regarding the use of color in art and design

Teacher Materials:
 Demo materials:
o Plaster strips
o Bucket of water
o 2 volunteers to help demonstrate
o Scissors
 For Student:
o Plaster strips
o Buckets of water
o Scissors
 Teacher made exemplar
 Presentation materials (power point, etc.)

Learner Materials:
 Sketchbooks
 Plaster strips
 Water
 Scissors
 Acrylic paint

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LESSON PLAN – Lesson ___ (Date, __________ 2019)
Title: _____Plaster Body Painting______ (descriptor)

 Paintbrushes
 Palettes

Motivation/Activities and Prompts:

 Discussion Board
 Interactive demos and teacher-made exemplars
 Art Images/Exemplars
o (List details of each exemplar, and general objective/purpose for showing this image/artifact.)

DAY 1 – Procedures:
 DISCUSSION: (5 minutes)
o Introduce new project
o Show slideshow images
o Give instructions for sketchbook thumbnails
o Give demonstration
 DEMONSTRATIONS: (5 minutes)
o Vaseline hands that will be plastered
o Doctor/nurse/patient style demo
o The hand being made on your hand is the one that you will paint on
 DESIGN/WORK SESSION: ( minutes)
o Students will get sketchbooks out and work on thumbnails until the end of class
o Students should have a closer sense of what they want to do for their project
 CLEAN UP: (2 minutes)
o Make sure names are on your sketches/sketchbooks
o Collect
 CLOSURE: (1 minute)
o Tomorrow, we’ll start making our plaster hands with our groups
Timetables:

Time allotted for lesson (___ minutes total):

Activity Minutes
Discussion mins.
Demonstrations mins.
Design/Work Session mins.
Clean-up mins.
Closure mins.

Procedures:
 DISCUSSION: (__ minutes)
o Schedule
o
o
o
 DEMONSTRATIONS: (__ minutes)
o Vaseline hands that will be plastered

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LESSON PLAN – Lesson ___ (Date, __________ 2019)
Title: _____Plaster Body Painting______ (descriptor)

o Doctor/nurse/patient style demo

o The hand being made on your hand is the one that you will paint on
o
 DESIGN/WORK SESSION: (__ minutes)
o (Describe what steps students will be working through, and list rough dialogue and questions
you will use to motivate them.)
 CLEAN UP: (__ minutes)
 CLOSURE: (__ minute)
o (List dialogue and/or what you plan to do to wrap up the lesson.)

Assessment: (how will you assess this lesson, please attach any rubrics)

Timetables:

Time allotted for lesson (___ minutes total):

Activity Minutes
Discussion mins.
Demonstrations mins.
Design/Work Session mins.
Clean-up mins.
Closure mins.

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