Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Art History Lesson Plan

I just finalized Angel's 12th grade Art History plan.  She will be using Short Lessons in Art History, which is a 2 book set by Phyllis Clausen Barker. 

Short Lessons in Art History: Artists and Their Work   -     
        By: Phyllis Clausen Barker
    
     



Exercises and Activities for Short Lessons in Art History  -     
        By: Phyllis Clausen Barker

Short Lessons in Art History is an introductory course which explores the lives of major artists and art movements from the Renaissance to modern times.  The course is intended for grade 6 to adult.  Since the course really starts with the Renaissance, my expectations will require a bit of research and some memory work from former years of study.  Keep in mind, we complete 3 twelve week terms here at Drywood Creek Academy. 

Below is the outline I've created and our credit requirements for the course.  Please do not use this plan without purchasing the Short Lessons in Art History set.  Ms. Barker has done an immense amount of research and I'm sure has much time involved in creating this course.  It would be unfair and unethical to copy her course based on my plan without purchasing the text.  We will also be using other books for research and supplementation.  Some are noted below in addition to others we have on our shelves. 



Short Lessons in Art History
Artist
Writing
Supplies
Art Project
Giotto di Bondone
Letter to parents
Drawing paper, pencil
Sketch
Sandro Botticelli
Paragraph
Pencil, oil crayons, watercolors, heavy drawing paper
Drawing w/oil crayons and watercolor
Da Vinci
Paragraph
Drawing paper, pencil
Create sketch notebook
Michelangelo
Paragraph
Plaster of paris, mixing tub, plastic bags, newspaper, small milk cartons, sloyd knives and other carving tools, clear acrylic paint or liquid wax
Create sculpture
Raphael
Compare/contrast paper
Drawing paper, pencil
Cartoon
Jan Van Eyck
Research painting
Drawing paper, pencil, oil crayons
Design triptych
Albrecht Durer
Compare/contrast paper
Drawing paper, pencil, paraffin, drawing ink, newspaper, masking tape, sloyd knives or other scraping tool, pins
Wax etchings
Peter Paul Rubens
Paragraph
Drawing paper, pencil
Cartoon
Rembrandt
Paragraph
Drawing paper on a board, felt tip pen, ballpoint pen, drawing ink, brush, metal drawing nib
Drawings

El Greco
Paragraph
Drawing paper, pencil, color medium choice, oil/wax crayon, watercolor, acrylic paint
View of Toledo
Diego Velazquez
Paragraph
Drawing paper, metallic gold paint, either tempera or acrylic, black ink and drawing pens, fine paintbrushes
Medallion Design
Francisco de Goya
Paragraph
Drawing paper, pencil, scratch board or paper, scratch knives, stylus, crayon
Sketches
John Constable
Paragraph
Paper, acrylic/tempera paint, construction paper, glue
Mixed-media Landscape
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Paragraph
Tissue paper, tissue glue, paper, cardboard support, drawing ink, fine brush, drawing nib
Drawing with added tissue paper
Theodore Gericault and Eugene Delacroix
Account of trip
Oaktag, paper, pencil, oil crayon
Drawing
Rosa Bonheur
Paragraph
Paper, watercolors
Painting
Gustave Courbet
Paragraph
Acrylic, paper, various objects for painting tools, brushes
Painting
Edouard Manet
Paragraph
Acrylic paint, brushes, paper or canvas board
Impressionist painting
Claude Monet
Paragraph
Drawing paper, pencils
Caricature
Auguste Renoir
Paragraph
Paper, oaktag, glue, oil crayons, tongue depressor, fixative
Design and decorate a fan
Mary Cassatt
Research and write
Acrylic paint, paper, pastel chalk, construction paper
Pastel and acrylic paintings
Paul Cezanne
Paragraph
Drawing paper, pencil, still life objects
Studies in positive and negative space
Vincent Van Gogh
Paragraph
Pencils, charcoal, ink, reeds and other found objects, drawing paper
Drawing
Kathe Kollwitz

Railroad board, drawing board, wax crayon, drawing ink, brushes, scratch points in pen holders, common knives, ballpoint pens, newspapers, pencils, selected still life objects
Engraving and etching
Henri Matisse
Paragraph
Tempera paint, paper, glue, scissors
Painting with scissors
Pablo Picasso
Paragraph
Heavyweight paper, cardboard, acrylic paint, glue, assorted paper, cloth, found materials
Collage
Marc Chagall
Paragraph
Acrylic/tempera paint, paper, construction paper, assorted pictures, glue, scissors, acrylic paint
Painting and collage
Winslow Homer
Paragraph
Oil crayons or paintstiks, construction paper –or- tempera paint, construction paper, white chalk, drawing ink, flat tray or board larger than paper
 Oil crayons or tempera batik
Thomas Eakins
Paragraph
Pencil and drawing paper
Drawing the human body
George Bellows
Paragraph
Wax crayon, watercolors, pencil, paper
Cityscape
Edward Hopper
Paragraph
Wax crayons, drawing ink, drawing paper
Cityscapes
Georgia O’Keeffe
Paragraph
Acrylic/tempera paint, paper, assortment of pictures
Abstract painting
Romare Bearden
Essay
Assortment of papers w/variety of textures & colors, scrap paper, pieces of newspapers & magazines, acrylic paints, heaving drawing paper, glue, scissors
Collage
Andrew Wyeth
Research project
Tempera paint, watercolor paints, paper, still life objects
Exploring media
Henry Moore
Paragraph
Sketchbook or pad, pencil, found objects, sculpture wax and clay
Sculpture ideas
Barbara Hepworth
Paragraph
Wood pieces, small sculpture ideas, carving, cutting, sanding tools, sandpaper,  fine steel wool, matte wood finish
Sculpture from wood
Alexander Calder
Research and study photographs
Wires, various weights, shaping tools, drill, plastics cement, wood for base, acrylic plastic, cutters
Mobiles and stabiles

-      Complete one lesson per week – 37 lessons total
-      Choose at least 12 art projects to complete – 4 per term
-      Choose at least 24 writing assignments to complete – 8 per term
-      Understand differences in art style and time period such as Ancient, Classical, Byzantine, Medieval, Gothic, Renaissance, Mannerist, Baroque, Romantic, Raphaelite, Realist, Impressionist, Symbolist, Expressionist, Naturalist, Cubist, Surrealist, Abstract, Modernist, and Pop Art
-      Use available outside resources for further study including Janson’s History of Art and Dempsey Parr’s Essential History of Art
-      Final approval will result in 1 credit for Art History

2 comments:

  1. I want to personally thank you for sharing this post. I read it quite a while ago during a thread on the SCM Discussion Forum, but revisited it today. I appreciate that you've shared this option as I've been jotting extensive notes down for our youngest daughter. She's only 8, but is all about fine arts and talks all the time about her plans to become an artist. Blogposts like this one are helping me to map out several year's worth of plans for her artistic endeavors here at home. Thank you so much!
    Becca<><

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  2. You're welcome Becca! One of the beauties of homeschooling is being able to teach to our children's strengths and interests. So glad to be helpful. God Bless, Melissa

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