Motivational Dialogue • I love
coming to this school every day. I love the students
at our school and I love the projects we
do in art class, like printmaking and creating collages.
(The teacher begins to create a “ Things that I love
about our school” semantic web on the board. ) What
are some of the things that you really like about our
school (gym, class, lunch, etc. )? The teacher adds a
couple of answers to the web on the board. Please
create your own “ Things I like about our
school” web in your art notebook.
• There are
many different types of art, two of which are already in
the web on the board.
Topic Question
• How many others you can name (painting, sculpture,
drawing, photography, etc. )? Create a list on the
board as students name each type of art. • This is an
example of one type of art you mentioned: A painting.
• The name of the painting is Man with a
Knapsack and it was painted by Winslow Homer.
He was an American artist who was considered one of the
most important artists of his time. Winslow Homer painted
this painting in 1873 and it is now in the
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York City.
• This is a picture of the museum. (Teacher displays
a photograph of the museum. )
Association
• Is the museum building an example of any type of
art? (Students’ answers may vary. ) • The types
of art that are listed on the board are examples of fine
art. Fine art is art that we appreciate for its appearance
and its message. Now we are going to learn about another
category of art called applied art. Applied art is art that
is concerned with the design and creation of functional
objects. Functional objects are things that we use. •
The applied arts are: product design, graphic design,
fashion design, architecture, etc. Create a list of the
applied arts on the board. • Today we will
concentrate on architecture. What is architecture?
(Students’ answers will vary and will include
examples of architecture. ) Architecture is the art of
designing and constructing our built environment, including
structures such as buildings and bridges. A person who
designs buildings and bridges is called an architect.
Architects must design buildings that are functional,
pleasing to look at, comfortable, and safe. • The
front of a building is called the faç ade. The design
of the faç ade is very important because when people
look at a building the faç ade is the first part of
the building they see. The faç ade can send a message
about what happens inside a building and about the people
in the community who use the building.
Transition •
Today we will begin to study the faç ade of our
school. You will start by creating an observation drawing
of the faç ade. An observation drawing is a drawing of
what an artist actually sees. You will not use your
imagination for this type of drawing.
Take the students
outside to create their observation drawings and distribute
drawing boards, drawing paper, pencils, and erasers to the
students once they are seated.
Visualization • Take a
minute to study the faç ade of our school.
•
What shapes do you see in the building? (The windows are
rectangles. ) • What about the building? (The
building is a rectangle too. )
• What types of lines
will you use in your drawing? (Straight lines. )
• Do
you see any lines that are not straight? (Above the door
and at the top of the building. ) Transition
• As
you are working on your observation drawings, remember that
you are drawing what you see. Begin your drawings.
Have
students share their drawings once they have finished them.
Recap
• We began this lesson by talking about two
categories of art. Turn to your neighbor and together
decide on the answer to these questions.
- What are the two
categories of art? (Fine art and applied art. )
Teacher displays the picture of Winslow Homer’ s
painting and the picture of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum.
- Which
one of these pictures is a picture of a piece of fine art?
(The painting. )
- What is the difference between fine
art and applied art? (Applied art is art that we use
and fine art is art that we look at, we do not use it.
)
- What type of art is architecture? (Applied art. )