Artist: Nick Cave
Artist: Norman Rockwell
Lesson Plan Artwork
The big idea of this unit was celebrations. Students can become extremely invested in celebrations of any kind, so this unit is an important one. Celebrations equate to joy, and according to Pink, “joyfulness, as exemplified by unconditional laughter, is demonstrating its power to make us more productive and fulfilled” (2006, p. 188). For the Nick Cave piece, I constructed a magazine cover of my own. The cover reflected a “spring has sprung” topic. It included beautiful spring flowers, along with an ironic picture of a Mizzou tweet, warning students about inclement weather. For the Norman Rockwell piece, I constructed a finger puppet from cloud clay into a friendly lion. Pipe cleaners stick out from the cloud clay head to form the lion’s mane. The third artist that we studied was Miriam Schapiro, a feminist artist. However, for my third piece, I constructed an outline of a “Wanted” poster in relation to my lesson plan.
Each of these pieces of artwork are great examples of art that students can do in the classroom. The Nick Cave piece would interest students because of the draw to popular magazine covers. Students could create magazine covers that relate to another specific lesson, and further the artwork by creating ads and columns inside the cover. The Norman Rockwell piece is an extremely enticing one for children, especially those that are younger. Students could even create communities of their cloud clay puppets. The clay could be use to construct houses and towns, where groups of their finger puppets could live and interact (a great way to introduce roles in society). The artwork that I did for my lesson plan is a great way to introduce leaders of the American Revolution to my students and allows them to learn more about why they were trying to gain independence and get an idea of a British perspective. Pink states that “play is becoming an important part of work, business, and personal well-being” (2006, p. 188). We need to instill this mindset into our students as they begin to become leaders of society, and these pieces of artwork can do just that. They allow them to learn in a way that is enjoyable and essential at the same time.
References:
Pink, D. (2006). A Whole New Mind. New York, NY. The Berkley Publishing Group.
Each of these pieces of artwork are great examples of art that students can do in the classroom. The Nick Cave piece would interest students because of the draw to popular magazine covers. Students could create magazine covers that relate to another specific lesson, and further the artwork by creating ads and columns inside the cover. The Norman Rockwell piece is an extremely enticing one for children, especially those that are younger. Students could even create communities of their cloud clay puppets. The clay could be use to construct houses and towns, where groups of their finger puppets could live and interact (a great way to introduce roles in society). The artwork that I did for my lesson plan is a great way to introduce leaders of the American Revolution to my students and allows them to learn more about why they were trying to gain independence and get an idea of a British perspective. Pink states that “play is becoming an important part of work, business, and personal well-being” (2006, p. 188). We need to instill this mindset into our students as they begin to become leaders of society, and these pieces of artwork can do just that. They allow them to learn in a way that is enjoyable and essential at the same time.
References:
Pink, D. (2006). A Whole New Mind. New York, NY. The Berkley Publishing Group.