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Noah Shaffer Title: Found Object Sculptures Grade Level: General Art Level II Time: 3-5, 50 min. class periods Rationale: Students will investigate additive properties in various forms of three dimensional media. Students will benefit by examining and creating their own stylized sculptures and discussing the ideas that artists, such as Mark Soppeland, implement in their own work. Through this period of examination and experimentation, students will gain valuable knowledge regarding sculpture. Also, students will be given an opportunity to verbalize demonstrate and verbalize their own ideas with their classmates which is a beneficial and a necessary life lesson. Supported Objectives: - Students will analyze and interpret visuals and recognize the impact on viewers. - Students will analyze images and final creations of others and verbally critique each visual. - Students will engage in a critical thinking process that supports synthesis and conducts evaluation using complex criteria. Daily Schedule of Activities: Day 1 Teacher, “Today we are going to start a sculpture project. Have any of you ever heard of Mark Soppeland?” Students, “No.” Teacher, “Well that's alright. We are going to look at some of his work, specifically his light sculptures. (show students the following visuals.) (From left to right, top to bottom, Mark Soppeland, Goddess, Mark Soppeland, The Shrine of Time, Mark Soppeland, Treasure, Elmer P. Petersen, Bird that Fits it's Nest, Elmer P. Petersen, Razorback Hog, Elmer P. Petersen, Duckling, Elmer P. Petersen, Liesure Society Plant.) Teacher, “So, this is a light sculpture made by Mark Soppeland called Goddess. Looking at this piece, what material do you think the shell of the object is composed of?” Student, “Bronze?” Teacher, “Why do you think it's bronze?” Student, “Well its dark brown and shiny.” Teacher, “Okay, I can live with that, what else do you see on the sculpture?” Student, “There's some kind of lights inside of it and a bunch of different necklaces.” Teacher, “Do you think he sculpted each individual necklace?” Student, “No, if he did he wasted his time.” Teacher, “Well how do you think he attached the necklaces?” Student, “He probably glued them on.” Teacher, “Okay, that could work. Now we are going to look at a few more sculptures.” (show the other images and continue asking students for input.) Teacher, “So did anyone notice a common theme of the sculptures?” Student, “ They were all made up of random objects?” Teacher, “Yes, there were lots of found objects in each sculpture. So can you guess what we are going to?” Student, “Make a sculpture of found objects.?” Teacher, “Yes. Now, the only restrictions are size restrictions. Because we are in a classroom with limited space, your sculptures cannot be any larger than three feet in any direction. You may use any media, any material, choices are all up to you. What I want you to do tonight is search for images and ideas online or in magazines or newspapers. Then bring in a bunch of random materials. I will also have some extra stuff in class tomorrow for you to use.” Day 2, 3, 4 Teacher, “Okay, I have these two boxes on this table for you to use. If you need any help, ask me. Go ahead and start. (Allow students to work for the rest of this period and the next.) Day 5 Teacher, “Okay, take your sculpture out to the hallway and line them up along the wall. Now, starting with the one furthest on the left. What did you use o make your sculpture?” Student, “I used clay, paper, and fake flowers.” Teacher, “So it looks like you made a lion type figure is that what you were intending on?” Student, “Yes.” Continue discussing each student's work. |