Shape

=ART LESSON: SHAPE=
 * Shape **

GRADE LEVEL: Middle and Senior Years

LESSON TOPIC: Shape Assignment – Geometric and Organic

CONNECTION TO LAST LESSON: Shape is the second element of art. Students will develop creative line ideas and designs into shapes, similar to the clay coil assignment but using two-dimensional geometric or organic line patterns or designs.

LEARNING OUTCOMES / OBJECTIVES: – Students will develop an appreciation, sensitivity, and awareness of shapes in their natural and social environment. Shape is an important element of art. – Students will develop an awareness of patterns and designs that shapes create in our natural environment. –Through creative shapes and combinations of shapes, students create simple visual designs.

VISUAL RESOURCES: – Magazine photo examples of a variety of shapes in our environment – Previous students’ shape designs – Shapes and designs in toys and books – Real-life geometric and organic form examples <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Search Internet sites for artist examples and videos on shapes in designs and handouts on drawing shapes. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Figures #9 and #10 are examples of shape compositions.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">OTHER LEARNING MATERIALS: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– 12” x 18” white paper <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Variety of pencils (HD for hard lines and soft leads for softer lines)

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">ACTIVATING STRATEGIES: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Discuss geometric and organic shapes – where do you find them and why? Geometric shapes are man-made. They are found in buildings, classrooms, furniture, cars, trucks, etc. Organic shapes are found in nature: fruits, vegetables, flowers, leaves, animals, etc. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Provide real-life examples for students to observe a variety of geometric and organic shapes. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Then provide visual image designs that will give students a visual understanding and direction for creating their own designs of patterns and shapes.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">ACQUIRING STRATEGIES: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Show shape is an element of art. Lines define shapes and decorate shapes. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Show shape is an area defined by a line known as contour line. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Show shapes express a variety of emotional qualities and feelings, which are accentuated by the quality of line used. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Demonstrate that all shapes have two dimensions (height and width). <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Demonstrate using visual resources to help students develop an awareness of line quality and how it works in developing both geometric and organic shapes. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Explain to students a variety of methods to create and use overlapping shapes in designs. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Show how Figure #9 uses geometric lines. The shapes have straight lines, circles, hard angles, and geometric lines. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Show how Figure #10 uses organic lines. The shapes have natural lines that are growing and developing (i.e., not geometric).

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">APPLYING STRATEGIES: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Have students sketch simple shapes, remembering the importance of the quality of line that is defining each shape. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Tell students to fill the page. The shapes should overlap. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– They need a variety of shape ideas, but they should try not to mix geometric and organic shapes. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Line quality is important. Encourage students to experiment with hard and soft lines to create different visual and emotional effects.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">RELECTING / RE-FOCUSING: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Contrasting ideas and techniques create interesting shapes. In compositions, the artists often contrast geometric and organic shapes and lines. Have the students examine a variety of visual images, to see how geometric and organic shapes and lines are used to complement and contrast each other (e.g., Figure #10). <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– If the student has drawn geometric shapes, then fill the shapes with organic lines. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– If the student has chosen organic shapes, then fill the shapes with geometric lines. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">ASSESSMENT / ANALYSE LEARNING OUTCOMES: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Students will show evidence that they have followed the instructions for their drawings: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> – the composition consists of geometric or organic shapes, not a mixture <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> – there is a variety of overlapping sizes and shapes <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> – the shapes should have a sense of unity within the patterns <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> – the page is filled and has a common theme <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> – the designs and patterns should be aesthetically interesting and pleasing <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– The art projects should demonstrate that the students understand geometric versus organic shapes. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Student’s art-work will demonstrate that they have explored a variety of shape combinations, using different lines and forms, and incorporating various design techniques.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Figure 9 Geometric Shapes

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Figure 10 Organic Shapes and Design