Homer Seascape

Kindergarten Lesson Plan

Student Art by Yasmin

Heather Gates April 4th, 2013

Introductory Information:
LESSON TITLE: Winslow Homer Seascape GRADE LEVEL: Kindergarten CLASS SIZE: 20 LENGTH OF PERIOD: 40 minutes (Project will take 2 class periods)

STAGE 1: DESIRED RESULTS

A. ENDURING UNDERSTANDING: - A horizon line separates the sea and the sky B. ESSENTIAL QUESTION: - How do artists make seascapes?
Winslow Homer. Breezing Up. 1876

C. STATE STANDARDS ADDRESSED: - Standard 1. Methods, Materials, and Techniques: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the methods, materials, and techniques unique to the visual arts. - Standard 3. Observation, Abstraction, Invention, and Expression: Students will demonstrate their powers of observation, abstraction, invention, and expression in a variety of media, materials, and techniques. D. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: - The students will observe and discuss Winslow Homers painting Breezing Up. They will share what they see in the painting. - The students will consider how the artist shows it is a painting of the sea. - The students will understand the meaning of a horizon line as the division between the sea and the sky - The students will use watercolor to create a seascape composition using a pencil to make a distinct horizon line - The students will make a collaged sailboat to complete their seascape

STAGE 2: ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE

A. PERFORMANCE TASK OR FINAL PRODUCT: The final product will be a mixedmedia watercolor painting and collage inspired by Winslow Homers painting Breezing Up. Students will first use watercolors to paint a seascape with a defining horizon line between the sea and the sky. Students will then collage paper to make a sailboat to sail in their seascape. B. CONTINUUM OF ASSESSMENTS: - Teacher-lead open sharing of thoughts on Winslow Homers Breezing Up painting C. CRITERIA:

- Did the students observe and discuss Winslow Homers painting Breezing Up? Did they share what they see in the painting? - Did the students consider how the artist shows it is a painting of the sea? - Did the students understand the meaning of a horizon line as the division between the sea and the sky? - Did the students use watercolor to create a seascape composition using a pencil to make a distinct horizon line? - Did the students make a collaged sailboat to complete their seascape?

STAGE 3: LEARNING PLAN

A. MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT: Large sized white watercolor paper 1 for each student Pencils Watercolor paint sets 2 per table Paint brushes Cups of water Glue Colored paper for collaging

B. VOCABULARY WITH DEFINITIONS: Horizon Line: The line that separates the sea and the sky C. VISUAL IMAGE RESOURCES: - Student art images by Heather Gates. - Winslow Homer. Breezing Up (A Fair Wind). Retrieved from: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Breezing_UpWinslow_Homer.jpg

Student Art by Ruby

D. TEACHER INSTRUCTION: - The teacher will begin by showing Winslow Homers painting Breezing Up (A Fair Wind) and ask the children what they see. The teacher will ask follow up questions to further Student Art by Ruby generate discussion - The teacher will then ask the children what the artist did to tell us its a picture of the sea. - The teacher will show the horizon line and describe that it shows us the difference between the sea and the sky - The teacher will then show the benchmark and tell the students they will each make their own seascape, and will demonstrate the steps for the project: 1. Students will choose the orientation of their paper and draw a horizon line using pencil. 2. Students will proceed to paint their seascape. Teacher will remind the students that the sky doesnt have to be blue it could be nighttime, cloudy, sunset, etc. 3. After the painting has dried (in the second class period) students will use paper to collage their own sailboat more than 1 may be completed if time permits and the sailboats will be glued to complete the seascape.