The Academy for Technology & the Classics Lesson Plan Template Instructors name: Cermanski Course/Grade: Creative

Comprehensive Week of: Thursday, March 13 to Friday, March 21 Unit Name: Art Nouveau Posters for Student-written Stories

Common Core/ NM Content Standards: NMVA 1, 4, 5

Essential Question(s): What is the art nouveau style and how was it visible in visual arts as well as in architecture, furniture design, etc.? Who was Alphonse Mucha? How can I create a piece of art in the Art Nouveau style? Other considerations (modifications, accommodations, acceleration, etc.): Students who are struggling will get more one-on-one assistance Students who are advanced will get the opportunity to make an additional poster or add more detail to his/her story

Connections (prior learning/prior knowledge): Students are familiar with painting from previous projects.

Resources/Materials Teacher: Images of Japanese woodblock prints, art nouveau posters, works by Mucha, art nouveau furniture etc. Students: Large heavy duty watercolor paper, acrylic paint (including metallics), cardstock for stenciling, brushes, water containers

Assessment (How will you monitor progress and know students have successfully met outcomes?) Daily: Sketch for poster This Week: Poster Unit: Final poster and story

Time allotted THURSDAY 3/13 Learning Target-TSW learn about art nouveau style and will write a synopsis of a story/character description. TSW know this once he/she

Lesson activities for instructor and students I. Describe Art Nouveau style --started as a reaction to academic art --Arthur Mackmurdo's book-cover for Wren's City Churches (1883)
is often considered the first realisation of Art Nouveau. -About the same time, the flat perspective and strong colors of Japanese wood block prints, especially those of Katsushika Hokusai, had a strong effect on the formulation of Art Nouveau

finishes his/her synopsis/description.

-1894 Alphonse Mucha went into a print shop who needed poster for a play that was coming out in Paris starring the famous Sara Bernhardt --in 2 weeks Mucha did a design and it was chose. It was placed all around the city. --poster was very popular and as a result owner of print shop gave him a six-year contract -while he was happy to have become famous he was frustrated that his designs were considered a fashionable stylistic form - he wanted recognition for his paintings because to him their purpose was to communicate a spiritual message -Lived in Paris for many years, but later in life moved back to Czech Republic -in the late 1930s his artworks were considered reactionary nationalism -in 1939 when Nazis came into Czechoslovakia he was the first to be arrested by the Gestapo -developed pneumonia while in custody. -although he was released soon after he died, and some think he got weak while in custody of Germans -Czechs are very proud of him and have a museum dedicated to him in Prague

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V. FRIDAY 3/14 Learning Target-TSW create an art nouveau-style sketch for a poster for his/her story. TSW know this once his/her sketch is complete. MONDAY 3/17 Learning Target- TSW learn how to fill the entire page with an art-nouveau style design. TSW know this once almost all of the white space is covered on the paper. I. II. III.

Show images and discuss What seems to describe art nouveau style (subject matter, colors, quality of line, etc.) Describe project: Make a poster for a character in a story you write. Your poster should feature character(s) in your story, and the name of your story written somewhere. Submit a short story synopsis and character description (1 page) with final project. Make sure to tile your story and include it on the poster (or include characters name). Start writing story synopsis and character description (1 page) Work on story synopsisshow to me before working on poster Work on poster sketch, focusing on covering the entire page After sketch is approved, work on final poster

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Work on poster, focusing on filling the entire page with final design

TUESDAY 3/18 Learning TargetTSW learn how to do a balanced design in line/from. TSW know this once the piece can be rotated in each direction and still appear balanced. WEDNESDAY 3/19 Learning TargetTSW learn how to balance colors in his/her poster. TSW know this once he/she has chosen his/her palette of no more than 5 colors. THURSDAY 3/20 Learning TargetTSW learn how to balance his/her palette used for the poster. TSW know this when one color does not dominate the design.

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Work on poster, focusing on balance in line/form

1. Work on poster, focusing on color balance 2. Choose no more than 5 colors (not including white and black)

1. Work on poster, focusing on balancing the 5-color palette.

FRIDAY 3/21 I. Learning TargetTSW learn to take feedback from peers about his/her artwork. TSW know this when he/she has responded to feedback by either incorporating the changes or not. MONDAY 3/24 Critique Learning TargetTSW participate effectively in a critique. TSW know this when he/she has given at least two constructive comments to classmates.

Work on poster, making any final necessary adjustments as suggested by peers