Visual Arts

Lesson Plan (stage 5)

Class: AR0921A Lesson/Period: P1 and P2 Time: Tuesday 9:15 and Thursday 10:45
Room: A 11 Lesson Length: 70min
Topic/Main Concept/Theme: Contemporary Painting – Self Portrait – ‘Me but not me’

Practice: Artmaking
Forms Frames The Conceptual Framework
2D Subjective Artist
3D Cultural Artwork
4D Structural World
Postmodern Audience

Syllabus Outcomes
5.1 develops range and autonomy in selecting
and applying visual arts conventions and
procedures to make artworks
5.6 demonstrates developing technical
accomplishment and refinement in making
artworks.
LS.2 explores a variety of materials,
techniques and processes
LS.9 uses a range of materials, techniques
and processes to make artworks

Lesson Sequence Orienting Enhancement Synthesis

Students will learn
about:
the material, physical and
virtual form of artworks
intentionally made by artists
the pleasure and enjoyment in
making artworks
Students will learn to:
Investigate the field of visual
arts and design and
approximate some conventions,
activities, traditions and
customs of the field to make art
Make artworks using a range
of 2D, including drawing, 3D
and/or 4D forms, materials
and techniques and various
investigations of the world

Cross Curriculum ICT Aboriginal and Work, Employment Civics and

Content Indigenous and Enterprise Citizenship
Difference and Environment Gender
Diversity
Key Competencies Collecting Communicating Planning and Working with
Analysing and ideas and organising others in teams
organising Information activities
information
Using Solving problems Using Technology
mathematical
ideas and
techniques
Literacy Multicultural Numeracy

Considerations/Preparation: Prior Knowledge/Experience: Safety Risk

Previous lesson demonstration See department risk analysis
Check materials are available Resources/Materials: Key Vocab:
Modify content/scaffold Primary colours plus black and Layering, puddling, skin tone
instructions for M and J (sight white, students prepared
words) artworks
Whiteboard Key Questions:
Notes/Photocopies: What are the historical roots of
Gerhard Richter examples and this style/technique
Monotone step guide
 CHECK FOR
STAGE OF
TEACHER ACTIONS STUDENT ACTION UNDERSTAN TIME RESOURCE
LESSON
DING
1. ANTICIPATORY Roll, Organise Follow teacher Are students in 10 min Painting
SET students in groups instruction the right group materials,
Set up for activity black and
white artwork
on paper,
2. REVIEW Discuss last lessons Ask questions Have all 5 min Students
- of last lesson technique when prompted students B&W work
- link to this lesson completed
B&W image?

3. Engage students in Practice technique Move around 10 min

INTRODUCTION practicing pooling classroom
 Expected technique checking that
outcomes demonstrated in last every students
 Key lesson has started
question/s and is thinking
 My job about the
 Your job technique
 Time
 Resources
4. THE BODY Assist one on one Discuss with View evidence 35 min
 Modelling with technique teacher about the
 Guided task
practice
 Independent
work
5. CONCLUSION Signal the end of the Students pack and 10 min
 Summary painting exercise clean up.
 Future
direction
6. EVALUATION
REFLECTION