Title: Organic vs Geometric forms

Subject/Course: Visual Arts

Time: 45 minutes
Level: Grade 8

Lesson Description

Students will review the concepts seen in the last class starting with a revision game on
kahoot. After the revision game, they will be asked to go on a mini scavenger hunt around
their house to find different kinds of forms (organic and geometric). After the scavenger hunt,
as a class, they will learn how to draw an organic form (baby yoda) to help guide them in the
culminating task.

Big Question (link to real-world)

Where can I see shapes in my everyday life?

What is the difference between organic and geometric shapes?

Ontario Curriculum Overall Expectation

D1. Creating and Presenting: apply the creative process (see pages 19–22) to produce art
works in a variety of traditional two- and three-dimensional forms, as well as multimedia art
works, that communicate feelings, ideas, and understandings, using elements, principles, and
techniques of visual arts as well as current media technologies;

Ontario Curriculum Specific Expectation

D1.2 demonstrate an understanding of composition, using multiple principles of design and

other layout considerations such as compositional triangles to create narrative art works or art
works on a theme or topic
D1.3 use elements of design in art works to communicate ideas, messages, and
understandings for a specific audience and purpose

Learning Goals: Instructional Strategies:

Understand the difference between organic Independent work
and geometric forms Discussion
Be able to apply this in their own art

Materials/Student Groupings Differentiation

Kahoot
Acess to computer
Internet
Paper and pencil
Motivational Hook ( 5 mins)

A small discussion about the concepts we saw last week (get them thinking about it again)
Ask them to give examples of organic and geometric forms (prepare for the kahoot questions)

Open ( 12 mins)

Play the kahoot

https://create.kahoot.it/v2/details/832d5d4a-fd42-45cf-9297-5f3ce07e1bb1

Body (modelling, collaborative work, individual, synthesis) ( 18 mins)

Scavenger hunt: find objects around their house that have organic and geometric forms
Show the class what you found!
Define the difference between organic and geometric forms in their own words.

Close (success criteria visited) (10 mins)

Watch video on how to draw Baby Yoda (to start to get them more comfortable with drawing
organic shapes, especially for students who are not confident in their drawing abilities)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZRDBK2oCEc

Explanation of Culminating task: Draw an image that represents both organic and geometric
forms (show examples of what we saw in the kahoot).