ART LESSON PLAN

SUBJECT: CERAMICS

GRADE: SIXTH

OBJECTIVES:

1. Students will create a lidded jar
2. Students will use coil building and carving techniques.
3. Students will create an original form based upon historical examples.
4. Students will build upon previous skills and reinforce basic ceramic termonology:
   • wedging
   • slip and score
   • leather hard
   • greenware
   • bisqueware
   • glazeware
   • kiln
   • pyrometric cone
   • engobe

MATERIALS:

terra cotta clay, various clay tools, pottery examples and slides, engobes and glazes.

MOTIVATION:

The students will view examples of pottery from egypt, mesopotamia, and greece during the course of the lesson to enhance their creativity and to put the development of ceramic technology into perspective. Pottery is one of the best examples of human ingenuity. The multitude of ceramic objects found by archeologists have helped to create a historical record of civilizations that have long since vanished. By studying the techniques and forms used in ceramics the students develop an understanding of the cultures and an appreciation for their art.

PROCEDURE:

Introduce lesson:

• Students will be using clay to create a lidded jar based upon historical examples.
• Gather students and domonstrate process:
• wedge clay
• create a base by flattening a small ball of clay.
• roll a coil from clay
• score the base and one side of the coil with a scoring tool.
• use a brush to add slip to the coil and the base.
• build the jar by placing the coils farther out in concentric circles to make the jar get wider as it goes up.
• begin closing up the top by placing the coils on the inside.
• jar must have a distinct shoulder and a neck. creating lids
• make a small round slab of clay larger than the opening of the jar.
• wedge a ball of clay large enough to create an animal head.
• score and slip the clay and add the ball to the slab.
• begin shaping and carving the head.
• teacher will demonstrate sculpting and carving techniques and tools.
• add a lip around the bottom side of the lid to fit inside the jar, or a lip that fits around the outside of the jar. decorating
• teacher will demonstrate techniques:
• carving into jar using historical patterns like the meander pattern.
• using engobes to add designs and patterns.
• scraffito.

After jars are fired and clear glaze will be added over the engobes.

EVALUATION:

see attached rubric.

CERAMICS RUBRIC	NOVICE	IN PROGRESS	MEETS EXPECTATIONS	EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS
Shape of Jar	NO DISCERNABLE SHOULDER OR NECK	VISIBLE ATTEMPT TO CREATE SHOULDERS AND NECK, BUT OVERALL SHAPE IS ASYMMETRICAL	SYMMETRICAL SHAPE WITH SHOULDER AND NECK	ADDITION OF DECORATIVE FEET, MORE COMPLEX BODY AND/OR MORE ELABORATE NECK
LID	NO ATTEMPT TO INTEGRATE LID INTO SHAPE OF JAR	INTEGRAL LID, BUT LACKING SKILL IN EXECUTION OF LIP AND CARVING	TIGHT FITTING INTEGRAL LID SHOWING EVIDENCE OF CREATIVE THOUGHT AND PLANNING	TIGHT FITTING INTEGRAL LID WITH ELABORATE DETAILS AND/OR UNUSUAL LOCKING MECHANISM
DECORATION	NO ATTEMPT TO ENHANCE DESIGN THROUGH DECORATION	DECORATION WAS ATTEMPTED BUT SOME ASPECTS ARE HAPHAZARD	DECORATION USED TO ENHANCE OVERALL DESIGN OF THE JAR	ELABORATE DECORATION IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE DESIGN AND USED TO ADD INFORMATION ABOUT THE DESIGN CONCEPT
OVERALL DESIGN	NO EVIDENCE OF A PRECONCIEVED DESIGN	THOUGHT PUT INTO DESIGN, BUT FAILED IN EXECUTION	WELL PLANNED AND EXECUTED DESIGN	ELABORATE DESIGN CONCEPT AND EXECUTION
CLASSROOM PARTICIPATION	FAILURE TO FOLLOW CLASSROOM PROCEDURES	SOME MISBEHAVIOR AND STUDENT IS OFTEN OFF TASK	STUDENT FOLLOWS CLASS PROCEDURES AND REMAINS ON TASK THROUGHOUT LESSON	STUDENT SETS GOOD EXAMPLE OF GOOD CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR

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