LESSON PLAN

Subject: Art
Grade:
6-8
Date: March 24 & 26
Critical Inquiry Question:
Lesson:
Time: 55 min (2 Classes)
SLOs: From the Program of Studies
Investigate: Students will employ space, proportion and relationships for image making.
A. The size of depicted figures or objects locates those objects in relationship to the
ground or picture plane.
B. Overlapping figures or objects create an illusion of space in two-dimensional
works.
C. The amount of detail depicted creates spatial depth in two-dimensional works.
D. Parallel lines meeting at a vanishing point create linear perspective in twodimensional works.
E. Proportion can be analyzed by using a basic unit of a subject as a measuring tool.
Instructional Objectives: (Not outcomes, but lesson objectives. Not a description of
lesson procedure, but an indication of what students will know or be able to do by the
end of the lesson).
Knowledge:
Students will learn what 1-point perspective is and what it looks like
Skill:
Students will learn how to draw from a 1-point perspective
Students will develop their skills using a variety of mediums
Key Questions:
What is the focus question for this lesson? What are some related questions?
What is 1-point perspective?
Materials:
30 pieces of blank white paper
Variety of coloured construction paper (mostly black)
Pencil crayons
Pastels
Rulers
Preparation:
Place enough supplies at each table
Adaptations:
Easier: Space perspective (Planets and stars in the background)
Challenge: Any scene in the background (example: beach or a sky)

Lesson Procedure:

(Use numbered or bulleted steps. Indicate lesson introduction, development and

conclusion if that helps clarify the flow of the lesson. Write it with enough detail that a
substitute teacher could teach the lesson.)
1. Go over 1-Point Perspective
2. (15 min) Go over example of a building with a 1-point perspective. Students will
follow along step-by-step to practice drawing from a 1-point perspective
3. Introduce the art project to class. http://arteascuola.com/2014/06/perspective-inspace/
4. Explain that students can have any background and could have a scene in their
project. They will use magazine clips that are meaningful to them.
5. Must include: the basic perspective outline (with a minimum of three colours), a
background scene, at least 5 magazine cut outs, variety of colors and tones, at
least 3 different mediums
6. Go over how to make the perspective outline.
a. Students can use pastel or pencil crayons to colour in their perspective
piece
7. Students will then be sent to work
8. Warn students that they have 8 minutes until bell. At 5 minutes, ask students to
cleanup. No one can leave until everything is cleaned up.
Assessment:
How will you know if students met your lesson objectives? What are you looking for in
this formative assessment?
Drawing the Building: Assess how well students can follow directions and how well
they can complete 1-point perspective drawing
Lesson Reflection:
This is a space for notes after youve taught the lesson.