LS 211

Portfolio Assignment
Lesson Plan

Team Members:
1. Camille
2. Megan
3. Kayla
4. Hannah DiVerde
5. Paisley

Assignment Objective:
Develop professional lesson plan for your assigned portfolio activity.

Realistic Eyes Abstract Eyes

Learning Objective/Focus:
The learning objectives for this activity
include practicing realism, shade, and
value. By using shading techniques and
various values, students will create a very
realistic representation of an eye.
Grade Level: ​6th Grade
VAPA Standards:
1.2​-Discuss difference
1.3​-Different media and styles
1.4​-Symmetry
2.1​-Observational drawing
2.3​-Create using tints and shades
2.4​-Create increasingly more complex
work
2.5​-Express moods, feelings, themes,
ideas
4.3​-Critique individually and groups
4.4​-Edit
Learning Objective/Focus:
The learning objectives for this activity are
to experiment with using two to three
mediums and to explore positive and
negative space in your piece.
Grade Level: ​5-6th Grade
VAPA Standards:
1.2​-Discuss difference
1.3​-Different media and styles
1.4​-Symmetry
2.1​-Observational drawing
2.3​-Create using tints and shades
2.4​-Create increasingly more complex
work
2.5​-Express moods, feelings, themes,
ideas
4.3​-Critique individually and groups
4.4​-Edit
Anchor Artist: ​Ileana Hunter
Historical/Cultural Background:
Ileana Hunter​ is a graphite artist currently
living and working in Norwich, UK. One of
her styles is minimalism, which draws
attention to specific pieces in her art. Her
realistic drawings are inspired by both the
fluidity of the human body and the hidden
lyricism of mundane objects. Most of her
drawings are portraits that focus mainly
on realistic eyes.
Mediums/materials used:
● 1- 10”x4” paper
● Color Pencil
● Copies of Eyes (for reference)
● Ruler
Vocabulary:
Shade​ - ​mixture of a color with black to
reduce lightness
Tint​ - mixture of a color with white to
increase lightness
Value​ - the scale of the visible lightness
or darkness of a color
Anchor Artist: ​Andrea Benge
Historical/Cultural Background:
Abstract art first began about 70,000
years ago with ​prehistoric engravings​.
Specifically, pieces of rock engraved with
abstract geometric patterns were found in
the Blombos Cave in South Africa. Later,
the abstract red-ochre dots and ​hand
stencils​ were discovered among the ​El
Castillo Cave paintings​ in 39,000 BCE.
Thereafter, abstract symbols became the
predominant form of Paleolithic ​cave art​.
Mediums/materials used:
● Be Creative! Use anything!
○ Watercolor paper or
Construction paper
○ Oil pastels
○ Sharpies
○ Paint
○ Watercolor Paints
○ Colored Pencils
○ Ruler
○ Chalk
Procedure:
*45 Min. Lesson*
1. Every student needs one, darker
colored color pencil and one
photograph of the real eyes.
2. Using a document camera walk
through the steps of drawing the
eye one small piece at a time.
3. Remind them to think about where
the light is coming from and to pay
attention to the small details of
shading.
Things to keep in Mind:
Walk through the process SLOWLY!!!
Vocabulary:
Positive Space​ - ​the area or part of a
painting's composition that the subject
occupies
Negative Space​ - ​the ​space​ that
surrounds an object in an image; the
background
Mediums - ​materials that are used to
create a work of art
Procedure:
*45 Min. Lesson*
1. Begin by sketching ideas. Use
croppers to visualize frame. Should
do at least 4 and should consider
and plan which mediums they will
be using.
2. With a shoulder partner or in small
groups evaluate sketches and pick
one for finals piece.
3. Select paper size, color, and type
and begin creating abstract eyes.
Use at least 3 different mediums.
4. Be creative!
Things to keep in Mind:
Show thoughts/ideas
4 sketches
Medium/Colors
Work from back to front---Details last
Mix colors
Closure/Evaluation/Rubric:
We chose to use the analytical rubric because the students would be able to clearly
understand which parts they lost points in and which they thrived in. This way, they
could improve in future projects. Art projects that include many steps are better graded
with an analytical rubric because they have more details. Even though it would be more
time consuming for the instructor to make, it would be more beneficial in the long run for
both the teacher and the students because no one would be confused or feel like they
got a lower grade for a very vague critique.

Beginning Developing Accomplished Exemplary Score

(1) (2) (3) (4)

Materials Uses only Uses 1-2 Uses 2-3 Uses 2-3

used 1-2 mediums mediums and is (preferably 3)
mediums but is able not completely materials and is
and has to use them aware of correct able to skillfully
sloppy skillfully way to use the incorporate
work; is materials; them into their
not skilled doesn’t show full work
in using potential of them
medium

Use of +/- Barely has Shows A good amount Very balanced

space any some +/- of +/- space work of art;
balance of space uses +/- space
+/- space perfectly

Overall The work Could Well balance in Extremely

presentation of art is a improve every portion detailed,
bit sloppy some and also well planned well,
and areas, a bit done with a good the picture
doesn’t awkward to amount of color comes together
represent the eye and detail well and is
the eye visible that it is
that well a project for the
eye