Lesson Plan
Title: Visual Puns
Grade Level: 6th
grade
Unit Content:
colored pencil drawing
Class time 50/90 minutes: 90 Number of class periods: 4
1. Students will
apply knowledge of colored pencil, drawing techniques, and
processes to create Visual Pun artwork.
2. Students will explore and use visual puns,
symbols, and ideas to
communicate
meaning.
3. Students will
use art materials safely and responsibly.
4. Students will
use visual characteristics and organizational principles of art to communicate ideas.
Objectives/Outcomes:
1. Student
created 3 idea sketches.
2. Student
followed directions and created a successful Visual Pun.
3. Student
included principles and elements of art and is able to discuss their artwork with correct art language
during critique.
4. Student put
effort into creating Visual Pun.
Prior skills and prior learning:
·
beginning drawing
skills
·
knowledge of
principles and elements of art
Materials needed:
·
drawing paper
(9x12)
·
colored pencils
·
construction
paper (for mounting)
·
glue
Teacher Preparation:
·
create and find
examples of visual puns
Vocabulary concepts:
·
visual pun
·
principles of
design
·
elements of art
Visuals and resources:
·
example by David
Gallagher “Shoe Tree”
·
Salvador Dali
print (fantasy)
·
elements of art
prints in classroom
·
principles of
design in classroom
Demonstration of techniques or processes:
·
show examples
·
discuss visual
puns
·
make a list of visual pun examples: spelling
bee, tree surgeon, handyman, pickled herring, home run, internal revenue, funny
bone, smoked salmon, hotdog, sandwich shop, boxing match, brainstorm, pen pal,
Instructions to students:
·
make up a list of
verbal puns (words with double meaning) to add to the list
·
create 3 idea
sketches of visual puns
·
select 1 idea
sketch and make a drawing or cartoon with colored pencil
·
mount drawing on
construction paper
Time to work:
Day 1:
Introduce Visual Puns
assignment. Discuss “fantasy” in
Salvador Dali’s
art work. Create list of visual puns. Begin idea sketches.
Day 2: Class time to work on sketches. By the end of class, students should pick sketch
for final drawing.
Day 3: Class time to work on project. Mount on colored paper
when finished.
Day 4: Critique.
Visual Pun Lesson Chronology
Day 1
Time Description
of Activity
|
|
Introduce Visual Pun
lesson. What is a visual pun? |
|
|
Create list of visual puns
as a class. |
|
9:50-10:00 |
Students introduced to
Salvador Dali’s work, discussion of fantasy. |
|
10:00-10:10 |
Work time for visual pun
sketches. |
|
10:10-10:20 |
Work time for visual pun
sketches. |
|
10:20-10:30 |
Work time for visual pun
sketches. |
|
10:30-11:00 |
Clean up. |
Day 2
Time Description
of Activity
|
9:30-9:40 |
Class discussion of visual
pun ideas. |
|
9:40-9:50 |
Work time for visual pun
sketches |
|
9:50-10:00 |
Work time for visual pun
sketches |
|
10:00-10:10 |
Work time for visual pun
sketches. |
|
10:10-10:20 |
Work time for visual pun
sketches/Teacher approval for final project. |
|
10:20-10:30 |
Work time for visual pun
sketches/Teacher approval for final project. |
|
10:30-11:00 |
Clean up. |
Day 3
Time Description
of Activity
|
9:30-9:40 |
Work time for final visual
pun drawing. |
|
9:40-9:50 |
Work time for final visual
pun drawing. |
|
9:50-10:00 |
Work time for final visual
pun drawing. |
|
10:00-10:10 |
Work time for final visual
pun drawing. |
|
10:10-10:20 |
Work time for final visual
pun drawing. |
|
10:20-10:30 |
Mount final drawings on
colored paper. |
|
10:30-11:00 |
Clean up. |
Day 4
Time Description
of Activity
|
9:30-9:40 |
Work/Mount final drawings
on colored paper. |
|
9:40-9:50 |
Work/Mount final drawings
on colored paper. |
|
9:50-10:00 |
Critique. |
|
10:00-10:10 |
Critique. |
|
10:10-10:20 |
Critique. |
|
10:20-10:30 |
Critique. |
|
10:30-11:00 |
Clean up. |
Evaluation of Visual Pun Lesson
Name:
_____________________
Sketches: 30
points
3 sketches with imagination
and originality are turned it _____/30 (10 pts. each)
Drawing: 50
points
Student followed directions
and created a successful Visual Pun____/10
Student included principles
and elements of art and is able to discuss their artwork with correct art
language during critique_____/5
Student put effort into
creating Visual Pun_____/25
Participation:
20 points
Student used materials
(colored pencils) as directed____/5
Student participated in clean
up____/5
Student participated in
critique____/5
Student work efficiently and
used class work time daily____/5