- make connections between the ideas they are exploring in their artwork and those explored by other artists through time, place and culture
- explain the cultural and historical perspectives of an artwork
Conceptual understanding:
- We can explore our personal interests, beliefs and values through arts
- People communicate across cultures, places and times through arts.
Related concepts:
sculpture, culture, symbols, beliefs and values
Elements and principle of Designs
- form, shapes, lines and color
- pattern, unity and balance, proportion
- Teacher display the totem pole example and explain the belief and values during the celebration to open the unit.
- students asked question to inquire about totem pole as one of Native American’s ritual and tradition features
- Jigsaw reading - each student will be given part of article about the totem pole meaning
- each question made by students chosen by teacher is displayed and students will contribute the answer
- student learn about drawing:
- Native american traditional pattern
- the figures which is usually used in the totem pole
- animals which usually symbolize native american culture
- symbols of native american culture
- students learn about:
- basic paper mache techniques (shaping and forming)
- coloring techniques (soft brush)
- outlines using white or black
- Students plan and design their totem in idea book which include the symbols, traditional pattern, animals/ human figures,
- analyze how sculture like totem is used in other culture esp. Indonesia.. make connection with their own ritual and tradition.
Students will create the totem and try to explain the meaning of the totem pole. They will include it as part of their ritual and tradition
- What is the mening, belief and values of your totem?
- why do you choose that picture/ graphic?
- what does it mean to you? How will you improve it?
- how will you use it as part of ritual and tradition you do?