Creating a mural will be the culmination of the unit. It will be the last five lessons of the unit. It should be the culmination of all the formal analysis lessons and the studio art lessons. Here are the strategies to use:
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1. The students will have a portfolio which will be comprised of all their sketches for the slides.
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2. They have already talked about their sketches and have hung them up for appraisal. By now, they know which students have made the most successful drawings. Those students can work on the layout for the mural.
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3. All ten women artists will be represented in the mural.
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4. A group will be selected to paint the gesso on the wall.
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5. The object is to get as many students into the act as possible. Different chores require different abilities. Talent is not the only virtue. Other abilities are leadership, physical strength and orderliness. Hopefully the students can be organized, each having their own responsibilities. The following are some of the lessons for this part of the unit.
Lesson
11: Planning the Mural.
Objective
Choosing the students for laying out the mural.
Materials
Drawing paper and pencils, slides and sketches already made in previous classes, scissors and glue.
Procedure
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A. Questions to ask students
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1. Pick a partner to work with and a pair of artists to represent.
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2. What subjects do your artists paint?
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3. How did you symbolize the artist? Draw your symbol for the artist.
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4. The eight best drawings depicting or signifying the artists will be chosen for the mural. Those students can work on the mural with a partner.
Lessons 12-15
Objectives
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1. To layout a plan for a mural the size 132” x 132”.
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2. To paint the mural.
Materials
Gesso (half gallon), acrylic paints (1 pint each), secondary colors, primary colors, black white ochre, Brushes: 1” (4 needed), 2” (3 needed), 4” (2 needed), 1/4” (2 needed), 1/2” (2 needed), coffee cans, plastic to cover floor in front of wall, paper towels, saran wrap, baby food jars, newspaper, masking tape and low ladder.
Procedure
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A. The students will layout the design on the wall with yellow chalk.
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B. Painting the mural.
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1. Each of the students chosen will have to paint part of the layout. Their partners will help them.