Visual Arts Amanda Hawkins Avon Elementary School ECSD

Visual Arts Lesson: Exquisite creatures: Exploring surrealist art and culture
Grade Level: 4-6
Infused
Disciplines:
Art history, writing
CO 21
st
Century Skills Critical Thinking and Reasoning, Information Literacy
CO Visual Arts
Standards
Standard 1: Observe and Learn to Comprehend
Standard 3: Invent and Discover to Create
Evidence
Outcomes
1.2.a Visual arts communicate the human experience
3.2.a Skillfully use a variety of techniques and media to create works of art
Inquiry
Questions
How do artists make visual art to tell stories?
How are artists in a similar time period influenced by one another?
How can certain media give a distinctive feeling or express a particular characteristic
in a work of art?
Enduring
Understandings
Students will recognize the work of Surrealist artists and understand the aim of the
surrealist movement. Students will create a collaborative work of art and understand
the value of the shared experience.
Examples



Target Learnings and Assessment Criteria
Learning Target: I will recognize the work of surrealist artists
Criteria for Success:
Observe, identify, and describe the common themes of surrealist art
Complete the handout - filling in blanks on side one and writing my descriptive paragraph on side two
Learning Target: I will collaborate with my classmates to create a detailed exquisite creature
Criteria for Success: Plan, sketch, and complete a presentation ready head, torso, or legs
Notes: Presentation ready remind students that this means that your finished product demonstrates
excellent craftsmanship (free of wrinkles, tears, smudges, glue spots, sloppiness, etc.)

Visual Arts Amanda Hawkins Avon Elementary School ECSD
Teaching and Learning Strategies
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folded, ask Lhem Lo draw Lhe head of a person or anlmal ln Lhe flrsL secLlon (flnlshed drawlng wlll be
verLlcally poslLloned), maklng Lhe drawlng flll LhaL secLlon as much as posslble. SLudenLs flrsL draw ln
pencll and Lhen add color wlLh colored penclls or markers. 8emlnd sLudenLs Lo wrlLe Lhelr names ln
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SLudenLs wlll Lhen wrlLe a shorL sLory abouL Lhelr flnlshed creaLure on Lhe back of Lhelr handouL,
answerlng Lhe followlng quesLlons:
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2. WhaL Lype of creaLure ls he? (l.e. hlphopopoLomous, elebaLlraffe)
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2. name one surreallsL arLlsL LhaL we dlscussed ln class
3. WhaL ls one common Lheme of surreallsL arL?
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AfLer each sLudenL has wrlLLen a response, revlew each quesLlon as a class, uslng Lhe name generaLor
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legs. uependlng on Lhelr secLlon sLudenLs wlll make small marks lndlcaLlng where Lhey are Lo
begln or end Lhelr drawlng. MeasuremenLs wlll be provlded on whlLeboard and demonsLraLed by
Leacher.
rovlde vlsuals (books, magazlnes, classroom compuLers) for sLudenLs Lo use as a reference.
SuggesL LhaL sLudenLs creaLe a sloppy copy" before drawlng on Lhelr flnal paper.
uemonsLraLe drawlng your creaLure secLlon ln llghL pencll before selecLlng a flnal medlum.
rovlde permanenL markers for sLudenLs LhaL wanL Lo ouLllne Lhelr drawlng afLer compleLlng Lhelr
skeLch.
SeL up Lhree arL sLaLlons, where sLudenLs can choose beLween acryllc or waLercolor palnLs, oll
pasLel, or magazlne collage. Advanced sLudenLs may compleLe Lhelr arLwork uslng mlxed medla.
When each sLudenL has compleLed Lhelr secLlon, we wlll randomly comblne heads, Lorsos, and
legs and dlsplay Lhem ln Lhe 3
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Vocabulary

Resources:
Historical Art or Artist
Visual Art: surrealism,
juxtaposition,
metamorphosis, dislocation,

Other: torso (body),
exaggeration

The Persistence of Memory
Swans Reflecting Elephants
Lobster Telephone
Salvador Dali

The Son of Man
Ren Magritte

LAnge du Foyer
Max Ernst

Five Facts
http://artsmia.org/education/teacher-resources/fivefacts.cfm?v=63

Materials
Day one: pencil, 6x18 50lb paper, colored pencil, marker

Day two: 12x15 watercolor paper, pencil, sketch paper, permanent
marker, watercolor, acrylics, magazines, glue, scissors, oil pastels
Communication:
Write brief note or means of
communication about student arts
learning.






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