Art Assignment #1

TEACHER NAME: Justin Ginn, Ricky Carr, Arjan Manhas, Hannah Perry
LESSON SUBJECT: Art
LESSON TITLE: Mughal Painting
GRADE: 8
LESSON DATE: October 30th, 2017

RATIONALE: Students will gain an understanding and appreciation for the Mughal
Artform, which represents the unique intersection of persian, indian and islamic styles.
The students will be exposed to the uniquely ornate and intricate style of Mughal Art
and how it was created by multiple people at once.

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS:
Big Idea: Individual and collective expression can be achieved through the arts.
Content: Visual arts: elements of design: line, shape, space, texture, colour, form, value;
principles of design: pattern, repetition, balance, contrast, emphasis, rhythm,
movement, variety, proportion, unity, harmony
Content: A variety of national and international works of art and artistic traditions from
diverse cultures, communities, times, and places
Content: Personal and collective responsibility associated with creating, experiencing,
or presenting in a safe learning environment
Curricular Competency: Develop, refine ideas, and critically appraise ideas, processes,
and technical skills in a variety of art forms to improve the quality of artistic creations
Curricular Competency: Intentionally select and apply materials, movements,
technologies, environments, tools, and techniques by combining and arranging artistic
elements, processes, and principles in art making
LEARNING INTENTIONS:
Learning Intentions Lesson Activity Assessment

Understand what Mughal Slideshow of Mughal Scan the room to make

Painting is, and its cultural Painting examples and sure kids are engaged
and artistic significance history

Discussion activity at the Assess the students based

end of the lesson on their input in the
discussion

Student will understand the The slideshow Observe their pieces of

principles of design in presentation and the work
Mughal Painting painting activity

Students will learn the The painting activity Watch the students to see
importance of working how well they are working
collaboratively together

Be introduced the style of The painting activity Observe their pieces of

Mughal painting work to assess if they are
replicating the styles

PREREQUISITE CONCEPTS AND SKILLS:

The basics of painting

MATERIALS AND RESOURCES (REFERENCES) NEEDED FOR THIS LESSON:

Pencils
Papers
Paint brushes
Canvas (8x8) one per student with some extras
Paint
Computers
Projector
Textbook describing Mughal art history

DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION (ACCOMMODATIONS):

Steve in the class has dexterity issues. Maybe he could do a landscape rather a
portrait.
 For students extremely uncomfortable with painting issues can do this
assignment with a tablet and paint program.
By allowing for works to be collaborative the lesson can serve to make the kids
who are afraid of sharing, more comfortable sharing their completed works.

LESSON ACTIVITIES:
TEACHER ACTIVITIES STUDENT ACTIVITIES CLASS PACING
MANAGEMENT
CONSIDERATIONS

Slideshow of Mughal Painting Examples Watching/Listening Bags, electronics put 10m

and History away

Explain Art Activity: Students listen to the No distractions on 5 m

Step 1: Split students into groups of 3 teacher explain how the the d
esk (Phone,
Step 2: Assign a piece of Mughal art and lesson will work. bags, or binders)
ask the groups to paint their own paintings
in the specific style/Theme of the sample
piece.
Step 3: Each student will receive a piece
of paper. However, they will only complete
one aspect of the painting on each piece
of paper. The students will complete their
section and then pass the piece of paper
onto the next member of their group. Each
person will have each piece of paper
once. They will pass papers 2 times and
complete the following components once.
1. Background (Pencil and Paint)
2. Portrait (Pencil and Paint)
3. Border (Pencil and Paint)
At the end of this, each group will have
three complete pieces of art, with each
student having contributed to each
painting.
Handing out Materials: Step 1: Have one Students pick up 5-7m
Step 1: Have one student from each student from each materials one at a
group get 3 pieces of paper and take back group get 3 pieces of time instead of the
to group paper and take back to whole group going at
Step 2: Next student pick up a prepared group once.
paint pallet and take back to group Step 2: Next student
Step 3: Next Student picks up a pencil bin pick up a prepared
for their group paint pallet and take
back to group
Step 3: Next Student
picks up a pencil bin for
their group

The teacher instructs students to begin Students work on their Put on music to help 40
working. They will have 12 minutes to pieces of art. calm students and
complete their section on their piece of provide a created
paper. environment

The teacher should set a timer that will

buzz when it is time to switch.

Clean up time. Students clean up as 10

directed by the teacher.
Teacher will instruct the groups to divide
tasks as follows:

First person return paint and clean up

those materials.
Second person places painting on drying
rack.
Third person cleans up the table and
workspace.
Discussion 10

The teacher will ask students some of the Students participate in Teacher should
following questions: class discussion. circulate during the
- What are some the defining discussion.
characteristics of Mughal painting?
- What do you think makes Mughal The teacher may
painting unique? draw names to
- How do you feel about sharing the randomize who
art pieces with partners? Do you answers the
like or not like that you do not questions.
control every aspect of the
painting?
- What did you enjoy or not enjoy
about this exercise? Why?