Visual Art Constance Tutor November 2018 Whats Behind

Visual Art Constance Tutor November 2018 What’s Behind the Mask

From which standard is today’s learning taken? • Type the standard in below: • HS 1. VA. Cn 2. A. Describe how knowledge of culture, traditions, and history may influence personal responses to art. • TODAY’S TASK: Students will research different types of masks through historical and cultural traditions and respond by creating their own personal mask using their own facial structure as a template.

Pre-Assessment 1. Which of these are characteristics of African Masks? a) Exaggerated facial features b) Design and Patterns c) Made of wood or other natural materials d) Symbolic 2. List as many different types of masks that you can think of and the different countries where they came from. 3. What is Graffiti and how does it qualify for public art? 4. What is symbolism and why do you think it is used in different types of mask making? 5. What is printmaking and how is it used in masks and graffiti?

Questions (be sure to read the definitions for each level to make sure your question causes students to perform at the intended level – T 3, T 4, T 5, and T 6 are addressed with questions) Question Level Write the question(s) you will ask from this level of Bloom’s? Knowledge Where does the word mask come from? Comprehension What are the historical contexts and cultural traditional pf African ritual masks? Application What materials would you use to create your own mask and why? Analysis Does your mask communicate feelings or emotions? Are these signs of emotion conveyed in the form, patterns, or textures (individually or in combinations of these)? Analysis If your mask were preserved for 1, 000 years, what would your mask tell about the place and time period in which it was made? Synthesis How can you interpret the role of different cultural masks to find meaning and understanding in today’s western societies? What part of the lesson will this happen? What questioning strategy will you use when you ask this question?

Bell work Take a moment to take a look at this mask. What symbols have been used and what do you think are their meanings 2 5 9 71 minutes 8 4 3 minutes 10 minutes Time minute Is up 6

Bell work Breakdown Symbols 2 4 31 minutes Time minute Is up Meaning

Connection 60 Time seconds Is up • Today, you will learn: Students will learn how to identify aspects of culture through the artists use of symbols. • Today’s Text: Vocabulary Words • Today’s Task: Students will research different types of masks through historical and cultural traditions and respond by creating their own personal mask using their own facial structure as a template.

Frontloading 1. 2 531 minutes 4 minutes Time minute Is up 6 Transformation/Change – masks and costumes are believed to change the person wearing them, giving them special powers and the attributes of the mask 2. Masks for the dead – burial and funerary masks were believed to protect the dead and help them in the afterlife 3. Theater and Carnival – masks and costumes are used in the dramatic and musical arts and in celebrations 4. Protection – protecting the identity or providing physical protection for the wearer

Frontloading • 2 531 minutes 4 minutes Time minute Is up 6 Masks were created by humans for over 30, 000 years and found on all continents including North America.

Frontloading • 2 531 minutes 4 minutes Time minute Is up 6 https: //prezi. com/gclvyow 2 lpls/symbolism-of-masks/

2 31 minutes Time minute Is up Tiered Tasks Tier Time Allotted Tier #1 6 Minutes Tier #2 Today’s Task 7 Minutes 15 Minutes Who will begin with this task? All students Task Watch a video on symbolism in the Black Panther mask Symbols of your culture activity sheet All students Students will research different types of masks through historical and cultural traditions and respond by creating their own personal mask using their own facial structure as a template.

2 531 minutes 4 minutes Time minute Is up 6 Tiered Tasks Tier Time Allotted Tier #1 6 Minutes Tier #2 7 Minutes Today’s Task 15 Minutes Who will begin with this task? Task

2 53 71 minutes 4 minutes Time minute Is up 6 Tiered Tasks Tier Time Allotted Tier #2 7 Minutes Today’s Task 15 Minutes Enrichment Until the bell sounds Who will begin with this task? Task

14 minutes 15 11 4 9 Time minute Is up 13 7 2 12 10 6 minutes 3 8 51 minutes Tiered Tasks Tier Time Allotted Today’s Task 15 Minutes Enrichment Until the bell sounds Who will begin with this task? Task Students will research different types of masks through historical and cultural traditions and respond by creating their own personal mask using their own facial structure as a template. Students can create their own graffiti on the graffiti wall.

Why is this important? 21 minutes Time minute Is up Students will reflect on the cultural and historical masks as inspiration to connect and create their own works of art.

ALASKA, CANADA, GREENLAND Inuit Masks (Eskimo) Ceremonial carved and painted masks of the Pacific Northwest Coast are spectacular. Many, though cast in the form of a human face, represent supernatural beings or mythical monsters. There also clan masks that represent the totem of the individual clans.

MEXICO The art of mosaic in pre-Columbian Central America was marked by a combination of great technical skill and widespread use. Mexican lapidaries worked with obsidian, garnet, quartz, beryl, malachite, jadeite, white iron pyrite, gold, mother-of-pearl, and bone.

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