Elgin Public Schools
School Year 2019-2020
*Plans change and are revised due to student understanding, schedule changes, etc. 	
Teacher-Rita Heithoff 	Course: 8th Grade Art 
 1st Period-8:15-9:05	
Week of  September 16th-20th	Semester-First
Week of Year-6	
Week of Quarter: 6		
LESSON PLAN
A. Objective of Lesson—Learning Goals--*	
To create a paper mache sculpture of a fish or animal	
B. Materials Needed for Class*	
Cardboard, newspaper, glue, water, buckets, masking tape, paint, tissue paper	
C. Instructional Plan and or Procedures	
Bellringers- Speed sketching-  Pose art manikin, draw for one minute, change position, draw again, repeat a third time. Zentangling- Discuss that a pattern is a design that repeats and show examples on the board such as dots and stripes. Discuss and demonstrate Zentangle patterns and show examples.  Students will zentangle the first five minutes of class for their bellringer.  
PROJECTS-Cut cardboard for fish or bird body, will need two. Add newspaper to one side of the 2 cardboards to form the body shape and set aside.  Cut out fins and tail for a fish and tail, feet and a beak for the bird.  Tape front edges of body pieces together and insert fins and tail in between and tape in place.  Tape the body pieces together to hold fins and tail  together.  Begin paper maching with strips of newspaper dipped in a water, glue mix.  Run strips between fingers to remove excess glue before applying to the sculpture. Apply several layers of paper mache until the sculpture cannot be dented when dry.  Decorate with paint or tissue paper.  Use tissue paper streamers to decorate the tail and fins for the fish.  Tail on the bird.	
D. Assignments	
Day of Week	Assignment	
Monday	Continue paper maching until sculpture can no longer be dented when dry (3-5 layers).  Let dry and gesso( white acrylic sealant).  Begin decorating.  May paint, use tissue	
Tuesday	Paper, feathers, beads etc. Incorporate tissue paper streamer somewhere on the sculpture.	
Wednesday	Continue decorating	
Thursday	Continue decorating	
Friday	Continue decorating	
E. Elements of Art and Principles of Design Emphasized
Shape, form, color, pattern and texture	
F. National Art Standard:1-Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes.	
G. ASSESSMENT-8th Grade Art
1-Did the student follow the project guidelines?
2-Did the student's sculpture have correct proportions?
3-Does the sculpture stand on it's own?
4-Did the sculpture look like an animal?	
H. Resources/Internet Links/Web Sites--Optional	
May use the Internet, magazines or photos to work from and be inspired by but NOT to copy!