Elgin Public Schools
School Year 2008-2009
*Plans change and are revised due to student understanding, schedule changes, etc. 	
Teacher-Rita Heithoff 	Course: 8th Grade Art & Study Hall
                    1st Period    8:15-9:05	
Week of October 13th-17th 	Semester-First	
Week of Quarter: Ninth		
LESSON PLAN
A. Objective of Lesson—Learning Goals--*	
Paper Mache Masks-Create a mask showing strong emotion	
B. Materials Needed for Class*	
Mask form, newspaper, Elmer’s glue, water, ice cream buckets, masking tape, paint, colored sand and colored glue (Elmer’s glue and paint)	
C. Instructional Plan/Procedures/Interventions--Optional	
Discuss first project-paper mache mask showing a strong emotion.  Students will use colored sand and glue to decorate their masks.  Review Australian Aboriginal pattern designs for ideas.  Students will apply several layers of newspaper strips dipped in a glue/water mix.  Mask form should have 3-5 layers.  Let dry.  Roll up tissues and tape to face with masking tape to form features.  Apply several more layers of paper mache over the form.  Let dry.  Gesso.  Patch any holes or cracks with tissue paper and gesso.  Brush gesso over crack, lay tissue on it and apply more gesso.  Let dry.  Begin decorating!  Paint a solid color using the acrylic paint.  Brush glue over mask and sprinkle colored sand on mask.  May mix colors and/or create designs with the sand.  Let dry.  Make colored glue by mixing glue and tempera paint.  Glue will dry several shades darker than the color in the bottle.  Use the colored glue to create patterns and designs with stripes and dots.  May also apply glue and sprinkle with sand.  This will set and not run like the colored glue. Let dry.  Apply hair to the outside of the mask.  Students may use tissue paper strips, pipe cleaners and/or feathers.  They may combine these three if they wish or use them independently.	
D. Assignments/Assessment Notice*	
Day of Week	Assignment	
Monday	Continue applying sand and glue to create design.  Make sure the features are the focal point of  the mask and stand out from the rest of the face either through pattern or color or a combination of both.	
Tuesday	Study Hall-Homework or AR book	
Wednesday	Continue with and finish up design on face.  Add “hair” for the finishing touches.  May use tissue paper, pipe cleaners, feathers or a combination of.  May sure colors coordinate with the mask colors.	
Thursday	Study Hall-Homework or AR book	
Friday	Art/Study Hall
Finish mask.  End of 1st quarter!	
E. Elements of Art and Principles of Design Emphasized
Texture, Pattern, Balance, Form, Shape, Unity and Color	
F. Resources/Internet Links/Web Sites--Optional	
Aboriginal Art-Scholastic Art Magazine in the Art file cabinet