Seton Hill University

Greensburg, PA 15601

Lesson Plan for Art Education Majors

Title: Empty Bowl Project Grade: 9-12 Unit: Ceramics/ Sculptures Time: 40 time minute slots TBD Description: Students are going to make a bowl that has to be able to hold liquid. Students will not be making these bowls for themselves; we will be donating them to the Food Bank in order to raise money for the Empty Bowl Project. Target: We can properly create a bowl using a new process, that is able to hold liquid, has a general design, and will be donated to the Empty Bowl Project. Behavioral Objectives/Essential Questions (3-5): Students will be able to create a strong bowl that is able to hold liquid. Students will be able to incorporate a pattern or design on their bowl. Students will have more freedom with the shape or process that they choose. Pennsylvania State Academic Standards: 9.1.12.B 9.1.12.I Modifications for Individual Differences: If a student has a hard time following directions and completing the lesson I will help the student understand what is misunderstood, and individually assist as needed. If a student needs more time with the project, I will encourage students to come and work on it during activity period, or during after school hours to make up time missed. Materials and/or Equipment: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Clay 3 drawings or ideas for the project Clay materials- sponges, smoothing tools, scoring materials Slip Work space

Preparation: I looked at a variety of ways, and tutorials about how to make ceramic bowls. Hump molds, Wheel thrown, Coiled hump mold. http://www.pittsburghfoodbank.org/Details.aspx?RecId=115&type=calendar

Anticipatory Set: The Empty Bowl Project is something that is run by the Pittsburgh Food Bank. They take donations of bowl from students, professional artists, and amateur artists in the area. It is a meal of soup and bread to remind those who attend about the hunger that occurs in our area, and around the world. Then these bowls will be auctioned off to raise money for the Food Bank. The bowls that we make will be donated to this program. They need to be able to hold liquid, and be large enough for a bowl of soup Go through the powerpoint to introduce ideas, and other techniques to add to the project. Student Work Time:

1.Students are going to create 3 sketches of possible ideas for their bowl project. They have to be functional, have a design, and finished surfaces. The width can be 2.5-5 wide, and it can range from 3-6 in height. It can have a lip, a handle, or a foot on it as well. Once the sketches are completed they need to be approved to begin working. Target: We can make 3 different designs of a bowl that has a sense of rhythm throughout the whole project. Making a crazy quilt bowl 2. Students are to wedge clay on cloth, and create slab base. To create slab base students can start by pressing out a piece of clay to look like a giant cookie, then roll out the piece of clay on top of cloth using a rolling pin, and making sure the thickness is consistent and about 3/8 thick. Depending on how many patterns a student wants to incorporate into their bowl that is how many slabs a student will need to make. Then incorporate different patterns on each, and cut them like a pizza. Grab your mold, place some wet paper towels outlining the inside, and start piecing together the bowl so the outside or inside has the patterns. Once finished with forming the bowl, wait until the bowl gets close to leather hard and pull it out of the mold. Then you are able to do any last parts of forming, or add-ons to it. Coiling in a Hump Mold 3. Students will then begin to roll out coils to begin making the project. This can be done by taking a piece of clay and rolling in both hands. Then lay the piece of rolled clay on the table and use both hands to continue making the coil. This is done by rolling the clay away from your body starting with your fingertips down to the palm of your hand, continuously rolling the clay back and forth, working your way from the center out. If it is not done this way the coils will end up flat. The coils should be about 3/8 thick, like normal. Then like any Hump Mold place some wet paper towels on the inside, then start coiling. Start at the bottom in the center and work your way out, remember to slip and score. The coils can be smoothed or unsmoothed. Hump Mold 4. Students should start by wedging clay, getting a mold, and lining it with wet paper towels. Then taking their clay and start pressing it into the mold to make a tight, and even surface with the mold. Making sure the thickness is the same. Once this is completed use a rib tool for smoothing, and wait until it is leather hard before pulling it out of the mold. Then take the time to add-on a pattern, or smooth all surfaces.

5. Bowls can also be wheel thrown. Once student have their bowls made, they are able to make a handle, or other patterns on the outside, a foot on the bottom, and sign their project. Clean-up: Students will put away all material. Make sure projects put back in their cabinets, or in the proper space to be fired. Clean off tools if needed, wash area and put everything away in the proper area. Closure: If there is time ask students about their ideas, and the process to complete them. Evaluation of the lesson: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Followed the objective, and taking the proper steps to succeed in creating the bowl- 25 points. Composition: Design, balance, form, and pattern. 25 points. Craftsmanship: Clean surfaces, strong form, unique, able to hole liquid- 25 points. Finished surface; Glazed- 25 points. Total- 100 points.

Grading the student: Students will be graded on effort, completion, and understanding of project. Within the effort category they will have to use the materials correctly, and safely. Resources for this lesson: http://www.pittsburghfoodbank.org/Details.aspx?RecId=115&type=calendar

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