Term: 3 Activity:

WEEK : 6 Oriental Fans

Materials:
- Large decorated fan - Pictures of fans - 12x18 colored paper - Paint - Texas - Paintbrushes - Popsicle sticks - Tape

Objectives:
Students will:

ART PLANNER Orientation

- Fans have been around along time - What are fans used for. - In ancient Egypt, fans were much fancier. - The fan was usually made of the feathers of some exotic bird, such as an ostrich. - What culture uses fans? - Point to countries on map These countries China, Japan, and Korea made the fan into an art form. - They would make beautiful paintings to decorate their fans. (Show Large Fan). - They made fans from bamboo and other materials such as silk, wood, and beautiful paper. - Some of the fans you have probably seen are the folding type. - Show students some hieroglyphs - Discuss what hieroglyphs were used for in ancient Egyptian times. - Invent new symbols for students to use.

Activity:
1. Fold paper in half horizontally (like a book). 2. Lightly draw a piece from nature. 3. Using paint or markers make bold brush strokes and let dry. 4. Fold the paper back and forth, creasing each time. Gather the paper together to form the handle and staple or glue. 5. Tape popsicle sticks to back of the creases 6. Punch a hole in the bottom of the fan and tread some wool or material through.

- Learn the origin and use of fans. - Learn the location of Oriental countries. - Use art materials to create their own original Oriental style design or scene fan. - Build an appreciation of the art forms present within other cultures.

WEEK: 7 Egyptian Hieroglyphics

WEEK: 8 Egyptian Hieroglyphics continued. -

Pencils Scrap paper White drawing paper (11 x 13", heavy enough to wet with watercolors) Markers Crayons Oil crayons Water paints Hieroglyphs (Images) Gold and silver metallic markers Construction paper for mounting

- Become aware of the existence of Hieroglyphs. - Understand there purpose. - Use art materials to create their own written symbol using Hieroglyphs. - Build an appreciation of the art forms present within other cultures. As Above

1. Discuss what students can do communicate an idea, write a name. 2. Students design own symbols and decides on their meaning. 3. Lightly pencil final design on large white drawing paper. 4. Trace over or outline penciled designs with a dark marker. 5. Using crayons apply color and then use water paints over and around the crayon, to create a resistant effect where the paint does not adhere to the oil or wax crayoned areas. 6. Designs can be mounted on slightly larger (12 x 14) sheets of colored construction paper. 7. Students add gold and silver "accents" and border designs to their

- At the beginning of the second lesson view and discuss progress work. - Encourage students to analyze and plan the composition of shape, color and contrast.

Hieroglyphs (Images)

work. 8. Students could also add some of their design elements in the colored border. - Explore the existence of Italian carnival masks. - Understand their purpose. - Use art materials to create their own Italian carnival masks. - Build an appreciation of the art forms present within other cultures. - To familiarize students with Native American arts/crafts through legends. - To reveal the origin of the popular decorative art called a Dream Catcher. - Look at references of Venetian Carnival Masks noting the emphasis on fantasy, stylization and the abstraction of features. - Discuss there purposes. 1. Students design two sketches of how theyd like their mask to look, and choose the best design. 2. Using the plastic molds students use paints and materials to decorate the mask using the chosen design.

WEEK: 9 Italian Carnival` Masks

- Scissors - Plastic face molds - Masking Tape - Acrylic paints - Glitter - Example Mask - History of masks - Puffy paints - Sequence

WEEK: 10 Indian Dream Catchers.

- Thick Wire - Glue - Yarn or string in any color or ribbon - A variety of beads. - Feathers in assorted colors. - Example Dream Catcher - Dream Catcher story.

- Show the class examples of Dream Catchers. - Tell them the story of the Lakota spirit of wisdom named IKTOMI

1. Begin cutting wire 17" long for each student. 2. Demonstrate place glue on wire and have students begin wrapping yarn or ribbon around the outside of the wire. 3. Students tie a knot with the yarn from one side of the hoop to the other in order to create a line across the hoop's center. 4. Have students continue to create their Dream Catcher's "web" by stretching the yarn/string across the hoop's center in different directions. Note: If they want to include beads in the web they must string them before they tie off the yarn/string onto the edge of the hoop. 5. Tie two or three pieces of yarn/string on bottom of Dream Catcher hoop to suspend beads and feathers and include a small loop of yarn/string at the hoop's top to hang your dream Catcher. 6. Make sure all knots are nice and tight to keep the Dream Catcher's web intact.