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Coached Project Title: Aboriginal Art/Dream Painting ** Duration of Lesson: 7 class periods

Curriculum Standards Addressed: 1.Understanding and applying media, techniques and processes. 3. Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols and ideas. 4.Understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures. 5. Reflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others.

Skills Students Will Develop in this Lesson: • Create an abstract composition inspired by nature and using procedures borrowed from Aboriginal art • Discuss and analyze Aboriginal art and their own representations using correct terms and vocabulary

Materials: Tempera paint, sticks or objects to use to paint shapes, brown or natural colored 12x18 paper, transfer paper, rough draft paper

Opening Activity: To prepare for the seminar students will read two short articles from Art Scholastic -Australian Aboriginal Artists Living with Ancient Forces and Patterns of Life

Paideia Seminar Day 2 (1 class period)

Seminar artwork to be discussed: Paddy J. Nelson, b.1919. Burrowing Skink Dreaming 1987, Acrylic on canvas 60x48

Quote to be used along with the visual- “My father said to me, ‘Look my boy, it is your dreaming; it is a big thing. All dreamings come from there…something is there; we do not know what; but something.”- Aboriginal saying

Seminar follow-up activity: Students will read from Art Scholastic -Australian Aboriginal Artists Charting Sacred Journeys As a class we will Read and discuss About the Masterpiece. This will explain the true meaning of the painting Burrowing Skink Dreaming

Final Project - Day 3 4 5 6 7 (5 class periods) Students using the Internet will investigate in small groups subject matter and the meanings of common symbols in aboriginal art. What symbolizes a kangaroo, a boomerang, a waterhole, footprints, and the sun, rain and moon? Sketches or printouts of photos should be made of objects that they find. http://www.aboriginal-dreamtime.net2go.info/Aboriginal/Aboriginal_Symbole.htm A list of colors that they find in aboriginal art should be noted in their research.

Using their sketches or photos, students will create a rough draft in B/W. Students should select a unifying theme for their artwork- the hunt, the dance, animals, nature, tools & weapons and food are good subjects. The size of the project is 12”x18”

After the design is worked out, the drawing will then be transferred to the final brown colored paper. Transfer can be done using white or black transfer paper.

When the transfer is complete the student will decide on the color palette for the painting keeping in mind to use natural earth colors.

Teacher will demonstrate different painting techniques to achieve the “Aboriginal feel”

Students will complete the project using techniques similar to those of the Aborigine, some filled in areas, series of dots, and curving lines.

Closing Activity (Day 8) Students will participate in peer evaluation (what do you think of each other’s work?) And a final evaluation using the following grading scale.

Criteria: Originality 1-2-3-4 Authenticity 1-2-3-4 Elements of design- color/line/pattern 1-2-3-4 Participation and level of completion 1-2-3-4 Level of skill 1-2-3-4

Assessment Tools and/or Processes: The student evaluation rubric and a teacher evaluation will be used using the same criteria.