Learning Activity

Pair of Shoes

Subject Area

Arts Education

Grade(s)

Overview

The students develop a pencil drawing of a pair of shoes using traditional methods.

This learning activity was created as a result of the Visual Arts COS Resource Summit.

Content Standards

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 8 - Visual Arts

AE17.VA.8.5
Plan select, organize, and design images and words to make visually clear works of art using traditional and/or digital methods.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Creative Processes
Organize and develop ideas
Traditional Media
Contemporary Media
Fair Use
Open Source
Creative Commons
Develop artistic ideas
Plagiarizing
Graffiti
Defacing
Criteria
Refine and complete artistic work
Archival
Criteria
Cultural Context
Body of Artwork
Collaborate
Medium/ Media
Genre

Essential Questions

EU: People create and interact with objects, places, and design that define, shape, enhance, and empower their lives.
EQ: How do objects, places, and design shape lives and communities? How do artists and designers determine goals for designing or redesigning objects, places, or systems? How do artists and designers create works of art or design that effectively communicate?

Skills Examples

Create a pre-drawing self-portrait at the beginning of a drawing unit and compare it to a finished self-portrait at the end of the unit.
Write a survey at the beginning of a course to communicate prior knowledge and apprehensions of creating artwork and skill levels. At the end of the course review the survey to reflect on progress.
Collaborate with other students to create a legacy project, communication-based posters or a mural.
Collaboratively or individually compare, contrast and investigate self -portraits and social media selfies.
Create an artwork that explores new techniques, with the understanding that the artwork is experimental.
After exploring Tibetan sand mandalas, write a reflection, that highlights the importance of the process over product.
Discuss, examine and describe the use and misuses of appropriating (plagiarizing) copyrighted artworks and designs.
Describe the difference between the intent of graffiti vandalism and urban street art and the effects on various communities- compare defacing with creating.
Create an artwork implementing ideas, organizational elements, foundations, skills, and techniques of visual art in a traditional and/or digital method.
Engage - for the purposes of personal reflection and on-going improvement, group critiques.
Create a rubric with teacher input to be used for evaluation purposes.

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Interdisciplinary Connections

Phase

During/Explore/Explain

Learning Objectives

The student(s) "I can" statements-

I can

identify descriptive lines
recognize the three categories of line
explain contour lines
apply contour lines in creating a work of art
use traditional methods to make a clear work of art

Activity Details

Essential Question: How does knowing and using visual arts vocabularies help us

understand and interpret works of art?

The students have learned about the element of a line along with the three categories of lines. Descriptive lines are the category focused on for the drawing of a pair of shoes. Descriptive lines consist of individual lines, hatching lines, outlines, and contour lines. The pair of shoes is rendered using contour lines. A pair of shoes chosen by the students is placed in the center of the student's table. The students proceed to draw the shoes looking at them from the point of view where they are sitting around the table. The students follow certain criteria for drawing the shoes (must be a pair, one shoe has its laces tied, one shoe standing upright and the other shoe laying on its side, and they must touch). A contour drawing is created using the traditional media of pencil and drawing paper.

Vocabulary - line, line quality, descriptive lines (hatching, outline, contour, individual)

shading techniques (hatching, crosshatching, blending, stippling)

Materials - pencil, art paper, a variety of shoes

Steps:

1. Each student receives a sheet of 12" x 18" art paper

2. A pair of shoes is placed on top of the student's table

3. The shoes composition requires that one shoe (if they have laces) has the laces

untied, one shoe with the laces tied, the shoes should touch each other

4. The students draw the shoes from the point of view of where they are sitting around

the table making sure to add one of the four shading techniques (hatching,

crosshatching, blending, stippling)

Assessment Strategies

A quick assessment is observing students as they progress through the assignment.

Rubric

Shoes Drawing/8th Grade-Score__________/100

Teacher Name: Mrs. Hoskey/Exploratory Art

Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY	25/Excellent	20/Good	15/Fair	10/Poor	Score
Drawing Skills	Shoe drawing is large, and the background is excellent and fills the page. Details of shoes are done with excellent skill. Texture is very evident.	Shoe drawing is medium to large. The background is very good and mostly fills the page. Details are done with skill. Texture is evident.	Shoe drawing is medium. The background is OK and somewhat fills the page. Details of the shoe are done with some skill, could have been done better. Some texture is evident.	Shoe drawing is too small and poorly done. The background is not done or poorly done. Very little or no details. No evidence of texture.
Shading Techniques	Student took great care and skill to draw using one of the four shading techniques to represent value. Many values of light to dark are evident.	The student took care and skill to draw using one of the four shading techniques to represent value Values from light to dark are evident.	The student took some care and skill to draw using one of the four shading techniques to represent value Some values from light to dark are evident.	The student took little care and skill to draw using one of the four shading techniques to represent value. Very little or no values from light to dark are evident.
Craftsmanship	Student took time to create an excellent and neat drawing. No unwanted smudging or fingerprints show. A student typically keeps the area clean and protected without reminders. The student shows great respect for the materials.	The student took time to create a very good and neat drawing. Few unwanted smudges and fingerprints show. Drawing is nicely done. Student adequately cleans materials and work area at the end of the session without reminder, but the area may be messy during the work session. Student shows respect for materials.	The student took time to create an OK drawing. Unwanted smudges and fingerprints show. The drawing could have been better. Student adequately cleans and takes care of materials if reminded. The occasional messy work area may be seen. Shows some respect for materials.	The student took little time to create a drawing. Many unwanted smudges and fingerprints show. The drawing should have been better. Student deliberately misuses materials AND/OR does not adequately clean materials or area when reminded. Shows little respect for materials.
Time/Effort	Class time was used wisely. Much time and effort went into the illustration. It is clear the student worked to clean up and or redo if necessary. and the heading was included on the artwork.	Class time was used wisely. The student could have put in more time and effort in class. The student took time to change areas when necessary. The heading was included on the artwork.	Class time was not always used wisely, but the student did put forth some effort. The student did not change or redo areas when necessary. and included heading on the artwork.	Class time was not used wisely, and the student put in no additional effort and problems occurred during class. Incorrect or no heading on the artwork.

Acceleration and Intervention

Background and Preparation

Background / Preparation

A PowerPoint on lines
Examples of drawings using descriptive lines
A collection of different types and variety of shoes
examples of shoe drawings and paintings
examples of "shoes by Vincent VanGogh"

Digital Tools / Resources

Shoes by Vincent VanGogh

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Shoes%20by%20Vincent%20Van%20Gogh&FORM=IDI…

Approved Date

2018-05-15

Author

Owner (Author)

hoskey

Learning Resource Type