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Primary Subject Area: Arts |
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Grade Level: 3 - 4
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Overview:
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Students will study The Starry Night by Van Gogh. They will be introduced to color mixing to produce dark and light shades and tints and will paint their own picture of the night sky. |
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Approximate Duration: 2 or 3 50-minute lessons |
Content Standards:
- Creative Expression
Students develop creative expression through the application of knowledge, ideas, communication skills, organization abilities and imagination. - Aesthetic Perception
Students develop aesthetic perception through the knowledge of art forms and respect for commonalties and differences. - Historical and Cultural Perception
Students develop historical perspective and cultural perception by recognizing and understanding that the arts throughout history are a record of human experience with a past, present, and future.
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Benchmarks:
- CE-1VA-E1
Explore and identify imagery from a variety of sources and demonstrate visual representation; (1,2)- CE-1VA-E2
Explore techniques and technologies for visual expression and communication; (2,3)- AP-2VA-E1
Develop skills in using basic art vocabulary, including the elements of design, to critique individual work and that of others; (1,3,4)- AP-2VA-E3
Discuss and identify the role and status of the artist, and explain how art is used in daily life, in the workplace, and within the community; (2,3)- HP-3VA-E1
Recognize and identify works of art by subjects, cultures, and time periods; (1,5)- HP-3VA-E3
Explore and discuss art images from the past and the present; (3,4,5)- HP-3VA-E4
Identify media used in works of art throughout history; (1,2)
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Interdisciplinary Connections:
- Social Studies : History: Time, Continuity, and Change
Students develop a sense of historical time and historical perspective as they study the history of their community, state, nation, and world.
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Educational Technology Standards:
- Identify, explain, and effectively use input, output and storage devices of computers and other technologies (e.g., keyboard, mouse, scanner, adaptive devices, monitor, printer floppy disk, hard drive).
( 5, 6 )- Gather information and communicate with others using telecommunications (e.g., email, video conference, internet) with support from teachers, family members, or peers.
( 1, 4, 5, 6 )
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Objectives:
1.The learner will describle the life of Vincent van Gogh.
2. The learner will discuss van Gogh's painting The Starry Night .
3. The learner will use the Internet to view van Gogh 's The Starry Night and research information about it.
4. The learner will create tints and shades of blue, and will paint the night sky from imagination and memory. |
Lesson Materials and Resources:
Venezia, Mike. (1994). Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists: Vincent van Gogh, Children's Book Press.
white paper trimmed to 11 " x 17 "
tempera paint
paint brushes and Q-tips
Paper plates for palettes
paper towels
water and water containers
crayons or oil pastels
construction paper 12 " x 18 " for mounting
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Technology Tools and Materials:
Hardware:
Computer with internet capability
Software:
Websites:
•About Art History
www.arthistory.about.com/library/blstarrynight.htm
•Van Gogh Gallery
www.vangoghgallery.com/painting/p_0612.htm
•Van Gogh Gallery Biography
www.vangoghgallery.com/misc/bio.htm
Other:
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Background Information:
Students should have beginning knowledge of the computer and the internet. They should have prior painting experiences, especially as a group. If they don't, the teacher can demonstrate color mixing, emphasizing how to mix dark colors with black and light colors with white. |
Lesson Procedures:
1. Read a children's text about van Gogh. One book which many schools and libraries have is Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists:Vincent van Gogh which is a light, but realistic view of van Gogh's life and art. If you can't get this little book, I have included a basic information sheet about van Gogh and the painting. (see reproducibles)
2.Using a world map, show children where van Gogh lived.
3. Using a reproduction of The Starry Night(http://www.vangoghgallery.com/painting/p_0612.htm), engage the children in a discussion of the painting. Children can look at the painting on the Internet while you use a simple questioning technique. Open-ended questions you might ask include:
What can you tell me about this painting?
Is this a realistic picture of the night sky?
Why is this different from what you see at night?
What do you feel about the sky?
What might the landforms be?
Are they different from ours?
Can you tell whether the paint on this picture is thin or thick?
Are the brushstrokes important? Why?
Can you see the little town at the bottom of the picture?
What buildings do you recognize?
What trees? (Cypress)
What do you think it's like in the little town?
Once you know Van Gogh could see this view from his hospital window, does this make you think about it differently?
With this aesthetic inquiry method you can help children to see the painting in depth.
4. Give children the "Learning about van Gogh and Starry Night" reproducible. The first web site (http://www.vangoghgallery.com/misc/bio.htm) contains pictures of van Gogh as a boy and as a man. The second web site (http://www.arthistoryabout.com/library/b1starrynight.htm.) gives basic information about the painting. Children record information about the painting on the page, and answer some questions .
5. Ask children to share any new information about the painting with each other, and then tell them that they are going to make a painting of a night sky of their own.
6. Give each child a piece of 11" x 17" white paper and a paintbrush and water. Cover desks with newspaper. Distribute crayons or oil pastels and ask children to draw some buildings and trees across the bottom of the paper, leaving plenty of room above for the sky. Everything should be dark, because it is night. Use dark crayons and perhaps yellow to show that some windows are lighted in the buildings.
7. Demonstrate mixing black and blue to make very dark blue for the sky and white and blue to make light blue. Use yellow crayon and white paint for stars and moon. Demonstrate applying dabs of paint so that brushstrokes show. Q-tips are great for putting paint on dots and dashes, as van Gogh did. Remind them that the white of the paper will totally disappear under the paint, because it is night time.
8. Add some paint to the crayon part of the picture to complete the painting.
9. Glue paintings to 12 x 18 sheets of construction paper and display.
10. Discuss paintings on display. Do the paintings show a night sky? Has the artist tried to show movement in the sky? |
Assessment Procedures:
Through observation, evaluation of oral comments and written "Learning about Vincent van Gogh and The Starry Night" handout, and completion and exhibition of the painting, rate students' understanding of these concepts:
Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night is his most famous painting, well loved because it shows a beautiful night sky in an unusual way.
Students as well as professional artists can experiment with mixing colors and painting expressively. |
Accommodations/Modifications:
----- written by Judy Burks
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Reproducible Materials:
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Explorations and Extensions:
Students may look on the Internet for other paintings by van Gogh, on the same website.
Students can experiment with painting with tools other than brushes, e.g., sponges, sticks, plastic forks, knives. |
Lesson Development Resources:
Brooks, D. The Vincent van Gogh Gallery. Retrieved Jul. 01, 2003, http://www.vangoghgallery.com
Mulder-Slater, A. The Starry Night: Vincent van Gogh. Retrieved Jul. 01, 2003, http://arthistory.about.com/library/blstarrynight.htm
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Reflections:
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Contact Information:
Judy Burks
jrburks1@cox.net
Arts in Education
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