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Lesson Plan: Paper Portrait Mosaics
Teacher: Mr. Essex Garner Eugene R-5 High School, Eugene, Missouri Cooperating Teacher: Mrs. Rhonda Burkett Unit: Making Art Grade Level: Middle and High School (9 through 12)
Strand: (Know about Art), (Making
Art), and Elements of Art
Objective Students will learn a new
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Introduction: Show pictures of different
mosaic techniques and talk about the different places, buildings, churches, and structures
that mosaic art work can be located. Ideal events are to actually
take students to view different types of mosaic pattern. Be sure to include
the cultural aspects in how different societies use mosaic within art.
Ensure to distinguish the differences between crafts and art.
Supplies Needed Scissors, Q-Tips, Glue, Construction or Manila Paper, tracing paper and Magazines
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Step 3. Have students start
cutting out shapes from
Step 4. While students are placing
their paper tiles onto the
construction paper. a. Insure and demonstrate the overlapping and grout methods of tile placements.
c.
Insure
the students paper selections
relate
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Example: Paper pieces cut out to reflect
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Step 5. Let portrait mosaics dry and prepare for background mounting.
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Clean Up: Allow 5 minutes prior to accomplish before class ends.
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