LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 3

The learner will organize the components of a work into a cohesive whole through knowledge of organizational principles of design and art elements.

Objective 3.04

Use variations to create interest in a composition.

Resources aligned to this objective

Faces Tell Feelings - Part 3
Students will learn how to draw facial expressions and paint a portrait which portrays a particular expression or emotion.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Visual Arts Education)
By Jan Kimosh.
Faces Tell Feelings - Part 4 - Computer Animation
In this lesson, students will create an animated face presented in a "Slide Show" using Kid Pix Studio.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Visual Arts Education and Computer Technology Skills)
By Susan Wenzel Getter.
Faces Tell Feelings - Part 5 - Typefaces
Students will study various typefaces in terms of their line quality and shape. Then they will use various editing functions in a word processor to create a text document whose typefaces "show" a particular emotion.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Visual Arts Education and Computer Technology Skills)
By Susan Wenzel Getter.
Faces Tell Feelings - Part 6
Students will create a collage using magazine photos and words printed in computer lab to express a particular emotion.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Visual Arts Education)
By Jan Kimosh.

Lesson plans on the web

Making a Mini-quilt
Students create a quilt using three transformations (reflection, rotation, and translation) and then investigate the ways shapes can be colored to show “one-half” and “one-fourth.” (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Visual Arts Education and Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics