Getting Down to Basics in Art Lesson Plan
Students will capture and save images from the
Internet. Images will be used to illustrate the
Elements of Art (line, shape, form, color, texture,
value, and space) or the Principles of Design
(contrast, emphasis, balance, movement, rhythm,
pattern, and unity). Students will use PowerPoint to
create their own Elements or Principles of Art slide
show.
Getting Down to Basics in Art
Lesson Plan Attachments
- "Template: The Seven Elements of Art" (PowerPoint)
- "Worksheet: Elements of Art Vocabulary"
- "Digital Imaging Definitions and Hints"
- "Elements of Art Rubric"
- "Step Sheet: Gathering and Inserting Electronic Images"
- "Step Sheet: Creating a PowerPoint Presentation"
- "Step Sheet: Using a Projection Device"
On-line Resources
- Links to American Museums
Links to over 20 American Art Museums. - Virtual Library Museum Lists
A virtual library with international links to a wide range of art museums. - Fine Art Forum Resource Directory
A Fine Art Forum Resource Directory that is an alphabetically organized source for both two and three dimensional art images. - Art Education Resources
A site with links to several international galleries and a wide range of Art education topics. - Art History Resources
An image collection containing links to several image collections that mainly focus on architecture. - Art Sites University of Notre Dame
Selected art sites which contain dictionaries, museums, galleries, and web guides. - Lesson: Guides to Great Artists Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Exhibitions, timelines, inspiration, and related events. - Cyber-Nation
Great quotes by Pablo Picasso. - Picasso
A biography, paintings, sculptures, etchings, and illustrations by Picasso. - The Artchive
The early works, the Blue Period, The Rose Period, the Beginnings of Cubism, Analytical Cubism, Synthetic Cubism, The time between the Wars, Picasso the legend, and the Late Works of Picasso.
