Dover Sherborn Middle School Curriculum Road Maps

Course Title: Visual Art Grade: 7

Unit: Clay Tea Vessels

Month Presented: Unit #4 Unit Length (in weeks): 2

Essential Question (s):

How can clay be used to create functional and non-functional vessels?

What is style and how can in be represented in a body of art?

Learning Objectives:

To expand upon wheel throwing and hand built clay techniques.

To understand style and how it can be used in a body of art work.

To understand functional vs non-functional work.

To improve gross and fine motor skills.

To expand upon creative thinking and problem solving skills.

To expand upon self-assessment and presentation skills.

To improve teamwork skills.

Skills:

Gross motor and fine motor

Problem Solving and Creative thinking

3-D Design

Written Self-Assessment

Verbal Presentation

Organization

Teamwork

Instructional Strategies & Activities:

Introduction and discussion of style.

Review of hand built and wheel thrown techniques.

In small groups, students research an artist and their style and create a tea pot based the artist.

Individually, students create three tea dishes in their own style to be used at a culminating tea party.

Materials Utilized:

Research materials on specific artists

Clay

Glaze

Clay tools, Potters wheels

Assessment Strategies:

Analysis of composition, design and craftsmanship

Analysis of use of creative style

Analysis of written self-evaluation