Expression Curriculum Integration:
 English 1-4

 Concepts 
NC Course of Study Objectives: 21st Century Skills:
  • Art and Emotion
    		• 4.01, 4.04 B.2, C.7
  • Art and Social Comment
    		• 6.02 A.3, C.1, C.9
  • Principles of Design
    		• 3.02 B.1, C.4
  • Symbols
    		• 4.05 B.2
  • Gesture
    		• 1.06, 4.02 B.3

    'Guernica' by Pable Picasso - expressing the horrors of war



     Skills 

    • Gesture drawing



     Artists 

    • Edvard Munch - 1863-1944 - was an early Expressionistic painter

      The Scream The Dead Mother

    • Jackson Pollock - 1912-1956 - one of the founders of Abstract Expressionism

      Splattered paint as a form of expression



     Words We'll Use 

    • Abstract: An artwork that is not a recognizable picture of something - it depends on shapes, colors, etc to convey its meaning.

    • Balance: Parts of a picture arranged so that areas seem to have equal visual weight.

    • Composition: Organization of elements in an artwork.

    • Concept: An idea.

    • Content: The meaning of an image, beyond its obvious subject matter, Includes the emotional, intellectual, symbolic, thematic, and narrative meanings.

    • Critical thinking: Careful analysis before forming an opinion.

    • Emphasis: Using any strategy to draw attention to a certain element in the artwork.

    • Expression: Conveying ideas, feelings, and meanings through art (visual, written, music, dance, etc).

    • Gesture: The motion within an object, body, or artwork.

    • Imagination: Creating a mental picture of something that is unlike things one has seen.

    • Intuitive: Instinctive knowledge or feeling.

    • Movement: The direction or flow in artwork.

    • Pattern: Using an element or combination of elements in a planned repetition.

    • Principles of Design: The way balance, movement, pattern, repetition, unity, variety, and emphasis are used to create a composition.

    • Repetition: Using an element more than once.

    • Unity: Having all parts look as if they belong together.

    • Variety: Differences or changes in a composition that add interest.




     Projects 
    • Experimenting with Abstract Design (moveable pieces a la Laurie)

    • Papier mache sculpture - abstract expression

      Info 1     Info 2     Info 3     Info 4     Info 5



     Keeping Busy 

    • Practice hand gesture drawings

    • Practice face gesture drawings

    • Get one student to pose and practice body gesture drawings



     Enrichment 

    • Fashion - Express Yourself!

    • World Music



     Homework/Makeup Work 

    • Gesture drawings -
      Find someone who is willing to pose for you. Draw 10 full-page gesture drawings, capturing the movement and energy of the pose. You may draw pets in still poses for up to 4 of your drawings.

    • See also - General Homework options on the Homework page.