Ceramics: A Vessel into History

Students review a previous ceramics instructional activity and journal about a personal clay vessel they will create. In this ceramics instructional activity, students recognize various ceramic forms created in different time periods and...

Students create a ceramic vessel, discuss their artistic choices, and identify elements derived from historical examples. In this ceramics instructional activity, students identify symbols and imagery that are connected to a specific...

Students evaluate the work of their peers using the criteria for value and meaning they developed. In this ceramics lesson, students evaluate their peers’ vessels in their journals by responding to the given questions about the art...

Students explore the forms and decoration found on Korean Choson Dynasty vessels. In this art lesson plan, students create a coil vessel similar in form to those found from the Choson Dynasty.

Students examine ceramic vessels from different time periods. In this ceramic vessel instructional activity, students work in small groups to look at images of ceramic vessels from a number of time periods. They identify the...

Students view ceramic vessels from different time periods and cultures, and discuss their meanings, functions, and original contexts.

Young scholars create a functional ceramic vessel inspired by the work of another artist from art history. A number of art history resources be provided as well as the Internet. They research outside of class for the written report.

Students produce a ceramic vessel based on elements derived from historical examples.

Zounds! Who'da thunk it? Colors can be deadly. Viewers learn about the dangers of white (lead), green (radium and cupric hydrogen arsenic), and orange (uranium oxide) pigments used in clothing, ceramics, and home decor.

Learners evaluate the works of their peers using criteria for value and meaning.