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Still-Life Painting: Arranging Nature—Lesson 1 Lesson PlanStill-Life Painting: Arranging Nature—Lesson 1 Lesson Plan
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Trust
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Grade
9th - 12th
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Visual & Performing Arts
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Duration
1 hr
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Still-Life Painting: Arranging Nature—Lesson 1

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Art learners examine still-life arrangement images and respond to a series of prompts. In a whole-class discussion, pupils list elements and qualities that still-life paintings can have. After instructors create an arrangement and model various techniques, individuals create a still-life painting.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

painting, painting techniques, still life artwork, watercolors, observational skills, texture

Additional Tags

visual and performing arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Save several pieces to use as examples next year
  • Ask class members to create an arrangement of objects in such a way that the model tells a story

Classroom Considerations

  • The first lesson in a four-part sequence
  • Set aside extra prep time to prepare the images of still-life paintings from the Getty Museum's collection

Pros

  • Includes assessment suggestions and extensions
  • Provides links to images

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.9-10.4 SL.9-10.1.a SL.9-10.2 L.9-10.1.a RI.11-12.4 SL.11-12.1.a SL.11-12.2 L.11-12.1.a

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