High School Studio Art Lesson Plan Illuminated Manuscripts

Name: Cori O’Connell

Date: 2/22/11

Unit title: Color

Grade Level: Studio Art

Sessions:

Narrative:

Students will be introduced to the historical illuminated manuscripts of the 12^th century to 15^th century through the use of a powerpoint. Students will then learn the tools and techniques for creating their own illunistrated manuscript. The manuscript will become a work of art that incorporates history, art, and literature. The student will learn the art elements of line, shape, color and the principles of design including balance and emphasis.

Connections to State Standards:

1.     Students will become familiar with the work of illuminated manuscripts and create their one in their own style. (Standard I)

2.     Students will use the art elements of line, shape, color and the principles of design balance and emphasis to create a work of art. (Standard I)

3.     Students will create works of art in 2-demintions understanding the art media, techniques and process. (Standard I & II)

4.     Students will understand the historical significant of the illustrate manuscript. (Standard IV)

5.     Students will respond critically to critiques by creating a dialogue in small groups and as a class in understanding the works of art. (Standard III)

Objective:

Students will know, Students will understand, Students will be able to do

1.     Develop and understand critical thinking skills and the cultural and historical context behind the illuminated manuscript.

2.     To demonstrate creativity using art elements and design principles to create a unique illumanted manuscript.

3.     To become more familiar and develop a larger knowledge base of calagraphic mark.

4.     To  interpret and connect the artwork to themselves through drawing, painting, and illustrating.

Anticipatory Set:

1.     Rennisance music plays as student walk into the classroom

2.     PowerPoint of sample of illumated manuscripts while

3.     Word Illumination means “light up” comes from the latin word illuminare

a.     History of manuscripts

                                               i.     13^th-15^th century- Renaissance

                                              ii.     Started in Italy

4.     Traditional 4 part process

a.     Parchment Making

b.     Writing

c.      Illumination

d.     Binding

5.     Contain 2 elements

a.     First letter of the word on a page, manuscript

b.     Miniature

6.     Styles

a.     Different style come from different artist

b.     Approach/Treatment

c.      Facial treatment/use of color/originality of the boarder/use of color

1.     Special guest artist

Vocabulary:

·      Illuniation

·      Manuscript

·      alligraphy

·      decorated letter

·      decorated margins

·      gold leaf

·      historiated letter

·      historiated margins

·      illuminated

·      manuscript

·      miniature

·      parchment

·      vellum

Materials:

·      12” X 12” Bristol Paper

·      Pencil

·      Ruler

·      Sharpie

·      Tempra Paint

·      Metalic Paint

Resources:

Computer and projector

Exemplar

Illuminated Manuscript Poster

Gutenberg School of Scribes website

Getty museum Website

Carroll, C. (October, 2010). Scale in art. Art & Activities. P. 25-28.

http://www.leavesofgold.org/gallery/index.html

Procedure:

Sesson One:

Greet the students at the door.

Introduce powerpoint

Show student final project

Ask the student questions:

Have the students break up into small groups and discuss.

Pass around packet- 3 boarders, 3 types of crosshatches, and pick 1 letter and do 3 different letters styles then doodle 3 things that describe yourself-something you like or do. Packet will have a blank page where there will be a practice square that the student will then fill in after breaking down the elements.

Last 20 minutes of class the students will place them on their desks and walk around looking at all the different letters their peers made. Next to each image there will be a colored sheet of paper where the students will write a positive note remembering the elements and principles.

Sesson Two:

Give demonstration to the whole class

Get a 12” X 12” piece of paper,

Hold the ruler up in two different places and mark at the: 1”,3”,9”, and 11” on all sides

Connect the dots- “remember measure twice draw once”

Have the student put the border from the packet into the outside edge of the square.

Session Three:

Individual work day

Teacher will be aviable for individual assistance

Closure:

Interest Center:

Interdisciplinary Focus:

ELA, Math, History

Assessment Tools:

Rubric:

Self-Evaluation: