Thanks Judy
I will use your clay/ceramic ideas in my high school ceramics class.
Wayne S
----- Original Message -----
From: "Judy Decker" <Jdecker@woh.rr.com>
To: "ArtsEdNet Talk" <artsednet@lists.pub.getty.edu>
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 9:06 AM
Subject: Ceramics Lesson Plans (more than 2)
> I have several lesson plans online (these are the ones from last year):
> http://elms.elida.k12.oh.us/~jdecker/yearplan.htm >
> In addition:
> http://www2.wcoil.com/~mdecker/8rel-less.htm >
> These are all adaptable to high school - even though I did them with
> 6-7-8th graders.
> I have been doing the storyteller-pre-Columbian unit since 1995. A couple
> years ago one of our high school teachers started doing a similar unit. It
> was great to see the growth in the students' ability.
>
> There are also link to lesson plans at the bottom of my Ceramics Links
> page:
> http://www2.wcoil.com/~mdecker/ceramics.htm >
> One idea I did in high school -- I divided the students into groups (3 per
> group) The students had to design slab vessels that related to each other
> (in form and decoration) -- but the piece also had to stand on its own.
The
> pieces in the group needed to be able to be arranged in different
positions
> and still look good. These were functional ceramics - but were also
> sculptural. Students had to collaborate - and be creative in their won
> unique ways. My two favorite groups were slab initials (all three roughly
> 9" x 14") decorated with personal symbols) -- and triangular Pie wedge 14"
> tall (that when put together formed a round cylinder) with face relief
> showing different emotions on the arc face of the vessels. I am posting
> this because my class was small that year - 15 students.
>
> Another idea that worked was a "house for -'name of the artist'" these
were
> house shaped slab forms about 6" by 14" tall. My favorite one was "A House
> for Grant Wood" -- On one face, the student sculpted three dimensional
> relief faces of the farmer and his daughter - and the gothic window. The
> rest of the form had Grant Wood inspired landscapes carved in and
"painted"
> as well as architectural elements ( he used underglazes and clear glaze
> over). This piece was so successful that another teacher purchased it for
> $50.00. I have my own Van Gogh house here at home and will publish it to
my
> site to give you a better idea.
>
> Sorry no lesson plans on computer file - those were done during the "fill
> in the square days" - you know what I mean.
>
> I really like the ceramics ideas Kathy posted. I know I have a bunch of
> ideas on file from a similar post last year. Let us know if you still need
> ideas.
>
> Judy Decker
>
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