Art Disciplined Base Lesson PlanBy Kelsey Felgner

We will make… Japanese Garden Lanterns Lesson for 8th graders Include trip to the museum; art history

lesson; creation; critique

Japanese Garden Lanterns: Art History Stone and bronze lanterns have

been used in Japanese temple precincts and gardens for hundreds of years.

The use of stone lanterns dates back to 600 A.D., when they were brought from China.

Originally, lanterns were used to line entrances to temples and pagodas.

Some of the earliest lanterns had compartments for an oil lamp.

The lamps were lit as an offering to the Buddha.

When lanterns were introduced into Japanese tea gardens, they became popular as a garden element.

Lesson http://www.brighthubeducation.com/hig

h-school-lessons-the-arts/38784-japanese-lantern-clay-lesson/

http://www.huntington.org/uploadedFiles/Files/PDFs/BGJGlanterns.pdf

Art Museum Trip To get the students interest we will

take a trip to the Toledo Museum of art and visit the Japanese exhibit to look at:› Art works- paintings and murals› Vases and hand warmers› Jewelry and trinkets› Armor and weaponry

Japanese Zen Gardens Do virtual tours of famous Zen gardens Go visit any Zen gardens or imitation

gardens nearby Potentially do a side lesson involving

the planning of a Zen garden

Japanese Influence

This is a hand warmer This is a vase or a chalice

Beginning stages of my lantern

After assembly

Materials Air dry clay/

Oven dry clay

Paint Glue Paint

brushes

This project will be done purely on inspiration!

I don’t want the students to re-create something specific, I want them to make something new from inspiration

Objectives Theoretical goals: Students will learn the

history and importance these lanterns had, and appreciate the art of something so practical

Practical goals: Students will practice their fine motor skills by creating the lanterns, and will use trial and error to create an aesthetically appealing “Zen” like lantern

Behavioral Objectives: Much of this project will be centered around craftsmanship and higher cognitive skills

Benchmarks / Standards 2PE Develop awareness and articulate various functions of art. 4PE Understand how social, cultural and political factors affect

what contemporary artists and designers create. 5PE Discover how culture, age, gender and background influence

audience perception of art.

1PR Select, organize and manipulate skills, elements and techniques appropriate to the art form when making art.

2PR Demonstrate increased technical skill and craftsmanship by using more complex processes and materials to design and create two- and three-dimensional artworks.

3RE Identify examples of visual culture and discuss how visual art is used to shape individual and social behavior.