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F I G U R E D R A W I N G

STREET ART

MIDDLE SCHOOL ART LESSON

Artist Inspiration

Lindsay AbramoMaster of Arts in Teaching

For this lesson, students will draw inspiration from the artwork of Ellis Gallagher, an artist who uses chalk to trace shadows, as well as the artwork of Keith Haring, a NYC based graffiti and visual artist. The students will be given the opportunity to go outside and trace the shadows of their classmates using sidewalk chalk. They will work together using this unique approach to create figure drawing street art.

Students will work together to create collaborative street art.

S T U D E N T SW O R K I N G

Lindsay AbramoMaster of Arts in Teaching

5th grade Art Integration Class

Lindsay AbramoLesson Plan

TITLE: Figure Drawing Street Art

GRADE LEVEL: Middle School

TIMELINE: One 45 minute class period

DESCRIPTION: For this lesson, students will work together to create collaborative street art. They will draw inspiration from the artwork of Ellis Gallagher, an artist who uses chalk to trace shadows, as well as the artwork of Keith Haring, a NYC based graffiti and visual artist. The students will be given the opportunity to go outside and trace the shadows of their classmates using sidewalk chalk. They will work together using this unique approach to create figure drawing street art.

Essential Questions: • What are the different ways figure drawing can be represented within artwork?• How can students work together to create collaborative artwork?• How does the use of a temporary material, such as sidewalk chalk, shift the way the art is

viewed?

OBJECTIVES: • Students will be about to compare and contrast the elements, principles, and artistic

processes of Ellis Gallagher and Keith Haring artwork• Students will properly use chalk to trace the shadows of their classmates on the sidewalk• Students will draw inspiration from the artwork of Ellis Gallagher and Keith Haring

STATE GOALS:STATE GOAL 25: Know the language of the arts.

B. Understand the similarities, distinctions and connections in and among the arts. 25.B.3 Compare and contrast the elements and principles in two or more art works that share similar themes.

STATE GOAL 26: Through creating and performing, understand how works of art are produced. A. Understand processes, traditional tools and modern technologies used in the arts.

26.A.3e Visual Arts: Describe how the choices of tools/technologies and processes are used to create specific effects in the arts.

STATE GOAL 27: Understand the role of the arts in civilizations, past and present. B. Understand how the arts shape and reflect history, society and everyday life.

27.B.3 Know and describe how artists and their works shape culture and increase understanding of societies, past and present.

MOTIVATION / ACTIVITIES:• Students will view a presentation on artwork of Ellis Gallagher and Keith Haring• Students will we asked questions throughout• The project will be introduced• Students will raise their hand and recommend proper conduct for working outside• Students will be broken up into pairs• The entire class with travel outside with an additional chaperone• Students will begin tracing the shadows of their partner on the sidewalk

CLOSURE: • Students will view the collaborative artwork they created with their classmates• Students will be asked to reflect on todays activity

MATERIALS:• Artist presentation• Sidewalk chalk

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