Grace Wateland

Art in Elementary Education

11/7/16
Lesson Plan #1
Tweed Museum: Childrens Drawings
Grade Level: 5th Graders
Age: 10-11 year olds
Time needed: 4 class periods
Focus: Children will learn about the Tweed Museum by looking at paintings,
analyzing them, and drawing from them.
Objectives:
The students will:
A. Demonstrate knowledge and use of the technical skills of the art
form, integrating technology when applicable
B. Demonstrate understanding of the personal, social, cultural, and
historical contexts that influence the arts areas
C. Create or make in a variety of contexts in the arts area using the
artistic foundations
Motivational Resources:

Visited the Tweed Museum of Art

Inspiration from posters of Jeffery T. Larsons paintings put up around
the room

Art Materials:

Bristol Board
Prisma colored Pencils
Eraser
Pencil

Introduction to lesson:
Richard Lack, an artist from Minneapolis, established a contemporary
art movement called Classical Realism. He knew that the phrase Classical

Realism was an oxymoron however he thought it would describe this

specific kind of art well. What was meant by this was that any 20th-century
painting that suggests a recognizable object however crudely or childish
rendered, qualifies as realistic.
One artist who studied at Lacks school is Jeffery T. Larson. The Tweed
Museum of Art, at the University of Minnesota Duluth, is having a special
exhibit for Jeffrey T. Larson through September 2016. This exhibit is called
Domestic Space and is filled with pieces made by Larson. This collection
includes many of his portraits and still lifes. Larson studied Richard Lacks
ideas on Classical Realism for many years. He brought these ideas into his
artwork. On the radio gallery talk show, Larson talks about what inspired him
to paint certain pieces. He simply said that he paints whatever catches his
eye. He is fascinated by life and his paintings capture the beauty of nature.
Instructional Procedure for art making:
Class 1: The teacher will take the students to the Tweed Museum at the
University of Minnesota Duluth college campus. Students will walk
around and tour the museum. The museum will provide clip boards and
colored pencils handy for sketching different works of art. Students are
to then pick their favorite piece and sketch it 5-10 times. This is the
beginning of their Tweed inspired drawings.
Class 2: The students will enlarge their sketches using a regular pencil
and bristol board. Once students have finished outlining their drawing
with pencil, the teacher will give a tutorial on how to blend colors with
the prisma colored pencils.
Class 3: The students will spend class time working on their drawings.
The teacher will walk around and help students as needed.
Class 4: The students will critique each others art work. Each student
will go up in front of the class with their drawing and say 2 things they
like about their artwork and 2 things they dislike about their artwork.
Once they are done, the other students in the class will comment on
their artwork with what they like about the students artwork and what
they think the student can improve on.
Evaluation/Assessment: The students had a class critique
Discipline Based Art Education:

Art Production: Students will have produced a drawing inspired

from a piece at the Tweed
Art History: Students learned about the classical realist artist
Jeffery Larson
Art Criticism: Students critiqued each others art work in class
Aesthetic: Students got to see the beautiful paintings by Jeffery
Larson at the Tweed Museum of Art

Biography:
Gjertson, Stephen. "CLASSICAL REALISM, by Stephen Gjertson - Detail from Trio, by
Richard F. Lack." Art Renewal Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2016.
Jenson, Maija. "Radio Gallery: Jeffery T. Larson." KUMD. N.p., 30 Aug. 2016. Web. 19 Sept.
2016.
"Minnesota Department of Education." Search Results: Art+standards. Minnesota Department of
Education, n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2016.