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Lesson Plans

Intro to Art
Students will be introduced to Aboriginal Art. After watching a video, Australian Dreamings, students 
will complete a worksheet. They then will do a preliminary sketch in their sketchbook of an Aboriginal-
style dot painting. They will be given handouts before that show different icons and their meanings. 
Students will be encouraged to tell a story with their dot paintings. A demonstration and explanation of 
a dot painting is given in the video, Australian Dreamings.

Exploratory Elective - Art
Students will be introduced to Aboriginal Art. After watching a video, Australian Dreamings, students 
will complete a worksheet. They then will do a preliminary sketch in their sketchbook of an Aboriginal-
style dot painting. They will be given handouts before that show different icons and their meanings. 
Students will be encouraged to tell a story with their dot paintings. A demonstration and explanation of 
a dot painting is given in the video, Australian Dreamings.

Art I
 Students will finish tapestry weavings. The students who are finished with their weaving will create a 
ceramic whistle. The whistle will take the shape of an animal.

Art II
Students will paint their ceranic flasks.  After students are done painting the flasks, they will work on a 
self-portrait done in the style of artist Chuck Close.

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