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                 Tessellations

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Art Lesson Plans Tessellation 7th grade

Lesson Duration 5-40 minute periods

Lesson Summary: Students will explore tessellation designs and find meaning in their application for creating a work of art.

Materials:

12”X 8” sheet of paper

pencil

colored pencils

Objectives:

  1. Students will learn what a tessellation design is.
  2. Students will learn how to repeat patterns in making a tessellation design.
  3. Students will about the artist MC Escher.
  4. Students will be able to identify, compare, and contrast the elements and principles in two or more art works.
Procedures:

  1. Show you tube clip as anticipatory set
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F1RVwAQWUg    animation of Escher’s work                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2AWKgU0cN4&NR=1   examples of student work

  1. Show power point and visual examples of Tessellations and You Tube clips of MC Escher. And show
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKzdWbMp090&feature=related

  1. Distribute 12”X 8” sheet of paper.
  2. Use a 5” x 3” note card and cut in half.
  3. Make a stencil shape repeat the shape to make a pattern. 
  4. Make the design large to fit the parameters of the paper making sure that it’s a symmetrical design.
  5. Use the characteristics of the design elements to embellish each design
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