Outsider Art

Introduction/sketches

1. The students will be given colored pencils and told to choose three colors (white and black included) to make their sketch.
2. The students will spend 2 minutes drawing whatever they feel like using their three colors on paper (colored if white is one of their colors). At the end of the 2 minutes, the students will trade their paper and their colored pencils with their neighbor who will draw for 2 more minutes. The sketches will have contributions from everyone in the class.
3. When the sketches are complete, I will introduce Jean Dubuffet and give examples of his work.
4. The students will have the rest of the day to come up with ways to create a sculpture using foam in the same style of Dubuffet.
5. From sketching to planning it out on the foam will take about a week.

Assembly

1. The students will be given an additional 2 weeks to complete the sculpture. (Feb. 8)

Assessment/closing

Assessment:

Pre:
1. The students will go through the steps of creating art by beginning with their “brainstorming” sketch.
Formative:
1. The students will create a sculpture that meets the requirement on the rubric.
2. The students will write a brief statement that describes the steps they took to creating their art as well as the concept behind their sculpture.
3. The students are required to take notes and actively participate in every class as stated on the rubric.
Post:
1. The students will participate in a peer critique using the 2 stars and a wish method (giving 2 complements for every 1 negative comment).
2. The students will use this sculpture in their final portfolio for this class.

Materials