3D Design and Jewelry Curriculum Maps Grades 9-12 POTTERY: Unit/duration: Pottery functional vs non-functional 3 days (Unit 1) What is clay? What are the different types of clay and what are their primary uses? What is the difference between functional and non-functional pottery? Application; evaluation; synthesis Define clay, its properties and its uses Discuss types of clay and what is used in the art room Differentiate between functional and non-functional pottery Find examples of functional and non-functional pottery online and create a poster of pottery I like Unit/duration: Pottery Pinch Pot 1 week (Unit 2) How do I make a pinch pot? What tools are used in handbuilding? Application; evaluation Define pinch pot Demonstrate the hands as the primary tool used for making a pinch pot Demonstrate how to use a metal rib to smooth surface of a pinch pot Create a non-functional animal out of clay by combining two pinch pots Define score and slip and use the method to hold pinch pots together Unit/duration: Pottery Coil Pot 3 weeks (Unit 3) How do I make a coil? Who is Maria Martinez and how did she become famous for black-ware pottery? Application; synthesis; analysis
Define coil pot Discuss how Maria Martinez made coil pots and used the black-ware method to fire her pottery Use the clay extruder to make coils Demonstrate tools to help with the smoothing of the coils Use the score and slip method to when attaching coils Create a coil pot - add details and texture to chosen project - Choice of fish or 12 min. vessel with carved patterns Unit/duration: Pottery Slab Pot 2 weeks (Unit 4) What is a slab pot? What is leather-hard clay? Application; synthesis Define slab pot Use rolling pins and canvas to roll slabs of clay Define leather-hard clay, and demonstrate how to achieve leather-hard state when making slab pot Use the score and slip method when joining slabs Create a slab pot choose between letter designs, whimsical house, or barn with attached silo Unit/duration: Pottery Drape Pot 2 class periods (Unit 5) What is a drape pot? How can texture be applied to my pottery using a rolling pin? Comprehension; Application Define drape pot Use rolling pins and canvas to roll slabs of clay Use doilies and yarn to roll a texture into clay slabs Determine what shapes will return when laying clay slabs over various objects Create a drape pot add texture with rolling pin Unit/duration: Pottery Wheel throwing 2 class periods (Unit 6)
What is the history of the pottery wheel? How do you throw a pot on the pottery wheel? Comprehension; Application Define wheel-thrown pottery Identify the history of the pottery wheel Use electric pottery wheel to make a functional pot Use electric pottery wheel to trim the bottom of the wheel-thrown pot Unit/duration: Pottery Glaze technique 1 class period/ongoing during pottery unit (Unit 7) What are ceramic glazes? What are the different types of glazes available to use on my pottery? How is the kiln used for the firing and glazing process? Comprehension; Application Define kiln Define pyrometric cones in association with kiln temperature Differentiate between bisque firing and glaze firing Define glaze and its chemical properties Differentiate between underglaze and regular glazes (gloss and matte) Follow directions on glaze containers and use glazes to give their pottery a waterproof, colorful coating SCULPTURE: Unit/duration: Earthworks Sculpture Balance 3 class periods (Unit 1) How do artists use symmetry in creating a sculpture? How do artists use asymmetry in creating a sculpture? What are earthwork sculptures? How are natural materials used to create a sculpture? Application; Analysis Define earthwork sculpture Identify several well-known earth art sculptors Select natural materials to create an earth art sculpture Identify the type of balance seen in sculptures as symmetrical or asymmetrical
Compare and contrast ways that classmates arrange objects to achieve their desired balance Unit/duration: Assemblage Sculpture Pop Art 2 weeks (Unit 2) How can the everyday icons of society be used to create a 3-D artwork? How can various materials be combined to represent a large-scale model of a realistic object? Application; Synthesis Define pop art Name familiar pop art icons of today Choose medium appropriate for visual representation of chosen icon and create an enlarged 3D sculpture with those materials Use large paper as patterns if choosing fabric as medium Unit/duration: Mixed Media Plaster Hand Sculpture - object relationships 2 weeks (Unit 3) How can a variety of media be used to enhance visual meaning? How can two subjects be incorporated together to give visual meaning for the viewer? How can found objects and plaster of paris strips be used to create a sculpture? Application; Synthesis; Evaluation Define mixed media Identify media used in sculpture examples Predict how various media will evoke a feeling or reaction from the viewer Choose two objects can work together to form a single meaning for the viewer incorporating the image of a hand Identify how George Segal used plaster strips to create artwork Create a sculpture using plaster strips, found objects and other appropriate materials with the hand as part of the subject matter Unit/duration: Relief Sculpture transition from 2D to 3D - 2 weeks (Unit 4) What is relief in sculpture? What is the difference between low relief and high relief? How did artists of the past use relief sculpture?
How can 2D objects transform into 3D objects? Application; Synthesis; Evaluation Define relief Differentiate between low relief and high relief Identify how artists of the past used relief techniques and where they were commonly seen Recognize the use for a preliminary sketch/plan so objects transitioning from 2D to 3D are not shown in both modes Demonstrate how to use modeling clay, gesso and chalk pastels Create a sculpture that shows a transition from the 2 nd dimension to the 3 rd dimension Unit/duration: Reduction Sculpture - 1 week (Unit 5) How is the reduction process used to make sculptural works? Why is the planning process a critical piece of the reduction method when creating a sculpture? What materials and tools did artists of the past use when creating using the reduction method in sculpture? Application; evaluation; synthesis Define reduction method in sculpture Identify the importance of the planning process for the reduction method Create a small-scale model of their chosen subject matter Choose medium for project: plaster of paris or carving foam Identify which tools would be paired with different materials for best reduction method techniques Create a sculpture that shows the reduction method JEWELRY Unit/duration: Jewelry Soldering Option 2 Weeks How do I solder two pieces of copper together? How can two designs work together for form a single jewelry piece? Application; synthesis Reexamine functional and non-functional art Identify jewelry as functional art
Define the silver soldering process with copper Draw a thumbnail sketch of two copper pieces that will form a single design Cut shapes from 18 gauge copper sheets (review from 8 th grade art) Solder pieces together Define the process for cleaning up metal after the soldering process Clean-up their soldered jewelry piece (pickle-file-sand-buff) until there are no scratched and metal is shiny Unit/duration: Jewelry Lost Wax Casting Option 2 Weeks How do I create a ring through the lost wax casting process? How do I carve a wax mold for a ring design? What is the difference between precious and non-precious metals? Application; synthesis Define the lost wax casting process Draw a thumbnail sketch of a ring design Carve ring design out of jewel s wax (files, x-acto knife, heat and metal carving tools) Invest wax to create the mold Cast the ring using the lost wax casting process with sterling silver Clean-up the ring (pickle-file-sand-buff) until there are no scratched and metal is shiny