SECONDARY LESSON PLAN

YEAR LEVEL & SUBJECT:

(Making 2)

VCE Studio Arts Unit 3 Outcome 1

NO. OF STUDENTS: 25

DATE: week 5
LESSON DURATION: 60 min

TOPIC/FOCUS: The importance of demonstrating exploration of different art forms

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:
The students will be able to use a variety of different materials, techniques and processes in their work to establish their own personal
aesthetic.
SUMMARY OF RESOURCES REQUIRED: Pencils, ink, gouache, acrylic paint, dry pastel, oil pastel, paintbrushes, water pots, water, paper
towel, watercolour paper, magazines, newspapers, scissors, glue, whiteboard, projector, PowerPoint presentation.
LESSON PROCEDURE

TIMIN
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RESOURCE
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STEPS OF THE LESSON

(key activities and key
questions)

EXPECTED STUDENT
REACTIONS OR
RESPONSES

TEACHER
RESPONSES TO
STUDENTS
(including
consideration of the
need to adapt, reteach
or extend)

GOALS & METHODS OF

EVALUATION
(including specific
informal and/or formal
assessment links to VCAA)

Before Lesson: Teacher set up

tables with a range of art
materials for workshops.
10 min

Whiteboard,
markers.

Opening
Introduction to today's lesson.
Teacher holds up each material
whilst asking:
Who has used Acrylic paint?
How about Ink?
Gouache?
Collage?
Oil pastels/dry pastels?
Who has used a combination of
them?
Which combination of materials

Students get out their

Visual Diary to take
notes.

Write Learning
Intentions and Success
Criteria on whiteboard.

Most students raise

hand.

LI: I will learn about

the importance of
demonstrating
exploration of different
art forms throughout
my design process.
SC:I have
experimented with a

Some hands raised.

Unit 3 Outcome 1
Key Knowledge:
art form/s to be explored
in the studio process
the characteristics of
selected materials that
will communicate ideas
and be explored in the
studio process
the techniques to be
used in the studio process
that will communicate
ideas

have you used (mixed media)?

range of different art

materials, techniques,
and processes.

Today we will begin a series of

workshops to familiarise
yours4elves with a range of
materials, some you may have
used, and some you may not
have. We will learn a variety of
different methods to experiment
with the materials and push
them to see what kind of effects
we can discover.

Key Skills:
explain the materials to
be explored
explain the techniques
to be explored and
propose how these may
support the
communication of ideas
explain the selection of
materials and techniques
Formative Assessment:
Ask probing questions to
determine what kinds of
materials students are
familiar with, and with
which materials,
techniques and processes.

Lesson Development:
40 min

Worksheet,
Pencils, ink,
gouache,
acrylic paint,
dry pastel,
oil pastel,
paintbrushes
, water pots,
water, paper
towel,
watercolour
paper,
magazines,
newspapers,
scissors,
glue.

Please take off your blazers, roll

up your sleeves, and put on an
apron.
Students given Materials,
Techniques and Processes
worksheet to document their
experimentation with the
different materials. Students are
encouraged to take notes
during teacher demonstration
with different materials.

Students put on aprons.

Students watch teacher
performing
demonstration on how
to use materials, taking
notes in their Visual
diary.

Teacher gives demonstration on

each material and explains how
to use it, and what it is made of.
Students begin experimenting
with each material one at a

Students experiment
with each material, and
then experiment with

Students asked to take

notes down to build up
a glossary of the
names of materials and
how you use them.

Formative assessment as
teacher walks around
room checking in with
individuals.

time, after each demonstration,

taking notes and filling in
materials, techniques and
process worksheet as they
progress through each material.
10 min

Closure
Which material/s did you enjoy
working with the most?
Which did you find the most
challenging?
What kind of skills have you
learnt?
Which materials do you think
you would like to pursue in your
work? Why?
Was there any material you feel
like you need another workshop
on?
We will spend the next few
lessons experimenting with a
range of different materials both
traditional and contemporary.
We will focus on building up our
skills with understanding how to
use the materials, then we will
start experimenting and
pushing them to see what we
can get them to do by
combining and exploiting them.

mixing materials.

Learning Intention
check:
Why is it important to
explore different art
forms throughout my
design process?
Success Criteria
Check:
Cold call a studentName 3 materials we
used today?
Cold call another
student:
Which materials did
you combine and what
was the effect?

Formative Assessment
through probing questions
about the workshop and
students ability to
effectively use each
material.