Frank Lloyd Wright Megan Curry Grade level- 3rd Goals: I would like the students to be introduced to the

Architectural designs of Frank Lloyd Wright. The students will become familiar with his architectural style and how it differed from the homes and buildings that were being created in the late 19th and early 20th century. The students will learn about how nature inuenced not only his architectural designs, but also the materials he used to construct them. I will show students examples of Frank Lloyd Wrights stained glass windows as well as his gardens. The students will be introduced to architectural oor plans and will not only learn what they are used for, but also create their own. The students will create unique works of art that are inspired by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. Illinois Fine Art Goals 26.B.2d Visual Arts: Demonstrate knowledge and skills to create works of visual art using problem solving, observing, designing, sketching and constructing. 26.B.1d Visual Arts: Demonstrate knowledge and skills to create visual works of art using manipulation, eye-hand coordination, building and imagination. 27.A.1b Identify how the arts contribute to communication, celebrations, occupations and recreation. Learning Objectives: Students will be able to: - compare and contrast the architectural works of Frank Lloyd Wright with Victorian style architecture. - discuss the role of the architect in our society and some of the tasks that architects do such as making oor plans. - create a oor plan for a house that they would want to live in using rulers, paper, pencils, and colored pencils. Their plan will be inuenced by the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. - employ what they learn about Frank Lloyd Wrights stained glass window designs while using his techniques to create their own window design using rulers, paper, pencils and colored pencils.

- construct a garden scene with paper and colored pencils to demonstrate their understanding of the gardens Frank Lloyd Wright incorporated into his architectural designs and the inuence that nature had on his designs in general. Vocabulary/ Concepts: Frank Lloyd Wright Architect Prairie Style Victorian Style Floor plan Geometric Organic Birds Eye View Materials Teacher materials-Books containing information about Frank Lloyd Wright -Keynote presentation about Frank Lloyd Wright -Paper for oor plan- 8.5x11.5 -Paper for stained glass- 4x11.5 -Paper for garden- 4x11.5 -Paper for mounting-18x12 different colored -Rulers -Pencils -Colored pencils -Glue -Teacher example of nished artwork Student materials-Paper for oor plan- 8.5X11.5 -Paper for stained glass- 4X11.5 -Paper for garden- 4x11.5 -Paper for mounting-18x12 different colors -Rulers -Pencils -Colored pencils -Glue Week 1 Procedure Introduction (10 minutes)- Through a Keynote presentation, I will introduce the artist and architect Frank Lloyd Wright to the students. The presentation includes some biographical information about Wright, examples of his architectural style, examples of the Victorian style, and instructions for them to follow while completing the project.

Who knows who Frank Lloyd Wright is? Do we all know what architecture is? Who can come up and show me a difference between the Victorian style house and the Frank Lloyd Wright House? Today we are going to take inspiration from Frank Lloyd Wright and make our own oor plan for a house that we might want to live in one day. We will use a piece of newsprint and a pencil to sketch our preliminary designs. I would like you to rst list out the rooms that you would like to include before you start sketching. Please try to limit the number of rooms to 5. Once you have your sketch nished, ask me to come over and check it before you move on to the nal piece of paper. When drawing on your nal paper, be sure to use a ruler. Demonstrate (3 minutes)- I will show students my list, preliminary sketch, and nished oor plan. I will explain to students the steps that i took to achieve my nished product. I will stress how i used each different material (ruler, pencil, colored pencils). Material Distribution (2 minutes)- Students will come up to the front table to collect their materials. Studio Time (27 minutes)- Students will begin working on their preliminary sketches. I will be walking around the room making sure that students are following procedures and to answer any questions. Cleanup (5 minutes)- Students will place their drawings into a pile where I will store them until next week. They will remove pencils, rulers, and any extra paper that is on their table. ClosureWhile students are lining up at the door, we will assess how the lesson went and what everyone learned. Who can tell me something about Frank Lloyd Wright? How was his architecture different from other architecture of the time? Next week we are going to nish up our oor plans and begin to learn about Frank Lloyd Wrights stained glass and gardens. Week 2 Procedure Introduction (5 minutes)- We will remember the artist, vocabulary words, and concepts we were using last week. Who remembers who Frank Lloyd Wright is? What was different about his architectural style compared to that of the Victorian style? What is a oor plan? What types of things are we going to include in our oor plan? Will we be using rulers? What does birds eye view mean?

Material Distribution (2 minutes)- Students will collect their sketches and their nal copy of their oor plan (if they started it). Someone from each table will get a bin of pencils and colored pencils for the table. Each student will get a ruler and an eraser to use while making their oor plans. As students nish their sketches they will be given the nal copy paper to start on.

Studio Time (35 minutes)- Students will continue to work on their oor plans. They will use their sketches to create a nal copy. Once they draw their oor plan and furniture in pencil, they will outline their oor plan with black colored pencil and color in the objects they put inside/outside of their house (tables, beds, couches, trees, ponds). Students that are nished with their oor plan will be given a piece of sketch paper to start their stained glass on. I will have resources with images of Frank Lloyd Wrights stained glass for the students too look at. I will explain that they should use a ruler and can use the geometric tracers if they would like to. Cleanup (3 minutes)- Students will bring both their nal copy and sketch to the front of the room to gather in a pile. Students will clean up their tables, putting all materials in appropriate places. While students are waiting in line for their teacher we will remember the vocabulary words and concepts we have been working with.
Who can tell me something about Frank Lloyd Wright? How was his architecture different from other architecture of the time? Week 3 Procedure Introduction (5 minutes)- We will remember the artist, vocabulary words, and concepts we were using last week. Who remembers who Frank Lloyd Wright is? What was different about his architectural style compared to that of the Victorian style? What is a oor plan? What types of things are we going to include in our oor plan? Will we be using rulers? What does birds eye view mean? I will show the students a Keynote presentation which will introduce them to the stained glass and gardens of Frank Lloyd Wright. Who can tell me what sorts of shapes and lines FLW uses in his stained glass? Are they organic or geometric? Are his designs completely covered with shapes or does he leave some empty space? We already talked a little bit about how Frank Lloyd Wright used nature in his architectural design and how he would integrate the houses into the landscape. Now I want us to think about the garden we would make for our houses. Since you all have spent so much time this year learning about the illinois prairie, i would like us to put prairie owers and plants into our garden. Here are some examples of some gardens in the format of our paper. Notice how the horizon line isnt located right at the bottom of the paper? I would like for us to think about how we would like to design our garden to make sure that we are using the entire piece of paper. I do NOT want a few small owers on the bottom of the page and a few clouds at the top of the page. Material Distribution (2 minutes)- Students will go to the middle table to nd their sketches and nal copy of their oor plan (along with their stained glass if started). A person from each table will get a bin of pencils and colored pencils. Students will get tracers and rulers as needed. Sketch paper will be on the front table for students to grab whenever they need it.

Studio Time (35 minutes)- Students will continue working on their oor plans. The students that have completed their nished copy of their oor plans will check with me to make sure there is nothing else they can add to the drawing. I consider a drawing nished when the oor plan and any words located within it are outlined with black colored pencil, when each room has furniture or detail located in it, and when color is added to it. Once they are done with the oor plan they will start on their sketch for their stained glass. When they are done with their sketch they will come to me for the nal copy paper and begin on that. If they nish their stained glass they can move onto the sketch of their garden. At this point students are working individually, but they can raise their hands to ask questions at any time. I will also be walking around to room to provide input wherever I can. Cleanup (3 minutes)- Students will put all of their drawings, sketches and nal, in a pile on the front table. They will return all materials to their designated spots and wipe down their tables. While they are lining up at the door we will remember the things we have been learning about Frank Lloyd Wright. Students will be able to talk about their oor plans and what they believe has been working well for them or what struggles they have been having. Procedure Week 4 Introduction (3 minutes)- We will remember the themes we have been working on and discuss the plan for the day. Material Distribution (2 minutes)- Students will bring the necessary materials to their tables so they can continue working on the oor plan, stained glass, and garden. Studio Time (35 minutes)- Students will continue working on their Frank Lloyd Wright projects. I will be walking around the room to check sketches and hand out the paper for their nal copies. Cleanup (5 minutes)- Students will put all of their drawings, sketches and nal, in a pile on the front table. They will return all materials to their designated spots and wipe down their tables. We will discuss vocabulary words and concepts while the students are lining up at the door. Procedure Week 5 Introduction (5 minutes)- We will remember the themes we have been working on for the past weeks. We will discuss how the project has been going for the students. I will then introduce to them how we will be attaching our nal drawings onto the bristol board display paper. I will inform them that when they are nished assembling their project that they will write down some interesting facts they have learned about Frank Lloyd Wright. These facts will then go on the back side of the display once the glue dries. Material Distribution (2 minutes)- Students will bring the necessary materials to their tables so they can continue working on the oor plan, stained glass, and garden. Studio Time (35 minutes)- Students will continue working on their Frank Lloyd Wright projects. I will be walking around the room to check sketches and hand out the paper for their nal copies. As students nish their projects I will fold them a piece of bristol board to use for the display. I

will remind them how it is important to place their drawings in the center of each panel so there is even space on every side which will act as the frame. Once they are done with that, they will place their project on the drying rack and begin writing down their Frank Lloyd Wright Facts. Cleanup (3 minutes)- Students will put all of their drawings, sketches and nal, in a pile on the front table. They will return all materials to their designated spots and wipe down their tables. Once students have cleaned up, we will talk about the fact that next class period will be the last one available for them to nish their projects. Procedure Week 6 Students will continue to work on their Frank Lloyd Wright projects. At this point, they should all be nishing up their drawings, glueing them on to the bristol board, and writing down their facts. Once the students have nished this, they can work on a short project on foreshortening. They will draw a self portrait using large hands and feet in the foreground with a small body in the background creating the illusion of space. They will then use watercolor to nish it. Closure (15 minutes)- We will go to the front of the classroom to talk about our art. I will ask for volunteers to get up in front of the class and talk about their art. We will discuss what they nd successful about their work and what they could have done differently. The group can provide input as well and discuss what they found successful about the artwork. We will also talk about what we have learned about Frank Lloyd Wright

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