Day 5/6 Nov 28th Ted Harrison and Inuksuk

Outcomes:
SOCIAL SLOS DESCRIPTION
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2.1.3.1 What are the cultural characteristics of the communities (e.g., special
symbols?)
ART SLOS Description
COMPONENT 4.E A horizontal line can be used to divide a picture plane into interesting
and varied proportions of sky and ground.
COMPONENT 7.C Contrast subject matter with the ground for emphasis.
COMPONENT 10.III.B.7 Use paint in combination with other media and techniques

Students will
Look at important Inuit artists - Ted Harrison
Using Harrisons style, students will create a painting of an Inuksuk

Preparation:
Bring completed painting example for students to refer to.
Have small activity for students who finish early.

Lesson Plan Template Time: 60+mins

Introduction

Teacher will Students will Time

Move to carpet
Instruct students to make their way to the carpet. Move to carpet 1min
We are going to start todays class with a story
about Inuksuks.

Formative Assessment (What will you look for to know students are engaged and
learning? How will you know if your outcome is being met?)

Ensure all students are at the carpet. Are they sitting nicely?

Ensure students are paying attention. Are all eyes on me?

 Body

Teacher will Students Time

will

Read Aloud
Read The Lonely Inukshuk
What do Inuksuks symbolize? Listen 10min
What does this say about their flag (we looked at
yesterday)?

Ted Harrison Return to

Read back of A Northern Alphabet Ted Harrison is one of desks
the Yukons most famous and beloved artists
Background: Who is he? Where is he from? Why is he 5min
important?... Listen to
Bring up image of Harrisons Inuksuk instructions
Talk about the type of lines he uses
What about the colors?
We are going to make our own Inuksuk paintings using
similar techniques!

Instructions (repeat days 2 and 3)

1. Pencil first!
Rest of
Our first step is to pencil in the lines. Start class
Demonstrate using projector camera thing painting (10min)
Emphasize that I am pressing very lightly so that I can
erase the line when Im done.
Once you have your lines penciled in, you can start to
paint! *think about the colors you want to use.
2. Paint
As you paint, try to follow the lines the best you can. Try to
let some while separate each section of color (Like Ted
Harrison does)
Once you have your colors done, we can start out
Inuksuks!
3. Cut and Paste - Inuksuks
On a black poster paper, use white pencil to draw out your
Inuksuk. Just remember that Inuksuks have legs, arms,
and a head.
Cut out shapes and paste onto dry painting
 Conclusion

Teacher will Students will Time

Wrap up
Great work today! Your paintings look awesome so
far!
Why is it important to learn about Inukshuks?
We will continue this project tomorrow.

Clean up
We are about ready for our next class Clean up 5mins
Clean up time!
Some of our projects might still be wet from the
glue, so lets just put them around the room to
dry.
Have students tidy up their work space and place
their projects around room to dry.

Formative Assessment/ Summative Assessment (What will you look for to know
students are engaged and learning? How will you know if your outcome is being met?)

Ensure all students have put art projects away and have cleaned up any mess on
their desks.
Ensure students are ready to move onto read aloud.

Reflection (How did that go? What could have been done differently? Two stars and a
wish? Were students engaged? Why or why not?)