Norman Rockwell Art History Workbook-Biography & Art Activity Unit Middle School
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This art history workbook teaches students about the artist Norman Rockwell using the Discipline-Based Art Education model. Students learn about Rockwell and his illustrations for the Saturday Evening Post through reading and watching videos of the artist, art analysis sheets, coloring sheets, and reflections on the way he used his illustrations to comment on American life.
Students will learn about the Principle of Emphasis and the Hierarchy of Design, then plan their magazine cover based on those principles. The final project has students create a historical event magazine cover digitally using Google Drawings. A full demonstration video on how to use Google Drawings is included in the lesson.
Worksheets can be used as sub lessons, as enrichment to your art lessons, or as min-lessons on their own. An essential for any art classroom.
What's inside: (See Preview File)
- Artist biography information sheet with examples
- Instruction sheet
- More resources sheet with links to videos
- (4) Coloring Sheets
- Compare/Contrast Rockwell's Freedom Series
- Analyze Rockwell's The Problem We All Live With painting
- Emphasis explanation and hierarchy of design with Saturday Eve. Post examples
- Hierarchy of Design Geometric Design Worksheet
- Google Drawings Magazine Cover Layout Demonstration Video
- Teacher example
- Student Example
- Project Planning Sheet
- Project Reflection Sheet
KEYS:
- Project Planning Sheet Example
- Compare/Contrast Rockwell's Freedom Series
- Analyze Rockwell's The Problem We All Live With painting
Ways to use in the classroom:
- As an introduction to a famous artist and their work.
- Worksheets culminate with student creating their own magazine cover using the hierarchy of design.
- To support other skills such Graphic Design
- Learn how to use Google Drawings to put together a layout
- As early finisher work or as a quick art substitute lesson.
Note: There are options on how to give students color references other than to print these sheets in color. You can project the example using a document camera or have students look up artwork on a chrome book or smartphone, for example.
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