Art History Workbook Bundle 3: 5 Famous Artist Biography Units:Middle School Art

This art history workbook introduces students to the artists Jackson Pollock, Jean-Michel Basquiat Salvador Dali, Jacob Lawrence, and Leonardo da Vinci. Students learn about the artist through an artist bio, video resources, coloring sheets, and art analysis. Then they complete a project in the style of the artist. Extension activities are also included.

Each workbook includes:

• An Artist Biography Sheet
• Teacher Instructions
• More Resources Sheets/Videos
• Art Analysis Sheets
• Coloring Pages of each Artist
• Student Project for each artist
• Reflection for each artist

Art Periods Covered:

1. Abstract Expressionism (Pollock)
2. Pop Art (Basquiat)
3. The Masters (Da Vinci)
4. Harlem Renaissance (Lawrence)
5. Surrealism (Dali)

Mediums Covered:

1. Acrylic Painting
2. Painting on Unusual Surface
3. Drawing
4. Colored Pencil
5. Digital or Mixed Media

ALL TEN NEW ARTISTS ARE COMPILED INTO ONE ART HISTORY STUDENT WORKBOOK HERE:

How to Organize:

This visual art student workbook is a digital download and is one PDF document that can be printed in grayscale or color, hole punched, then compiled into a three-ring binder. The keys are located at the back of the ebook and should be kept out for your own use. Each artist has a poster included so it can be used to denote the end of each artist unit in the workbook.

TpT EASEL:

Use Tpt Easel to easily assign individual pages or packets!

No experience teaching art is necessary.

Ways to use in the homeschool classroom:

• As an introduction to a famous artist and their work.
• To teach national visual arts standards including Creating; Responding; Connecting and Presenting.
• To teach drawing and painting skills.
• To teach a variety of media including Watercolor, Acrylic Paint, Mixed Media Collage, Colored Pencil, Graphite and Google Drawings Digital Art.

Ways to use in the visual art classroom:

• A supplement to other materials and lessons.
• Art analysis
• Early finisher work or Art History TAB stations.
• A Quick sub lesson.

Best suited for grades 5-8, but can be taught to younger and older students as well.

Visual Art Portfolio

The binder is a great place to keep student work and when complete shows the students growth over time. At the end of the workbook conducting a portfolio review can be a meaningful and valuable experience for the student and it is also a great way to show other kids and family members.

Don’t want to print color copies? Allow students to open PDF file from a google drive on their computers to view colored versions of artwork or project the example using a document camera.

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This workbook was produced by A Space to Create Art LLC. All material included was created for exclusive use in the resource. All rights reserved.