Pro forma Scheme Plan (empty document)
Title of Scheme
Art Appreciation
Analyzing figurative works
in Picasso's Blue period.
No of lessons
Total time
3
2 hrs
Group
2nd year
No of pupils 20
Aims
To introduce students to Picasso and his figurative works from his blue period.
To develop students ability to read and analize the art works from this period.
To develop students ability to compare and contrast art works i.e. an image from the blue
period – to an image from Picasso's classical period – with the same theme – i.e. mother
and child theme.
Overall learning outcomes
Students will gain knowledge of the Artist Picasso in general and be able to identify art
works from his Blue Period in particular.
Students will learn how to read and become visual detectives with regard to looking at art
works.
Students will know how to compare and contrast art works – in this case by the same
artist – looking at two different periods of his work.
Investigating/Exploring/Creating (include illustrations, especially your own work):
Students will investigate and contrast the differences in the images from his blue period to his
classical period looking at the same theme i.e. mother and child.
Are there any similarities in the work?
what are they? name them.
Are there any notable differences in the work.
If so, what are they, where are they ?
Students will examine the above look at the following; figures in the work and poses of
figures, colour, backgrounds in the art work, gestures of the figures and treatment of
subject matter i.e. mother and child theme.
Understanding/Evaluating: (include illustrations):
Students can describe and discuss Picasso's portrayal of poverty and human misery in
the work from his blue period.
Students will have gained an understanding, knowledge and are able to identifyrecognize
Picasso's work from his blue period.
Students will become skillful at comparing and contrasting the image of mother and
child from his blue period to a similar images from his classical period using the same
theme.
Students have an understanding of how to read and analize the works - how Picasso used
colour, composition, gestures and poses of figures, facial expressions effectively to
portray the above theme.
ICT: power point presentation of images of Picasso's Blue Period.
Key words/phrases:
Blue period, suffering, poverty, misery, monochromatic, colour, blue, mother and child
theme and classical period.
Teaching/Learning Strategies:
Show the students a power point presentation of Picasso's images from the blue period.
Laminate images from Picasso's blue period and classical period – Theme of images mother and child and leave these up on an easel throughout the scheme/project.
Have the student's work in groups - five to a group – give each of them an image from
Picasso's blue period and have them analize it within their group - with my assistance
and guidance and from our earlier example and discussion during the power point
presentation.
Get the students to swap their image with another group – anayze this image.
Have both groups work together to compare their findings; are there any similarities in
their responses – are there much differences in their approaches and analysis.
Have them compare and contrast a work of art by Picasso with the same theme – i.e.
mother and child from the Blue Period – with one from the Classical period or it could be
from some other stage of his art career.
Have a general brainstorming session regarding picasso – his work, his life put this up.
Students sketch different images from Picasso's blue period.
Bring in books on Picasso.
Materials:
Powerpoint presentation
Books, laminated images.
Paper – drawing materials
Safety Precaution:
Differentiation:
Adjust scheme to suit different abilities.
Timeline/Sequence of Lessons:
session 1 40 min
session 2 35min
session 3 40min
Assessment Rubric: