Final Presentations

Hello Everyone,

Your final presentations are due on Thursday, August 7th. Class will begin at 9:00 am. You will need to show the artwork that you made this semester. This includes your journal, altered object, clay piece, wax resist, painting, and anything else you created. If you do not have all of these items it is okay. You can show the actual piece or you can put images in a powerpoint.

In your final presentation you need to reflect on how the class affected you personally, professionally and artistically. This is your chance to be candid about what you got out of the class. What did you think about some of the intense topics, such as women's rights, lgbtq rights, race, class, ability, etc. in connection to your future students. What did you learn in here that you might use in your classrooms one day? Did you find that you have an artist hiding inside of you? Did you learn that art is important, and can be incorporated into other subjects you teach? Discuss whatever you feel is relevant to your experience.

Food is Artful

Hello Everyone,


We will have our Food is Artful event at my house on Wednesday, August 6. My address is 3214 36th st. It is in between Indiana and Flint on 36th St. The house is light gray with a purple plum tree out front. Please try to get there no later than 12:15, but feel free to come earlier.

I will have plates, utensils, and serving spoons and forks available. We can tell our food stories, eat, and then we can come back to TTU so everyone can finish their art projects.

If you get lost my number is 806-559-9431 in case you lost it from Art Trail.

Native American Rain Stick Presentation

Budget:

Item	Cost	Quantity	Total
Toliet paper rolls	Free/ Recyceled	5	$0
Duct Tape	$3	1	$3
Aluminum foil	$2.52	1	$2.52
Rice	$2.48	1	$2.48
Paper grocery bag	Free/ recycled	1	$0
Glue	$0.50	4	$2.00
Scissors	$1.47	4	$5.88
Markers	10c@ $1.97	2	$3.94
Crayons	3 pack @ $4.47	1	$4.47
Total:			$24.29

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Lesson Plan:

Jessica Medrano

Lindsey Lashbrook

Native American Lesson

Grade Level: 3^rd grade

Standards: TEKS

§113.14. Social Studies, Grade 3

(13 A) Explain the significance of various ethnic and/or cultural celebrations in the local community and other communities; and

§117.11 Art, Grade 3 Creative expression/performance. (2 C)Produce drawings, paintings, prints, constructions sculpture, including modeled forms, and other art forms such as ceramics, and fiber art, constructions, mixed media, installation art, digital art and media, and photographic imagery, using a variety of art materials appropriately.

3 Historical/ and cultural relevance heritage.

 (3 A) Identify simple main ideas expressed in art works from various times and places

Objectives:

1.     The students will explain and identify the significance of a Rain Dance ritual present today.

2.     The students will construction their own rain sticks that are used in a Rain Dance.

Introduction:  What is a rain dance and what are rain sticks?

Vocabulary: Ceremony- a formal event or special occasion

Social/ Historic Context for Lesson: Understanding the significant of Native American Ceremonies

Historic Artists Used: none

Books:

Websites:

Materials Used:

—  A paper towel tube or other long cardboard tube

—  Aluminum foil

—  Rulers

—  Dry rice

—  Brown paper (from a grocery bag)

—   Glue

—  Scissors

—  Crayons or markers

Technology Used: Powerpoint used to introduce Native American Rain Dance Ritual & influence of rain sticks/ rain dance.

Timeline for Lesson: 2 week

Activity Procedure:

1.     Trace around the end of your tube onto a piece of brown paper

2.     Draw a bigger circle around that circle and then draw a lot of spokes between the two circles.

3.     Cut along the spokes.

4.     Put glue on the spokes and glue the cap onto one end of your tube.

5.     Cut a piece of aluminum foil that is about one and half times the length of your tube and about 6 inches wide.

6.     Crunch the aluminum foil into long, thin, snake-like shapes.

7.     Then twist each one into a spring shape.

8.     Put the aluminum foil springs into your tube.

9.     Pour some dry rice. The tube should only be about 1/10 full.

10.  Make another cap from brown paper (the same as the first three steps) and cap your tube.

11.  Decorate the tube by covering it with brown paper or construction paper, and then making designs with crayons or markers (or cut-out paper or stickers).

12.  play native American music and let kids do their own rain dance.

Assessments (objective or subjective)

Objective Assessment-Ask the class

—  Why did Native Americans have a rain dance?

—  Turn to your neighbor & show them your rain stick. What was the reason in expressing your art?

First Friday Art Trail

Hello Everyone,

Since we decided to meet as a class for First Friday Art Trail I thought we could all meet at LHUCA or The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts located at 511 Ave. K. Here is the website: http://lhuca.org.  The main entrance looks like a large purple cube. Just enter here and we can meet in the first gallery you walk into. There is wine for sale so feel free to help yourself is you are of legal age. I would appreciate it if everyone can get there by 6:30 p.m. You are more than welcome to arrive at 6 when the event officially begins.

If you get lost or have any other problems please call or text me at 806-559-9431.

I just want everyone to have fun and see that Lubbock does have a thriving art scene.

Readings for Tuesday, July 22

Hello Everyone,

Sorry about the mix-up with the readings. We will discuss the Introduction and chapters 1-3 in the Guerrilla Girls in class on Tuesday, July 22nd.

Readings for July 18

Please read the articles on 

P. 204 failing our kids

P. 211 one size fits few

P.219 motivating students to do quality work

Buddy Holly Center and Readings for July 17

Hello All, 

The Buddy Holly Center is located at 1801 Crickets Ave. There should be a lot of parking available out front. It is the building near I-27 with the large black-rimmed glasses sculpture. If anyone needs a ride please e-mail me. I can provide one if you need me to do so. 

Your readings are: 

p. 160 Rethinking Discipline

p. 167 A Mother Speaks Out

p. 168 Teaching the Whole Story

p. 199 Staying Past Wednesday. 

I know I originally had you all reading the article about arranged marriages, but I changed it to Staying Past Wednesday. I thought this article addressed the age group you are all planning on teaching a little more. 

I wanted to keep the readings short so everyone can work on their clay pieces on Thursday.