Project: Peace Dove - Miss Schulte`s Student Teaching Portfolio

Project: Peace Dove
Grade/Class: 1st Sem./Year: Fall, 2013
Lesson created/adapted by Mrs. Tara Conover
Goals: (Students will...)
Vocabulary:
Critique Points:
­Peace Dove story
­Draw and paint a background design with
non­representational images
­Drawing a straight line with a straight edge
­Use and paint with watercolor colored pencils
(blending)
­Create a raised surface with two pieces of
paper
­peace dove
­design
­blending
­”curve and cut
away”
­mounting/raised
surface
4 C’s: Creativity,
Craftsmanship,
Challenge & Clock
(Use of time)
(Complete) Materials List:
­straight edge, pencils, watercolor paper, Sharpie markers, watercolor colored pencils,
brushes, water cups, scissors
Foam core, Exacto knife and cutting mat, hot glue guns and sticks
Resources:
Notes:
­Picasso’s “Dove of Peace” Symbol for
the First International Peace Conference
­Picasso’s brief biography
Great opportunity to tell the story of a man who
experienced the greatest flood of all time and who
saw a dove as a sign of life and peace.
Examples (Visuals):
(White board directions) Ms. Schulte’s Peace Dove
Procedure:
Procedure (Project STEPS):
Materials (for each step):
1.Tell the “peace dove” story. Picasso’s peace dove
inspired by Noah’s Ark story.
Picasso’s peace dove, images
of doves.
2. Divide paper into 12 sections. (½ L, ½ W, ½ DL, ½
DR) using a straight edge. Draw with pencil.
Straightedge, pencils, watercolor
paper
3. Trace lines with marker. Trace straight dividing lines Sharpie marker
with Sharpie marker. Add design lines. (May have to give *visuals/examples of
some visuals/ideas for this.)
non­representational designs
4. Color! Add watercolor colored pencils, blending colors
with watercolor brush. (Swirl & swipe)
Watercolor pencils, water cup,
brushes
5. Cut out the dove. “Cut away off the junk.” Modeling
Dove templates, scissors,
how to cut around the outside circle of the dove. Teach the
“Curve and cut away”, snipping off pieces at a time.
6. “Blend the Edges”. Choose a color of colored pencil
Watercolor pencils, water cup,
and trace around the lines on your dove. Blend the edges brushes
with a wet brush. They may also draw an eye on their dove
if they wish.
7. Mount dove on raised surface. (Teacher should do
foam core pieces, exacto knife,
this) Hot glue two pieces of foam core on back of the dove cutting mat, hot glue sticks and
(across the wings and tail). Then glue the dove onto the
gun OR glue dots
center of the background.
8. (If they finish early) Have students free draw/paint with
the watercolor pencils and brushes.
Scratch paper
Daily Reflections:
Date, Steps
Reflection & Notes:
1A 10/22
Steps 4­6
Today I was surprised at the range of paces and abilities I noticed in this class.
We had a few students who were very self­directed and focused, and a few
others who were extremely low functioning socially and academically who had
to be constantly re­directed and kept from self­harm or destructive behavior.
I also realized mid­way through my demonstration on “mounting the doves” that
this class could not handle this part of the procedure and that I would need to
mount the doves for them myself. Again I had the challenge of what to give
those who finished early to keep them engaged while the others made slow
progress.
1B 10/28
Steps 4­6
●
Today I didn’t even attempt to demonstrate the mounting process,
though I did explain what it was and why we (the teachers) will do it.
● I really pushed the goal of finishing our backgrounds & doves today, but
had at least 3 or 4 of the 12 students who just wanted to talk to me the
whole time! I told them this was the last day to paint, but about 4 aren’t
even close!