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Allison Shilling
May 2018
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Communicating through Printmaking
Printmaking Grades 9-12
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CURRICULUM VISION STATEMENT
cultural context in which the artwork was made. Art is a means through which students foster a
sense of identity and interrogate the many nuanced facets of themselves. Students learn to work
collaboratively and individually to make and respond to art through multiple voices and multiple
perspectives.
An art educator should facilitate the exploration of the students’ interests and inquiries
through thematic curriculum. Together, the students and teacher challenge ossified
preconceptions of ourselves and the world to form new knowledge that affirms the pluralism that
students, communities, artists, and teachers reflect. An art educator should support and foster the
diversity of her students as contributors of essential knowledge who broaden our perspectives on
the interconnectedness of the world and the complexities of its peoples. The art studio is a
welcoming, safe place where students are inspired to express themselves and enjoy learning.
My art curriculum provides students with opportunities to self reflect, explore, challenge
ideas, and expand thinking. The curriculum provides the structure to work independently and
collaboratively. It is rich with opportunities that promote empathy within the classroom and our
global community. While art education is not the panacea to address global inequality and
suffering, art students dismantle stereotypes, explore students’ pluralistic identities, and develop
individual voices. The curriculum fosters a community of lifelong learners who understand
their responsibilities and take agency in their contributions to the global community.
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ART CURRICULUM GOALS
● To encourage opportunities to self reflect, explore, challenge ideas, and expand thinking
through the interpretation and creation of enigmatic artworks as they sit in relation to the
viewer, artist, and the cultural context in which the artwork was made.
● To foster each student’s sense of pluralistic identity and interrogate the many nuanced
facets of themselves through making and responding to art through multiple voices and
multiple perspectives.
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ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
How can the artist grow in a deeper understanding of themselves and communicate that
perspective?
How can art not only document who, what, where and when we are, but express our state of
mind, wishes and concerns? How do artists visually represent non-visual sensations?
With the advent of the internet and abundant sharing of ideas and images (e.g.Instagram), is there
still a role for printing in multiples and what is? How does technology change the relationship
between the viewer and artist and the artwork’s impact on the viewer?
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CURRICULUM MAP
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UNIT 1: Artist As A Communicator
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UNIT MAP
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Artist As A Communicator
Grades 9-12
ENDURING
UNDERSTANDINGS
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
● How can the artist grow in a deeper understanding of themselves and communicate that
perspective? How much can a portrait show about a person?
● How can the visual medium of printmaking be used to represent aspects of my identity?
● How does a landscape reflect who lives there? How can we think about an environment
or landscape from a new perspective?
● How can art not only document who, what, where and when we are, but express our state
of mind, wishes and concerns? How do artists visually represent non-visual sensations?
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STANDARDS ADDRESSED
The PreK-12 Learning Standards for the
Visual Arts:
1. Methods, Materials, and Techniques.
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the
methods, materials, and techniques unique to the
visual arts.
3. Observation, Abstraction, Invention, and
Expression. Students will demonstrate their
powers of observation, abstraction, invention, and
expression in a variety of media, materials, and
techniques.
4. Drafting, Revising, and Exhibiting. Students
will demonstrate knowledge of the processes of
creating and exhibiting their own artwork: drafts,
critique, self-assessment, refinement, and exhibit
preparation.
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STAGE 2 – ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE
EVIDENCE
Lesson 1: The final product will be four varied
editions of a 8”x11” collagraph print depicting a
landscape addressing the binary of culture and
nature.
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CONTINUUM OF ASSESSMENTS
The student and teacher will fill out a rubric as a summative assessment for lesson 3.
Technical Student skillfully Student often Student rarely Student did not
Mastery handled ink, skillfully handled handled ink, handle ink,
(15 pt total) stencils, paper ink, stencils, stencils, paper stencils, paper
registration, and paper registration, and registration,
operation of the registration, and operation of the and operation
printing press. operation of the printing press of the printing
printing press. with success. press with
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success.
Studio Student handled Student handled Student handled Student did not
Habits all art materials art materials and art materials and handle art
(17 pt total) and studio studio equipment studio equipment materials and
equipment respectfully. respectfully studio
respectfully. Student cleaned sometimes. equipment
Student up after Student did not respectfully or
meticulously themselves. always clean up clean up after
cleaned up after Student supported after themselves. themselves.
themselves. their classmates Student rarely Student did not
Student went out sometimes. supported their support their
of their way to classmates. classmates.
support
classmates.
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STAGE 3 – LEARNING PLAN
Art Materials
● Chipboard ● Exacto knife
● Block Printing Ink and modifiers ● Modge Podge
● Brayer ● Paint brushes
● Palette knife ● Various textured materials
Laura McPhee No Ordinary Land 1998 Amy Genser Aquatic Interstellar Dream 2018
Resources
Google Earth and Google Maps
Daily Overview, 2017. https://www.instagram.com/dailyoverview/?hl=en
Amy Genser, 2017. http://www.amygenser.com/
Laura McPhee, 1998. http://www.lauramcphee.com/nol.php
Chuck Bryant and Josh Clark, 2017. https://www.stuffyoushouldknow.com/podcasts/maps-
work.htm
Edward Burtynsky, 1996. https://www.edwardburtynsky.com/
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Lesson 2: Myself and Place
Students will study the works of portrait photographers and photojournalists to consider how
places and objects inform our identities and manipulate how artists and subjects are perceived by
viewers. Students will choose an important aspect of their identity and photograph themselves in
a place that reflects that aspect of themself. The photos will be carefully curated to emphasize the
importance of the place and objects as equally significant subjects as the artist themself in the
setting. Students will consider the complex and pluralistic components of their identity including
but not limited to culture, personality, history, gender, interests, activities, and formative people.
Students will translate and represent these aspects of their identity through drypoint etching (in at
least four successful/clean editions). The print can be serious or humorous. Either way, it should
reflect something essential and important about who they are as a person.
Art Materials
● Plexiglass ● Etching Press
● Etching Needles ● Tarlatan
● Stonehenge Paper ● Chipboard squares
● Akua Intaglio Ink ● Newsprint
Resources
Art 21 “Identity”, 2001. http://www.pbs.org/art21/episodes/season-1-2001/identity/
Rania Matar, 2012. http://www.raniamatar.com/portfolio/girl-and-her-room.php
Alec Soth “Sleeping by the Mississippi”, 2004. http://alecsoth.com/photography/?page_id=14
Matt Hoyle, 2017. http://matthoyle.com/
New York Times blog “Lens”, 2018. https://www.nytimes.com/section/lens
Annie Leibovitz, 2018. http://www.sundaramtagore.com/artists/annie-leibovitz
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Lesson 3: One Day in Our Lives
Students are recording one digital image per hour while awake over the course of 24 hours–at
home, at school, with friends, and everywhere in between. Students will study the works of
monoprint artists Mary Kate McTigue, Pat Steir, and Bryan Wynters, as well as work from the
photographer Bryon Wolfe and poet Billy Collins (see Appendix for poem). Students must carry
their cell phone (or disposable camera) with them everywhere they go. They may take one image
each hour. The image can be spontaneous and intuitive: close or wide; an object, person or
landscape; straightforward or symbolic. The collection of images can be as varied as the
student’s day. As a class, the students will decide which hour-of-the-day each student will
represent in their collective photo book. The students may decide that everyone took their most
interesting photos between 7am and 8 am. In this case they will create a book not representing
every hour of the day, but instead everyone’s unique perspectives on one hour (or short time
period) during the day. Each student will create three monoprints based off of their photo and
experience in the selected moment and contribute one of the prints to the class book.
Art Materials
● Acetate ● Cardstock
● Block Printing Ink and modifiers ● Scissors
● Brayer ● Cell phone or disposable camera
● Paper ● Paint brushes and Q-Tips
Bryon Wolfe From Our Favorite Tree 2002 Cheryl Daley-Champagnie Dwellers Rest 1996
Resources
Pat Steir, 2018. http://www.artnet.com/artists/pat-steir/
Billy Collins, 1998. Picnic, Lightning “This Much I Do Remember”. Pittsburgh, Pa.: University
of Pittsburgh Press.
Bryan Wynter, 1950. http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/bryan-wynter-2176
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Bryon Wolfe, 2007. Everyday: A Yearlong Photo Diary. Chronicle Books.
https://books.google.com/books?id=tPN5EVE4hSMC&lpg=PA1988&pg=PA1988#v=onepage&
q&f=false
Cheryl Daley-Champagnie, 1996.
http://library.artstor.org.ezproxy.library.tufts.edu/#/search/Cheryl%20Daley-
Champagnie;page=1;size=24
Rania Matar, Mariam, Bourj al Shamali Palestinian Refugee Camp, Tyre Lebanon, 2009
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UNIT 2: Printmaking as Dissemination
Lesson 2: Appropriation
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UNIT MAP
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Printmaking as Dissemination
Grades 9-12
ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS
Students will understand that:
● Art can be used to disseminate ideas through cultures and instigate societal, political, and
cultural change.
● Original artwork comes in many forms including through intentional appropriation from
other sources.
● Various techniques of printmaking have for many centuries made it possible to make
multiple examples of a work of art (editions). Each edition of a print is an authentic work
of the artist.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
● What is the role of the artist in communicating with their community?
● How can we, as artists working in a medium of multiples, relate ourselves in the context
of the adage “quality over quantity”?
● With the advent of the internet and abundant sharing of ideas and images (e.g.Instagram),
is there still a role for printing in multiples and what is? How does that change the
relationship between the viewer and artist and the artwork’s impact on the viewer?
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STANDARDS ADDRESSED
The PreK-12 Learning Standards for the Visual
Arts:
1. Methods, Materials, and Techniques.
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the methods,
materials, and techniques unique to the visual arts.
4. Drafting, Revising, and Exhibiting.
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the
processes of creating and exhibiting their own
artwork: drafts, critique, self-assessment, refinement,
and exhibit preparation.
5. Critical Response. Students will describe and analyze their own work and the work of
others using appropriate visual arts vocabulary. When appropriate, students will connect their
analysis to interpretation and evaluation.
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ACQUISITION/ UNIT OBJECTIVES
STUDENTS WILL KNOW….
•Printmaking can be used as a form of dissemination.
•Artists communicate their ideas to the public to question existing knowledge and
generate new knowledge.
•Artistic communication can be heighten through the use of text, appropriation, and
working in multiples.
•Words are sometimes included in art and can be an effective compliment to visual
components; but writing is not the primary ways ideas are conveyed in visual art.
Syry Mitchell, Arugula 2016 Sanya Hyland, Alto a la violencia contra las mujeres 2015
Lesson 2: The final product will be five (varied) editions of a 11”x14” silkscreen print including
an appropriated subject matter.
Lesson 3: The final product will ten (varied) editions of a 5”x7” print of either silkscreen or
linoleum cut that respond to the prompt “What do you want to communicate to your school
community?”
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CONTINUUM OF ASSESSMENT
Student will write an artist statement for their print in Lesson 3 as a tool for assessment.
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SCOPE AND SEQUENCE OF LESSONS
Lesson 1: Visual and Written Communication
In this lesson students will learn about artists Mark Andrew Webber, Pete Railand, Roger Peet,
Sanya Hyland, Benedict Phillips as well as historic artists who use text in their art. Students will
explore the use of text in the prints. They will learn relief printmaking techniques through
linocuts. The final print will be a relief print including thoughtful incorporation of text that
considers the intent of the print. Students should be able to articulate and justify the choices they
made through the process.
Art Materials
● Linoleum Blocks ● Relief Ink
● Masa Paper 10” x 13” or other paper ● Blankets
appropriate for printing ● Palettes
● Transfer paper ● Palette Knives
● Linoleum Adjustable Carving Sets ● Brayers
● Bench Hooks ● Printing Press
● Print
Benedict Phillips, Warning 2005 Roger Peet, Less Locks More Keys 2018
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Lesson 2: Appropriation
In this lesson, students will explore Pop Art, the Rural Electrification Administration, and the
history and contemporary use of appropriation in art and prints. Lester Beall, Roy Lichtenstein,
Dolly Sen, Sister Corita Kent, and T.C. Cannon will be studied. Students will understand what
appropriation means and what the difference is between appropriation and plagiarism. In this
lesson, students will learn silkscreening techniques using hand-painting with screen drawing
fluid and hand-cut stencils. They will print at least five editions of their print using appropriation
in their prints.
Art Materials
● Screens with Mesh 10” x 14” ● Simple Green (for cleaning screens)
● Screen Printing Ink ● Watercolor Paper 11” x 15”
● Screen Filler ● Pencils
● Screen Drawing Fluid ● Tape
● Squeegee ● Sketchbook Paper
● Paint Brushes ● Contact paper and Exacto
● Bench Hooks
T.C. Cannon, “Collector no.5” (Osage with Van Gogh) 1980 FC St. Pauli, St. Pauli O Muerte 2014
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Lesson 3: The Power of Multiples
Students will discuss the differences between single works of art and artwork made in multiples.
Students will discuss dynamic interactions with the public in viewer-participatory artwork. They
will discuss the artistic significance between limited editions, downloadable graphics, art
produced in perpetude, and other forms of artwork in multiples in the context of free printable
graphics by the Justseeds art collective, Felix Gonzales-Torres’ work “Untitled” (Double
Portrait), and Short Edition’s short story vending machine. The students will discuss ways they
can communicate with their school community printing in multiples. Students will discuss what
they want to communicate to their school (and an individual viewer) and how. Students will
design prints and a display/ distribution system for their artwork. Students will choose to print in
either silkscreen or relief on 5”x7” paper in 10 varied or standard editions for the installation.
Felix Gonzales-Torres, “Untitled” (Double Portrait) 1991 Olivier Alexandre, New York Times 2018
Art Materials
● Screens with Mesh ● Watercolor Paper ● Bench Hooks
● Screen Printing Ink ● Pencils ● Print
● Screen Filler ● Tape ● Relief Ink
● Screen Drawing ● Sketchbook Paper ● Blankets
Fluid ● Linoleum Blocks ● Palettes
● Squeegee ● Masa Paper 5” x 7” ● Palette Knives
● Paint Brushes ● Transfer paper ● Brayers
● Simple Green ● Lino Carving Sets ● Printing Press
Resources
Felix Gonzalez-Torres, 1991. http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/gonzalez-torres-untitled-
double-portrait-t13309
Justseeds Art Collective, 2018. https://justseeds.org/graphics/?js-paged=1
New York Times, 2018. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/16/books/short-story-vending-
machine.html
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UNIT 3: Beyond the Print
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UNIT MAP
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Beyond the Print
Grades 9-12
ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS
Students will understand that:
● People tell meaningful personal narratives in diverse ways.
● There are copious opportunities for creative thought when asking questions and exploring
unknowns.
● Mistakes should be celebrated and emphasized instead of hidden or disguised. We can
make new art, possibly even more beautiful than the original, through revitalizing
mistakes.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
● How do artists use their work to address complex, multifaceted questions about the world
around them?
● How do artists push beyond what they already know and readily see?
● How can we celebrate and transform the mistakes we make in printmaking into creative,
original artwork?
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STANDARDS ADDRESSED
The PreK-12 Learning Standards for the Visual Arts:
1. Methods, Materials, and Techniques. Students will demonstrate
knowledge of the methods, materials, and techniques unique to the
visual arts.
2. Elements and Principles of Design. Students will demonstrate
knowledge of the elements and principles of design.
3. Observation, Abstraction, Invention, and Expression. Students
will demonstrate their powers of observation, abstraction, invention,
and expression in a variety of media, materials, and techniques.
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STAGE 2 – ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE
EVIDENCE
Lesson 1: The final product will be two editions of an artist book that uses lithography printing
and accordion bookbinding. It will have include eight prints that combine to reflect on one topic
or idea. The dimensions of the unfolded piece will be 40” x 5.5”.
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CONTINUUM OF ASSESSMENT
Student will draft a storyboard of their artist book in Lesson 1 as a tool for formative assessment.
What is the message you are trying to communicate through your book? What is your book
about? Is it chronological, thematic, or some other sequence of storytelling? Is your book social,
political, personal, reflective, critical, or any other subject of intent? Are there elements of
fantasy in your book? Are you including facts, data, or stories?
Will there be text in your book? How important and prominent will it be in relation to the visual
components of your work? How will the written work compliment and interact with the visual
work?
Which artists’ book that we saw in class did you respond to? How is their work inspiring your
book?
How does your book consider the elements of sequence, repetition, and juxtaposition?
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Please sketch out a storyboard of the pages of your book including written and visual
components.
Name_________________________ Book Title:________________________________
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When you are finished, find a classmate who is also done and share your books with one another.
Give each other feedback. Does the sequence of your story make sense? Is the message you
want to communicate getting through to you classmate? Where are things muddled, unclear, or
overly repetitious in the story? What is working well in the story that excites and engages your
classmate?
Reflect on your discussion with your classmate and revise your storyboard accordingly.
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STAGE 3 – LEARNING PLAN
Ed Ruscha Twentysix Gasoline Stations 1963 George Grosz The Face of the Ruling Class 1921
Resources
Yale on Artist Books, 2018.https://guides.library.yale.edu/c.php?g=295819&p=1972527
Women’s Studio Workshop, 2018. https://wsworkshop.org/collection/
Toby Millman, 2018. http://www.tobymillman.com/
https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/william-blakes-songs-of-innocence-and-experience
http://lcc.onlineculture.co.uk/ttp/ttp.html?id=3fc0049d-b78a-45c5-822c-
c68c7773ca65&type=book
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http://www.tate.org.uk/about/projects/transforming-artist-books/summaries/edward-ruscha-
twentysix-gasoline-stations-1963
https://www.vincentborrelli.com/pages/books/112098/ed-ruscha-edward/ed-ruscha-twentysix-
gasoline-stations-second-edition-of-500-signed
Art Materials
● Plexiglass ● Etching Press
● Etching Needles ● Tarlatan
● Stonehenge Paper ● Chipboard squares
● Akua Intaglio Ink ● Newsprint
Resources
Art 21, 2014. https://art21.org/watch/art-in-the-twenty-first-century/s7/investigation/
Mount Holyoke College Printmaking Classes 2015-2017.
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Lesson 3: Making Art Out of Mistakes - Mixed Media Collage and Printmaking
In this lesson students will create expressive mixed media artworks that demonstrate a sense of
purpose and understanding of the relationship among various forms, materials, techniques, and
subject matters incorporating printmaking and collage. Students will demonstrate a reinforced
and extended knowledge of the previously used printmaking technique and push their
understanding of what makes art. Students will study mixed media art. A variety of artists will
be studied including Toby Millman, Anne Moore, Laurie Breen. The importance of making
mistakes in art will be discussed focussing on the growth that occurs through mistakes. Finally
art will be created from the mistakes.
Art Materials
● Wheat paste ● Saved “Mistakes” from previous
● Modge Podge printmaking projects
● Previously used printmaking
materials
Resources
Tate Museum, Art Terms, 2018. http://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/m/mixed-media
Toby Millman, 2018. http://www.tobymillman.com/
Anne Moore, 2018. http://www.annesprints.com/gallery/New_Work
Laurie Breen, 2018. http://www.lauriebreen.com/
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DIFFERENTIATION PLAN
For English Language Learners ● Oral, written, and visual instructions will be provided
or students with limited English throughout the lessons
proficiency ● Flexibility with any speaking or writing, including allowing
students to use their prefered language(s) in their work
● Peer teachers for additional enforcement of skills learned
● Flexibility with speaking or writing requirements (typing,
recording, use of own language)
● Check in individually with students to verify clarity of
activities
● Translate communications with student using translation appa
and closed captioning
For students struggling with motor ● Allow for a variety of materials and pre-made materials to be
skills incorporated into work so students can use what best suits their
needs (pastels, model magic, pre-cut or torn shapes)
● Show a variety of artists and artworks so students can see a
range of successful techniques and forms of visual expression
● Modify and adjust tools to best fit students’ needs
● Buddy-up for peer assistance when important
For students struggling with ● Incorporate short movement breaks into classroom routine
attention disorders (i.e. ADD, ● Shorten and vary instructions broken up throughout lesson
ADHD) ● Provide sketchbook and free draw materials to take a break
from the assignment
● Provide distraction-free space when needed
For students struggling with ● Oral, written, and visual instructions will be provided
reading/writing (i.e. dyslexia, throughout the lessons
dysgraphia) ● Allow students to participate in one-on-one conversation/ oral
presentation with the teacher instead of writing
● Provide writing supports when necessary (spelling and
vocabulary lists, scaffolded writing guides, etc.)
For students with hearing ● Written and visual instructions will be provided
impairment or auditory ● Videos shown to class will include closed captioning
processing disorders ● Microphone will be used to give instructions when applicable
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For students struggling with ● Allow students to take breaks inside or outside of the
behavior or emotional distress classroom
● Clearly display precedents for respect in the classroom and
conflict resolution guidelines
● Support and provide a safe environment for students during
difficult times
For students on the Autism ● Alter lesson structure with group and individual activities
spectrum ● Allow for digital work if student is more comfortable with
technology and less inclined towards physical art materials
● Maintain a clear classroom and cleanup routine
● Flexibility with subject and direction of artwork based on the
students’ interests
For students with severe learning ● Work with student and their aide to modify lesson to meet the
impairment and have an aide or student’s abilities
paraprofessional with them in the ● Work with student to establish skills and techniques they can
art room employ without or with their aide’s assistance
● Advocate for the students’ skills and ideas to ensure the
artwork reflects the student’s intentions and not those of the aide
All students will be held to high standards and encouraged to think and work outside of their
comfort zones with support and empathy from peers and teachers in order to interpret,
understand, and create meaning through visual expression.
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SCOPE AND SEQUENCE CHART
Communicating through Printmaking
Printmaking Grades 9-12
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PROGRAM ASSESSMENT
1.Purpose of the Assessment
The purpose of the assessment is to check for understanding, to promote creative and critical
thinking, and to document the individual art-making process and progress of each student.
4.Grading Plan
Participation/Effort/Critique 20%
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Rubrics 25%
6.Reporting Out
The teacher will communicate with parents and guardians electronically on a quarterly basis
unless more frequent communication seems necessary. Parents/guardians will receive mid-
quarter reports from the teacher addressing the students’ efforts as well as their grades. The
teacher is always readily available to meet with parents via email, on the phone, and in person to
discuss both positive feedback and questions and concerns.
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Appendix
Overview Effect: the feeling astronauts get when they look down at Earth from outer space,
perceiving the Earth to be tiny and fragile.
Bird’s Eye View Perspective: how a bird sees the world looking down at Earth
Print: Image taken from a plate and transferred to another surface.
Collagraph: Printmaking technique in which material is applied or collaged to a matrix then
inked and printed on paper
Drypoint Etching: Drypoint is a printmaking process in which a design is drawn on a matrix
with a sharp, pointed needle-like instrument – the incised line or area holds the ink and creates
the image
Monoprints: a form of printmaking where the image can only be made once, unlike most
printmaking which allows for multiple originals
Reference Photos: An image an artist uses to base their work off of
Zooming Out: to consider the essential points, rather than the details of the subject.
Original print: Original, creative art printed from original plates, blocks, etc. It differs from the
reproduction of an earlier work of art which was created in a different medium.
Multiple: A work of art that exists in duplicated examples that are all considered original.
Brayers: a small roller used to apply the ink to the plate
Palettes: a thin glass board on which a printmaker lays and mixes inks.
Palette knife: a thin steel blade with a handle for mixing colors
Printing press: a machine for printing text or pictures from type or plates.
Portrait Photography: A photograph of a person or group of people that captures the
personality of the subject by using effective lighting, backdrops, and poses.
Photojournalism: The art or practice of communicating news by photographs.
Appropriation: the use of pre-existing objects or images with little or no transformation applied
to them.
Pop Art: A movement composed of initially British, then American artists in the 1950s and
1960s, which was characterized by references to imagery and products from popular culture,
media, and advertising.
Rural Electrification Administration (REA): The REA was created (1935) by executive order
as an independent federal bureau, authorized by Congress in 1936, and later (1939) reorganized
as a division of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. The REA undertook to provide farms with
inexpensive electric lighting and power.
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Edition: a series of prints made from the same plate
Dissemination: the act of spreading something, especially information, widely; circulation.
Print media: Means of mass communication in the form of printed publications.
Multiple: A work of art that exists in duplicated examples that are all considered original.
Relief printmaking: the original flat surface of a linoleum or wood block is the printing surface.
Any parts of the design not to be printed are cut out, leading the major raised (in relief). The
surface is inked with a roller, then transferred to paper by direct pressure. Examples on this
method are linocut and woodcut.
Viewer-Participatory Artwork: Art that requires participation from viewers. Art that is
something you do not something you see.
Silkscreening/Screenprinting/Serigraphy: a method of printmaking by pressing ink through a
screen onto paper with areas blocked off by a stencil.
Screen: The platen or "printer" for each color of the image.
Linocuts: A design or form carved in relief on a block of linoleum.
Justseeds Art Collective: Network od 30 artists committed to social, environmental, and
political engagement. They produce collective portfolios, contribute graphics to grassroots
struggles for justice, build large sculptural installations in galleries, and wheatpaste on the
streets.
Limited Editions - A reproduction of a print which is limited to a specific number of copies.
Impression number: A number assigned to a print in edition. Also called serial number.
Downloadable Graphics: Art and graphic design work downloadable from the internet.
Art Produced in Perpetude
Flood: Pulling ink over a design and "flooding" the image before screening it onto the substrate
Mesh: The screen itself and how tightly woven it is. The higher the mesh number, the tighter the
little fiber that make the screen, are woven together.
Print Side: Side of the screen that you put your film/design on. ( Mesh is flush with frame)
Squeegee Side: Refers to the side of the screen that you print ink on and push through with the
squeegee. (Mesh is recessed with frame).
Screen filler: fluid used plug “fill” mesh in screen to prevent ink from flowing through screen.
Screen Printing ink: Ink used in screenprinting, usually water-soluble.
Linocuts:a design or form carved in relief on a block of linoleum.
Bench hooks: Wooden hook attached to table for stability when carving a block.
Block: Linoleum or wood pieces used for printing.
Masa paper: mulberry or kozo/mix pulp paper that is very smooth on one side. Because it has
both internal and surface sizing and can easily be crumpled and re-flattened, this paper is ideal
for printmaking.
Linoleum carving tools: Tools used for cutting linoleum blocks
Transfer paper: a paper coated with a special preparation for transferring an image to another
surface by pressure
Relief ink: a pigmented matter that prints an image ideal for relief printmaking
Bamboo baren: an instrument used to create pressure between the plate, ink and paper.
Screen drawing fluid: fluid used for drawing printed image on screen
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Squeegee: Used in screen printing: A rubber blade with wooden handle to force ink through
screen.
Repurpose Ideas: The use of something for a purpose other than its original intended use.
Modifying to fit a new use or use it in a new way.
Accordion Book: Was originally designed to accommodate scrolls that had become
unmanageable because of their size and length. Composed of a continuous folded sheet of paper
and is often enclosed between two covers.
Artist Book: Works of art that utilize the form of the book. They are often published in small
editions or one of a kind.
Tarlatan: Wiping fabric used to clean intaglio plates before printing.
Mixed media: A technique involving the use of two or more artistic media, such as ink and
pastel or painting and collage, that are combined in a single composition.
Women’s Studio Workshop: An artist residency, internship, and education program in
printmaking, papermaking, ceramics, letterpress, photography and book arts.
Pronto Plate Lithography: The medium is capable of reproducing the full spectrum of
lithographic marks such as: hand drawn brush strokes, ink wash, texture, crayon and pencil
marks, and is equally well suited for digital imaging. Plates can be imaged directly with a laser
printer and a photocopier.
Etching Needles: A steel point or stylus used in etching to draw through the ground and expose
the metal plate to the acid.
Mistakes: Prints that were not used by the artist in early works. The artist considered them
mistakes for work they were engaged in.
Balance: the ways in which the elements (lines, shapes, colors, textures, etc.) of a piece are
arranged (symmetrical & asymmetrical)
Mood: the general atmosphere, or state of mind and feelings, that a work of art generates
Registration: Lining-up one color on top of another on the same print and or lining up the paper
on top of the plate.
Pull: To make a print by transferring the ink onto paper either by hand or with a press.
Tack: The quality of stickiness in printing ink.
Blanket: Woven felt used on press to push paper into inked lines of metal plate.
Proofs: prints made at various stages during the creative process to act as guidelines for
further stages to change, correct or improve the image.
Chine collé: A technique for gluing smaller pieces of paper onto a print while you are printing it.
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Massachusetts Arts Curriculum Frameworks
Massachusetts Department of Education
November, 1999
6. Purposes of the Arts. Students will describe the purposes for which works of dance,
music, theater, visual arts, and architecture were and are created, and, when appropriate, interpret
their meanings.
7. Roles of Artists in Communities. Students will describe the roles of artists, patrons,
cultural organizations, and arts institutions in societies of the past and present.
8. Concepts of Style, Stylistic Influence, and Stylistic Change. Students will
demonstrate their understanding of styles, stylistic influence, and stylistic change by identifying
when and where art works were created, and by analyzing characteristic features of art works
from various historical periods, cultures, and genres.
9. Inventions, Technologies and the Arts. Students will describe and analyze how
performing and visual artists use and have used materials, inventions, and technologies in their
Work.
10. Interdisciplinary Connections. Students will apply their knowledge of the arts to the
study of English language arts, foreign languages, health, history and social sciences,
mathematics, and science and technology/engineering.
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Unit 1:
Google Earth and Google Maps, 2018.
Daily Overview, 2017. https://www.instagram.com/dailyoverview/?hl=en
Amy Genser, 2017. http://www.amygenser.com/
Laura McPhee, 1998. http://www.lauramcphee.com/nol.php
Chuck Bryant and Josh Clark, 2017. https://www.stuffyoushouldknow.com/podcasts/maps-
work.htm
Edward Burtynsky, 1996. https://www.edwardburtynsky.com/
Art 21 “Identity”, 2001. http://www.pbs.org/art21/episodes/season-1-2001/identity/
Rania Matar, 2012. http://www.raniamatar.com/portfolio/girl-and-her-room.php
Alec Soth “Sleeping by the Mississippi”, 2004. http://alecsoth.com/photography/?page_id=14
Matt Hoyle, 2017. http://matthoyle.com/
New York Times blog “Lens”, 2018. https://www.nytimes.com/section/lens
Annie Leibovitz, 2018. http://www.sundaramtagore.com/artists/annie-leibovitz
Pat Steir, 2018. http://www.artnet.com/artists/pat-steir/
Billy Collins, 1998. Picnic, Lightning “This Much I Do Remember”. Pittsburgh, Pa.: University
of Pittsburgh Press.
Bryan Wynter, 1950. http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/bryan-wynter-2176
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Cheryl Daley-Champagnie, 1996.
http://library.artstor.org.ezproxy.library.tufts.edu/#/search/Cheryl%20Daley-
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Unit 2
Benedict Phillips, 2005.https://www.disabilityartsonline.org.uk/?location_id=206&item=70
Mark Andrew Weber, 2017.https://mark-andrew-webber.myshopify.com/
Justseeds Art Collective, 2018. Justseeds.org
Dolly Sen, 2010.https://www.disabilityartsonline.org.uk/?location_id=1204
Artstor, 2018.
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Artstor, 2018.
http://library.artstor.org.ezproxy.library.tufts.edu/#/asset/ARTSTOR_103_41822003697685
Artstor, 2018.
http://library.artstor.org.ezproxy.library.tufts.edu/#/asset/ACOOPER_10310347494
Artstor, 2018.
http://library.artstor.org.ezproxy.library.tufts.edu/#/asset/LICHTENSTEIN_10313551075
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Unit 3
Yale on Artist Books, 2018.https://guides.library.yale.edu/c.php?g=295819&p=1972527
Women’s Studio Workshop, 2018. https://wsworkshop.org/collection/
Toby Millman, 2018. http://www.tobymillman.com/
https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/william-blakes-songs-of-innocence-and-experience
http://lcc.onlineculture.co.uk/ttp/ttp.html?id=3fc0049d-b78a-45c5-822c-
c68c7773ca65&type=book
http://www.tate.org.uk/about/projects/transforming-artist-books/summaries/edward-ruscha-
twentysix-gasoline-stations-1963
https://www.vincentborrelli.com/pages/books/112098/ed-ruscha-edward/ed-ruscha-twentysix-
gasoline-stations-second-edition-of-500-signed
Art 21, 2014. https://art21.org/watch/art-in-the-twenty-first-century/s7/investigation/
Mount Holyoke College Printmaking Classes 2015-2017.
Tate Museum, Art Terms, 2018. http://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/m/mixed-media
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Toby Millman, 2018. http://www.tobymillman.com/
Anne Moore, 2018. http://www.annesprints.com/gallery/New_Work
Laurie Breen, 2018. http://www.lauriebreen.com/
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Billy Collins “This Much I Do Remember” 1998
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