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Studio Session Learning Target: I will review the works of Wassily Kandinsky and create an abstract artwork while listening to music.

Review: Do Now:

What do you remember about Wassily Kandinsky?

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Studio Session Learning Target: I will create an abstract artwork inspired by Wassily Kandinsky and Richard Wagner using black lines.

Day 3: Do Now:

What do you remember about Wassily Kandinsky?

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Day 3: Do Now:

Review your work from last week. Find at least one “show” and one “grow” from your drawing.

	Show		Grow
Art Elements & Concepts		A wide variety of lines and shapes fill the page. There is an excellent balance of colors and white space.
Neatness		Drawing is very neat. No smudges and smears are present. Colors are neat with few to no “peek-a-boo” spaces.
Creativity		A wide variety of different types of lines was used to express the music. Colors were used to help express how this music made me feel.

Studio Session Learning Target: I will create an abstract artwork inspired by Wassily Kandinsky and Richard Wagner using black lines.

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Day 3: Do Now:

Listen to music by Richard Wagner. What kinds of lines and shapes does this music make you imagine?

Day at a Glance:

Listen to musical selection by Richard Wagner and talk about what lines and shapes it makes you think of.
Listen to music by Richard Wagner and create the lines and shapes you imagine using black.

Work slowly and carefully. Do not scribble.
Use only black lines. Do not color areas in.

Work to fill and balance the page.

Studio Session Learning Target: I will create an abstract artwork inspired by Wassily Kandinsky and Richard Wagner using black lines.

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Day 4: Do Now:

How can I use a rubric to improve my artwork?

Day at a Glance:

Get the black line artwork you started last week.
Use the “show and grow” rubric on the next page to give yourself feedback on your artwork so far.
If you have any “grows” begin by working to improve your artwork.

Studio Session Learning Target: I will create an artwork inspired by Wassily Kandinsky and Richard Wagner by adding color.

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Day 4: Do Now:

Give yourself feedback using the rubric below. Share a show and a grow.

	Show		Grow
Art Elements and Concepts		A wide variety of lines and shapes fill the page.
Neatness OR		Artwork is very neat. No smudges and smears are present.
Creativity		A wide variety of different types of lines was used to express the music.

Studio Session Learning Target: I will create an artwork inspired by Wassily Kandinsky and Richard Wagner by adding color.

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Day 4: Do Now:

Studio Session Learning Target: I will create an artwork inspired by Wassily Kandinsky and Arnold Schoenberg by adding color.

Listen to music by Arnold Schoenberg. What kinds of colors does this music make you imagine?

Day at a Glance:

Listen to music by Arnold Schoenberg and add colors to the painting of black lines you started last week.

You may color shapes and areas of your paper in.
You may add new lines and shapes using colors.

Work to balance colors on the page.

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Day 4: Do Now:

Think about HOW we should be using color today to finish our work?

	Show		Grow
Art Elements and Concepts COLOR & BALANCE		There is an excellent balance of colors and white space.
Neatness		Colors are clean and bright. There are no “peek-a-boos.” Paint set is clean. Markers are closed tightly. Crayons are put away properly.
Creativity COLOR & MOOD		Colors were used to express the mood and feeling in the music.

Studio Session Learning Target: I will create an artwork inspired by Wassily Kandinsky and Richard Wagner by adding color.

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Day 4: Do Now:

Listen to music by Arnold Schoenberg. What kinds of colors does this music make you imagine?

Day at a Glance:

Listen to music by Arnold Schoenberg and add colors to the drawing of black lines you started last week.

You may color shapes and areas of your paper in.
You may add new lines and shapes using colors.

Work to balance colors on the page.

Studio Session Learning Target: I will create an artwork inspired by Wassily Kandinsky and Arnold Schoenberg by adding color.

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Day 5: Do Now:

How can I use a rubric to revise and improve my work?

Day at a Glance:

Get your Kandinsky inspired artwork you have been working on the past two weeks.
Use the “show” and “grow” rubric on the next page to assess your work.

Studio Session Learning Target: I will create an abstract artwork inspired by Wassily Kandinsky using the Elements of Art.

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Day 5: Do Now:

Give yourself feedback using the rubric below. Share a show and a grow.

	Show		Grow
Art Elements and Concepts Line and Color Balanced		A wide variety of lines and shapes fill the page. There is an excellent balance of colors and white space.
Neatness		No smudges and smears are present. Color is inside the lines with no “peek-a-boos.” Colors are clean and bright. Materials are put away properly.
Creativity		A wide variety of different types of lines was used to express the music. Colors were used to express the mood and feeling in the music.

Studio Session Learning Target: I will create an artwork inspired by Wassily Kandinsky and Richard Wagner by adding color.

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Day 5: Do Now:

Use the “show and grow” rubric to improve your artwork.

Day at a Glance:

Improve your artwork by thinking about the “grows” you gave yourself.
Add more black lines and shapes if you need to. Work to fill your page.
Add more colors if you need to.

Work to balance the colors on your paper.
Mix colors on your paper to create new colors if you choose.

Studio Session Learning Target: I will create an artwork inspired by Wassily Kandinsky and Richard Wagner by adding color.