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8th- Artists Reveal Nature/Unit 7

This unit looks at the way artists have been inspired by nature subjects and natural materials. Students will study how artists use color in their artworks. Students will consider how the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists used color in both natural ad expressive ways. We will also take a look at Japanese zen gardens.

Water Lilies, Claude Monet

DAY 1-2

1. Read the Unit 7 Introduction and section 7.1
2. Complete the Weather or Not? Worksheet and the Check Your Understanding Worksheet
3. Write the definition of vocabulary words (use an art definition.)



DAY 3-4

1. Read section 7.2
2. Complete the 7.2 Check Your Understanding Worksheet and the Color Finder Cards Worksheet and the Going for the Green Worksheet.





DAY 5-6



1. Read Section 7.4
2. Complete Impressionist/Post Impressionist WS and Check Your Understanding WS



DAY 7-8

1. Read Section 7.5
2. Complete Check Your Understanding WS
3. Complete Haiku WS 








Art Project

1. Students will draw a zen garden and color it using a color scheme from the worksheets.
2. Students will write one paragraph about their research on zen gardens and one paragraph on the symbolism behind their zen garden.
3. Students will glue their zen garden piece and their informative essay to a black piece of construction paper.