Spring Couplet
Objective:
1. Students will use and be able to identify various types of line, for example in contour drawings, calligraphy, freehand studies from observation, memory, and imagination, and schematic studies.
2. Students will create symbolic artwork by substituting symbols for objects, relationships, or ideas.
3. Students will demonstrate the ability to articulate criteria for artistic work, describe a personal style, assess and reflect on work orally and in writing, and to revise work based on criteria developed in the classroom.
4. Students will demonstrate their understanding of styles, stylistic influence, and stylistic change by identifying when and where artworks were created, and by analyzing characteristic features of artworks from various historical periods, cultures, and genres.
Assessment:
Why using "Words"?
The Zodiac story
希: Hope
Students' Artworks:
飞: Fly
能: Ability
善: Kindness
壮: Strong
象: Elephant
明: Bright
温: Generousness
灵: Spirit
竹: Bamboo
理: Truth
永: Eternity
Word Bank:
Bright 明 Míng
Kindness 善
Positive 正 zhèng
Great 佳 jiā，
Generous lady 淑 shū
Enlighten 悟 wù，
Benevolence 仁 rén
Affinity 缘 yuán
Virtue 德 dé
Wise 博 bó
Friend 友 Yǒu
Peace 和 hé
Star 星 xīng
Nice 良 iáng
Good 好
Beauty, Grace 美 měi
Gorgeous 倩 qiàn
Handsome 俊 jùn
Clear and pure 清 qīng
Beautiful inside out 秀 xiù
Elegant 雅 Yǎ
Passion 情 qíng
Smile 笑 xiào
love 愛 ài
eternity 永 yǒng
fantastic 妙 miào
destiny 命 mìng
tranquillity 安 ān
peace 和 hé
sunshine 光 guān
cherish 惜xī
hope 望wàng
twinkle and shinning 閃shǎn
bless 佑 yòu
cozy 舒 shū
aqua water 水shuǐ
sentiment, soft heart 柔 róu
if 如
忠: Loyalty Zhōng
功: Accomplishment
运: Fortune; Fate; Luck
