Spring Couplet

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

 安: Safety

温: Generousness

 智: Wisdom

谋: Strategy 

忠: Loyalty 

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 

Shiba Inu 

  

忠: Loyalty Zhōng

功: Accomplishment

运: Fortune; Fate; Luck