Week One: Sight & Romare Bearden
Lesson One: Using a poster that has a picture of a person, the class identifies which part of the body enables people to see. The eyes on the poster are then labeled and the poster is saved for future use. The students then play a quick game of “I Spy” to concentrate on the sense of sight.
Lesson Two: Students are introduced to the African-American artist Romare Bearden. The teacher reads Me and Uncle Romie by Claire Hartfield and talks to students about the life of Romare Bearden, highlighting his role in the Harlem Renaissance and his collage work.
Lesson Three: Students view images of Romare Bearden and his paintings through a PowerPoint presentation. Special emphasis is placed on his collage work.
Lessons Four and Five: Students create a collage painting of their own. These lessons are split so the students can first paint their picture, then after it dries they can cut pictures from magazines, newspapers, and photographs to complete their collages.
Assessment: Students earn grades for their collages.