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Teachers.Net Gazette Vol.5 No.2
February 2008
Cover Story:
Rethinking Homework
By Alfie Kohn
Daily homework is the rule in most schools. Why not make it the exception?
Columns

»Coaches Are More Effective than Mentors
»Sources for Below Grade Level Reading
»To Promote Responsibility, Elicit Rather Than Impose
»The Busy Educator's Monthly Five for February
»Filtering the Web: Mission Impossible?
»Hot Tips to Stay Healthy; High Speed Sub Plans
Articles

»Fighting "February Slump"
»Make That Presentation a Winner!
»Sports Done Right
»Celebrate Dr. Seuss with Read Across America
»Maslow - Alive and Well in the Classroom
»25 Ways to Obtain Children's Attention
»The Year of the Earth Rat - The Chinese Zodiac
Features

»Featured Lessons: February 2008
»The Lighter Side of Teaching
»Book Review: Three Cups of Tea
»Video Bytes: NCLB, Whiteboard, and More
»Creative & Critical Thinking Activities
»Editor's Pick: Travels With Music
»Apple Seeds: Inspiring Quotes for Teachers
»Teachers.Net Craft Favorite: Picasso Faces
»Today Is... Daily Commemoration for February 2008
»Live on Teachers.Net: February 2008
»Chatboard Poll: Do schools need to change, and how?
»Preparing for Your Student Teacher
»Newsdesk: Events & Opportunities for Teachers

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Featured Craft Project

Teachers.Net Favorite

Featured Craft Project: Picasso Faces

By Barb Gilman
From the Teachers.Net Archive
February 1, 2008
Pablo Picasso used many different styles in his work. This lesson from the April 2002 Gazette introduces his abstract work.

Project: Portraits using abstract art in the style of Picasso's painting, The Girl Before the Mirror.

Objective: Abstract art

Definition: Art that departs significantly from natural appearances. Forms are modified or changed to varying degrees in order to emphasize certain qualities or content. Recognizable references to original appearances may be slight. Artforms 5th edition, Duane and Sarah Preble

Medium: Oil Pastels

Materials:

  • 8 1/2 by 11 inch sheet of black construction paper
  • Oil Pastels
  • White crayon

Background: Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) one of the greatest artists of our century used many different styles in his work. This lesson introduces his abstract work.

Internet web sites:

http://www.abcgallery.com/P/
picasso/picasso.html

http://www.abcgallery.com/P/
picasso/picassobio.html

http://www.moma.org/provenance/
items/2.38.html

Procedure: The students are shown Picasso's painting, The Girl Before the Mirror. The students are directed to the faces in the painting and to see how Picasso changed the faces from natural looking faces to abstract faces. The teacher then demonstrates the lesson by following these step by step instructions.

  1. Draw a circle for a face, using a white crayon.
  2. Draw a profile down the face.
  3. Draw the front view of an eye and a side view of an eye. You can place one eye in a different place.
  4. Draw the mouth.
  5. Make crazy hairstyles. Draw each hair.
  6. Outline every single line with a black pastel.
  7. Color all parts. Color each side a different color.
Barb Gilman



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