Introduction to Black Visual & Performance Artists: Lesson Plan

 Introduction to Black Visual & Performance Artists: Lesson Plan Teacher: Tyanna Johnson Grade Level: 10th Periods: 1,2,3,5,6  

 OBJECTIVES: 

 Gordon Parks 

• To explore the early life, career, and works of photographer Gordon Parks 

• To think about the emotions/feelings that come to mind when reviewing the work of Gordon Parks • To understand his contribution to the development of the African American race • To complete in-class art projects and attend field trips (African American Museum, Art Galleries)  meant to give students real life experiences. 

Katherine Dunham 

• To explore the early life, career, and performance works of choreographer Katherine Dunham • To think about the emotions/feelings that come to mind when reviewing the work of Katherine  Dunham 

• To understand her contribution to the development of the African American race • To complete in-class art projects and attend field trips Black Owned Theaters, Dance Studios) meant  to give students real life experiences. 

MATERIALS: 

• Notebooks & Sketchbooks 

• Writing Utensils (Pencils, Pens, etc.) 

• Photoshop Textbook 

• Devices that take pictures 

• Posters  

• Paper  

• Scissors  

• Glue  

• Tape 

 PURPOSES: 

• To inform high school level students about black artists who broke racial barriers in their fields. • To teach black students about a piece of their culture and the challenges their people faced to  become success stories. 

• To give students an in-depth study about black history that may or may not have been taught to  them previously. 

• To give them insight into the importance of sticking together in doing what is right and noble so they  may inspire other generations of the African American race.

Week: August 12, 2024 -August 16, 2024

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Warm Up:  (5 minutes)  Which of the   following art works  speak to you the   most and why?	Warm Up:  (5 minutes)  Trivia Question:  The first African American graphic designer to   design a postal stamp in  honor of the   Emancipation   Proclamation.	Warm Up:  (5 minutes)  What is the Rule of   Thirds?  Multiple Choice	Warm Up:  (5 minutes)  Name the first African  American first lady.  Multiple Choice	Warm Up:  (5 minutes)  What is shutter speed? Multiple Choice
PowerPoint:  (25 minutes)  15 slides per day  Gordon Parks:15/60 Suggest students   take notes.	PowerPoint:  (25 minutes)   15 slides per day  Gordon Parks: 30/60  and suggest students  take notes	PowerPoint:  (25 minutes)   15 slides per day  Gordon Parks: 45/60  and suggest students  take notes	PowerPoint:  (15 minutes)   15 slides per day  Gordon Parks: 60/60  and suggest students  take notes	Discussion:  (55 minutes)  Give students overview  of what will be on their  Gordon Parks test next  week on August   21,2024
In class Worksheet: (15 minutes)  Answering critical   thinking questions. Ex:  What do you think the  artist intended the   viewer to know when  Parks made the piece?	In class Essay:  (15 minutes)  Which photographic  image do you think  best portrayed the   extend of injustice and  civil rights among   African Americans?	Social Experiment: (25 minutes)  To uncover implicit bias Show students different  ethnic groups and have   them pair the groups  with qualities they feel  the groups have.	Discussion:  (20 minutes)  Have students   brainstorm ideas for  their photographic   sequence project due  on August 23, 2024
Explain Homework  Directions:   (15 minutes)  Research African   American   accomplishments and  write two paragraphs on  why they’re important to  know.	Group Assignment: (15 minutes)  In groups of three,   using printed article,  create a list describing  how you would feel  about growing up   during the Jim Crow  era like Gordon Parks.	Homework  Assignment:  (5 minutes)  Research ways to   reduce implicit racial  bias.	Discussion:  (20 minutes)  Give students in-depth  view about the harmful  effects of implicit bias.

Week: September 2, 2024 -September 6, 2024

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Warm Up:  (5 minutes)  Do you enjoy   dancing? Why or why  not?	Warm Up:  (5 minutes)  Do you think Black   women had a harder  time with the justice  system than black   men? Why or why not?	Warm Up:  (5 minutes)  How does segregation  make you feel?	Warm Up:  (5 minutes)  Who was the first   African American   female doctor?  Multiple Choice	Warm Up:  (5 minutes)  How would you   advocate for equal   rights?
PowerPoint:  (20 minutes)  10 slides per day  Katherine   Dunham:10/50  Suggest students   take notes.	PowerPoint:  (20 minutes)   10 slides per day  Katherine Dunham:  20/50 and suggest  students take notes	PowerPoint:  (20 minutes)   10 slides per day  Katherine Dunham 30/50 and suggest  students take notes	PowerPoint:  (20 minutes)   10 slides per day  Katherine Dunham 40/50 and suggest  students take notes	PowerPoint:  (20 minutes)   10 slides per day  Katherine Dunham:  50/50 and suggest  students take notes
Group Discussion:  (15 minutes)  Get in pairs and   discuss Katherine   Dunham’s early life.	In class Activity  (20 minutes)  Have students use   photoshop on the class  computers and   recreate a dollar bill  with Katherine   Dunham’s face using  given file.	Film:  (25 minutes)  Watch a short film   about Black history.	Pop Quiz:  (20 minutes)  Information from   PowerPoint slides	Review for Test:  (35 minutes)  Study Guide for test on  September 11, 2024
Explain Homework  Assignment:   (15 minutes)  Write 2 paragraphs  about different dance  techniques.	Explain Homework  Assignment:  (15 minutes)  In 2 paragraphs explain  what challenges   Dunham faced to open  a dance studio?	Explain Homework Assignment:  (10 minutes)  Write a paragraph on  what you took from the  film.	Explain Homework Assignment:  (15 minutes)  Complete word search  on Black heroes.