ST LP 1 1
ST LP 1 1
ST LP 1 1
1. Standards:
VA:Cr2.HS.1I Develop art making skills and techniques while making/designing works
of art comparing methods of spontaneous and deliberate design
1.0 Know and apply visual arts media, techniques, and processes.
(C)1.1a Create works of ceramic art using media, techniques, and processes appropriate
to the pinch method of construction.
(C)1.1f Create works of ceramic art using surface decoration techniques and processes
other than glaze.
2. Teaching Model: Direct Instruction/Lecture: All information will be from the teacher's
direct instructions.
3. Objective(s):
Day 1:
By the end of the 80-minute class, students will be able to create pinch bowls to
demonstrate their ability to do the pinching method and then submit an image of their
completed pinch bowl and another image of the pinch bowl cut in half on Canvas.
Day 2:
By the end of the 20-minute lesson, students will be able to create small handles and feet
for their pinch bowl project to demonstrate their ability to create surface decoration then
start their pinch bowl project by sketching 2 ideas for the teacher to approve and give
advice for the structure.
4. Materials/Resources: Clay, wire tool, thumb tool, cookie cutters, wood rulers, rolling
pins, saran wrap, scratch tool, slip, Canva Presentation, and Canvas assignment.
5. Instructional Procedures:
Day 1:
Students will grab their sketchbooks from their class bin and write the definitions of
pinch bowls in their sketchbooks. Once students have completed their notes. The teacher
will then begin the lesson by introducing the objective which will be for students to learn
the pinching method and practice their scoring and slipping.
Day 2:
Students will grab their sketchbooks from their class bin and write the Pinch Bowl
Project Instruction:
Once students have completed their notes. The teacher will then review the pinch method
lesson from the previous class and start the slideshow presentation on small handles and
feet then demonstrate how to create handles and feet using cookie cutters.
- There are a variety of shapes that can be added for foot designs such as
cones, cubes, cylinders, and foot rings.
- Adding feet to bowls allows the bowl to sit on a surface without wobbling
and keeps food from releasing heat in the bottom.
- Small handles can be created in a variety of ways such as coils and cookie
cutters.
- Small handles on bowls can be added for decorative purposes but to also
keep you from burning your hands when you handle hot food.