Concepts
(students need to
know)
Skills
(students need to be
able to do)
Bloom’s
Taxonomy
Levels
Hand building techniques
- pinch pot
- scoring/joining
- coil
Traditions and
Artistic Heritage
Artistic traditions are
found in Seagrove
Pottery (including that of
face jugs)
Clay tools
Appropriate clay
vocabulary
Elements of Art:
Form
Line
Shape
Texture
Chemical changes in
clay: drying, firing, and
glazing
Effectively use hand building
techniques and clay tools to
create a face jug.
Successfully manipulate clay into
hollow forms.
Recognize the different stages of
clay.
Discuss the influence of the
geological foundations on North
Carolina pottery.
Discuss the influence of the
geological foundations on North
Carolina pottery.
Discuss the artistic traditions that
are found in Seagrove Pottery
(including that of face jugs)
Successfully apply glaze to fired
clay piece
Remembering
Understanding
Applying
Analyzing
Evaluating
Creating
Essential Questions Corresponding Big Ideas
Discuss the influence of the geology on
Seagrove pottery.
What is the difference between
vocational and avocational artists in the
Seagrove pottery industry?
How has clay been used throughout
history, and how is it used today?
We all conform to or change traditions
in our lives.
Art honors or is a continuation of
traditions; it can also represent a
change in traditions.
NC artists use ideas and imagery from
North Carolina as sources for creating
art.