Name of Unit: Surrealist Landscapes
Lesson Plans Brief Description Pacing
Introduction
Planning a painting of a
dreamlike landscape
Mixing Neutrals
Sketch in pencil and paint
Surrealistic landscape
Review game using small
postcard size images of
famous art works. Classify
works of art in terms of
whether they are realistic,
abstract, or non-objective.Read, Explorations in Art,
Creating Mood: Dreamlike
Places, pp. 164-167.
Discuss characteristics of
Surrealism and neutral
colors.Sketch and plan the color
scheme using process on
page 167.Teacher demonstrates
how to use the color wheel
to mix neutral colors.
Students will practice
mixing all of the colors
they will use in their
artwork.Painting1 Session1 Session1 Session2-3 SessionsConcepts
(students need to
know)Skills
(students need to be
able to do)Bloom’s Taxonomy
LevelsUnderstand that artists
often combine real and
unreal elements in
artworks.
Identify neutral colors in
the environment and in
Effectively use
imagination as a source
for symbolic expression.Focus on specific
elements and principles
of art to create aRememberingUnderstandingApplyingAnalyzing