They analyze the self-portraits, applying their knowledge of aesthetic properties such as composition, style, and line. They also consider the relationships between these properties and the expressive qualities of each self-portrait. Then students create their own self-portrait drawings. Students analyze five artworks on the theme of mother and child, representing a variety of cultures, forms, and historical periods. They apply their knowledge of aesthetic properties, using their technical and art historical knowledge, and their understanding of how artists convey meaning in their works.
Students hear a short story about metamorphosis, and examine a drawing showing a transformation.
They are then asked to render a metamorphosis of a man to a fish in plasticine. Students are introduced to the concept of the monument. Students are introduced to a contemporary sculpture that explores and transforms a common object. They are asked to sketch a series of ideas for a sculpture based on a kitchen implement, and then to realize those ideas in a sculpture using plasticine and wire.