Description
Bring art history into your art classroom in elementary art or middle school art classes with this Bwa symmetrical mask drawing art project. Designed for 2nd-grade art students but perfect all the way to middle school students learn about Bwa African masks before designing their own symmetrical pattern mask. Perfect one or two-day art elementary art project.
Students are introduced to artwork from Burkina Faso with Bwa masks. Students apply inspiration from the masks to create their own symmetrical mask drawing that incorporate shapes, lines, and color to create patterns.
All in all this art history, symmetrical mask drawing lesson includes:
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Lesson plan (big idea, objectives, US national standards, instructions, and more, 6 pages)
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2 PowerPoint presentations (27 slides)
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Demo video (8 minutes)
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2 art students through early middle school art students walk through all of the steps of creating a work of art from research to brainstorming to practicing designs to creating their paper mask design.
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Mask design early finisher art activity (3 pages)
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Art project checklist (1 page)
2nd grade art students through early middle school art students walk through all of the steps of creating a work of art from research to brainstorming to practicing designs to creating their paper mask design.
This African art history lesson pack is fun, engaging, and adaptable to a wide range of art students. Get everything you need to teach this lesson, even if you have no experience.
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