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Plant A Seed
A FunArtLessons.com
ART UNIT
By Kari Wilson
A 50 page Art Unit appropriate for students age 8-16 in art classes, scout troops,
recreation classes, after school clubs, independent study, home school settings
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Included in this PowerPoint
Teacher Section
Student Section begins on page 20
 About the Author
 FunArtLessons.com
 “I Can” statements*
 Guiding Question
 Project Description
 Journal Response Topics
 Research Task*
 Art Start activities
 Project Directions
 Assessment Guide*
 Self-Critique*
 Artist’s Statement*
Art unit components
 How to use this Power Point
book or slideshow
 National Standards
 I Can Statements
learning goals and objectives
 Lesson Sequence Chart
 Materials List
 Art Words vocabulary
 Student Gallery
*Copy master included.
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About the Author
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Kari Wilson has been an educator for over twenty years, teaching first
through sixth grades as well as middle school language arts and social
studies. Her current passion is teaching art at a public middle school in
Grand Rapids, Michigan. Kari's own education includes a Bachelor of
Fine Arts from San Francisco State University, a Master of Fine Arts
from the University of Arizona, and a Master of Education, along with
teaching credentials.
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Kari stepped out of the classroom for several years to serve as a
Curriculum Associate in a large California school district, where she
developed a variety of programs from “Back to School with Basic
Health and Safety” to “The Achievement Club,” a program designed to
help struggling readers. This program received the Golden Bell award
from the California School Boards Association. As a member of the
California History Social Science Project (CHSSP), Kari was involved in
the development and implementation of numerous social studies units.
Kari’s unit, Child Work in Colonial Days, was published by the UCLA
branch of CHSSP.
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Kari has continued exploring her interest in history as a recent
participant in a Gilder Lehrman summer institute at the Woodrow
Wilson Presidential Library, where she engaged in research for the
development of a series of civics lessons which include integrated art
activities. These lessons on the Core Democratic Values, as well as her
other curriculum units for preschool through 10th grade, are available
online
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Art Unit Components
Guiding Question
The guiding question provides “food for thought” to
help connect the project to a larger philosophical
discussion.
Journal Response Topics
Students write responses in their sketchbooks and
share with partners and group mates. This process
helps enrich class discussion and helps students
plan their project.
Art Start
ArtStart is a series of independent activities which
provide exercise in basic art skills and concepts
needed for the unit project. Students work
independently in their sketchbook the first 10-15
minutes of class.
Research
The research component encourages students to
explore cultural, historical and environmental
connections between the unit project and the world
beyond the classroom.
The Project
Slides provide step-by-step instructions. During
project work days demonstrate additional skills or
methods as they become necessary. The Lesson
Sequence chart provides a basic time frame for the
project. During project work days circulate assisting
students with methods, techniques and ideas.
Assessment
Use the “I Can” slide and worksheet to help students
track their learning. Use the Interactive Assessment
Guide to engage students in analyzing the ways in
which their art and work habits meet the project
criteria. The self-critique questions ask the artist to
reflect on the art-making process. Answers can be
rewritten on the form provided to create an Artist’s
Statement.
Exhibition
It is important for students to have the opportunity
to display their work to complete the process of
communication in which artists are engaged.
Instructions are provided for students to create a
gallery information card, write an artist’s statement
and find an appropriate venue for display.
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How to use this PowerPoint:
Book or Slideshow
Use this document as a Book, a slideshow, or both, depending on your resources.
If you have a computer and digital projector in your classroom:
Read the Teacher Section directly on the computer screen as you plan your
lessons. Then, display the Student Section Art Start sketchbook activities
and step-by-step project instructions as a slideshow for your class. Print
out only the student worksheets, as needed.
If you do not have a digital projector in your classroom:
Read the Teacher Section on the computer screen as you plan your lessons.
Photocopy Student Section pages to use as hand-outs. Use the step-by-step
project instructions to plan the project and guide your demonstrations.
If you do not have a computer in your classroom:
Print entire document and use as you would any hard-copy, teacher resource
publication. Make photocopies of Student Section pages to use as handouts.
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This Lesson Meets National Standards
This lesson addresses the following standards established by the National Art Education Association:
Content Standard
Achievement Standard
Understanding and applying media,
techniques, and processes
Students apply media, techniques, and
processes with sufficient skill,
confidence and sensitivity that their
intentions are carried out in their art.
Understanding the visual arts in
relation to history and cultures
Students will know and compare
characteristics of artworks in various
eras and cultures.
Reflecting upon and assessing the
characteristics and merits of their work
and the work of others
Students will compare multiple
purposes for creating works of art.
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I can:
• Describe the purpose for
botanical illustrations
• Name two historically
important botanical
publications.
• Compare botanical
illustration with expressive
artwork depicting plant life.
• Use ink and watercolor
wash to create a botanical
illustration.
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What Your Students Will
Learn
Your students will learn about art,
themselves and the world in this unit.
They will also have fun! The “I Can”
statements are a kid friendly way of
presenting the learning goals and
objectives of this unit, all of which have
been aligned with the National Art
Education Association Standards.
Have students write each “I Can”
statement in their sketchbooks as they
gain new skills.
Or, photocopy the “I Can” statements
check-off sheet in the student section so
that students can track their progress.
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Lesson Sequence
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Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Slides 20-25
Slides 26-29
Slide 31 & 37
Slides 32 & 38
•Introduce
project
Slide 30 &
slides 33-36
•Journal
Response 1
•Art Start 3
•Journal
Response 2
•I Can
Statements
•Introduce Art
Words
•Discuss
Guiding
Question
•Art Start 1
•Research
•Share
research in
small groups
•Art Start 2
•Demonstrate
preparing
book cover
Slides 14-19
•Show
botanical
illustrations
gallery
images as
time allows
•Demonstrate
planning
botanical
drawing
•Demonstrate
use of
watercolors
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Lesson Sequence
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Day 6
Day 7
Day 8
Day 9
Day 10
Slide 39
Slide 40-41
Slides 42-43
Slides 44-46
Slides 47-49
•Demonstrate
contour line and
notes in black
marker
•Demonstrate
use of tissue
and glue to
decorate
inside cover
•Demonstrate
preparing and
binding book
covers
•Make Gallery
Cards
•Display books
in school or
library.
•Make progress
on illustration •Make
progress on
cover
•Fill out
Assessment
Guide
•Fill out SelfCritique
•Rewrite selfcritique on form
as an Artist’s
Statement for
display
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Materials and Equipment
• White paper, 8.5 inch x 11 inch
or larger, ten sheets per
student, for book pages
• Used cereal boxes or old file
folder, for book cover
• Scissors and white glue
• 1 inch bristle brush or foam
craft brush
• Watercolor paints and brushes
• Used gift wrap tissue
• Yarn, ribbon, wire or cord for
sewing book bindings
• Tapestry needle or bent paper
clip for sewing
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Art Words
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Introduce vocabulary as you begin the project. Reinforce terms during Art Start activities. Invite students to write vocabulary
words and definitions in their sketchbook. Encourage students to use Art Words as they answer journal responses and discuss
art work.
Illustration
▫ A work of art created to
accompany a text, and which
may appear in reproduced
form on paper or the internet
Botanical
▫ Having to do with or derived
from plants
Contour Line
▫ The outside lines which
define the edges of a subject
or shape of an object
Composition
▫ The arrangement of shapes,
colors, forms, and light and
dark areas in a work of art
Balance
▫ The arrangement of art
elements in a composition
which leads to an equilibrium
in the work of art
Harmony
▫ The effect of combining
similar elements in an
artwork to create a unified
whole
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Gallery
Melon, hand-colored engraving
Illustration from Elizabeth Blackwell’s
Herbarium Blackwellian, 1758
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Turk’s Cap Lily
Lilium Superbum
Watercolor and gouache on vellum,
c. 1750
By George Ehret
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Wild Blackberry
From de Materia Medica,
Pedanius Dioscorides, 40-90 ce
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From French
Atlas of Plants
Atlas des plantes de France. 1891
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From
Herbarium Vivae Eicones
By Otto Brunfels, 1530
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Amomum Granas
By Adolphus Ypey,1813
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Plant a Seed
A Handmade Book
Student Section
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The Project
Make a book to use as a sketchbook,
scrapbook, journal or photo album.
Use watercolor to create a
botanical illustration for your book
cover.
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Plant A Seed
What You Will Learn
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Directions: You will learn about art, yourself and the world in this unit. You will also
have fun! Check off each “I Can” statement as you gain a new skills.
I can:
 Describe the purpose for botanical illustrations.
 Name two historically important botanical publications.
 Compare botanical illustration with expressive artwork depicting
plant life.
 Use ink and watercolor wash to create a botanical illustration.
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Art Words
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Write vocabulary words and definitions in your sketchbook. Use Art Words as you answer journal responses and
discuss art work.
Illustration
▫ A work of art created to
accompany a text, and which
may appear in reproduced
form on paper or the internet.
Botanical
▫ Having to do with or derived
from plants
Contour Line
▫ The outside lines which
define the edges of a subject
or shape of an object
Composition
▫ The arrangement of shapes,
colors, forms, and light and
dark areas in a work of art
Balance
▫ The arrangement of art
elements in a composition
which leads to an equilibrium
in the work of art
Harmony
▫ The effect of combining
similar elements in an
artwork to create a unified
whole
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Imagine you have discovered a new seed
with powerful properties. What sort of
plant do you think would be most useful
to humankind?
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Art Start 1
 Use crayons.
 Gather leaves, bark, and
grasses outside.
 Place paper on top of a leaf,
hold the leaf firmly with one
hand.
 Use the side of a crayon, not
the tip, rub firmly back and
forth over the leaf.
 Notice the textures.
 Try overlapping colors to
create different effects.
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Journal Response 1
List five global issues
 What are some problems in the world that we
need to fix?
Rank them 1 to 5
 Number 1 is the most serious issue.
List three possible solutions
 How could we solve the most serious issue?
Share with others
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Research
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Find out about these two important contributors to botany and botanical illustration.
Pedanius Dioscorides, ca 40-90 ce
Elizabeth Blackwell, 1707-`758
Who was
Dioscorides?
Who was Elizabeth
Blackwell?
When and where did
he live?
When and where did
she live?
What was his
contribution to
botany?
What was her
contribution to
botany?
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Botany: The Study of Plants
Pedanius Dioscorides
Wrote de Materia Medica
Elizabeth Blackwell
Illustrated A Curious Herbal
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Research
Use the internet to find out about these two contributors to botany and botanical illustration.
Pedanius Dioscorides, 40-90 ce
Elizabeth Blackwell, 1707-`758
1.
Who was Dioscorides?
1.
Who was Elizabeth Blackwell?
2.
When and where did he live?
2.
When and where did she live?
3.
What was his contribution to botany?
3.
What was her contribution to botany?
Name
Class
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Art Start 2
• Observe a live plant.
• Go outside, if possible.
• Use oil pastels to draw
the various shapes of the
plant: stem, leaves,
flowers, seeds.
• Blend the oil pastels with
a tissue to create a soft
feel.
• Try to layer several colors
as you build up detail.
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Art Start 3
 Use colored pencils to make a
copy sketch of this BOTANICAL
ILLUSTRATION by Aylmer
Bourke Lambert, 1761-1842
 Notice how he has composed the
image by drawing the smaller
plant parts such as seeds and
flowers surrounding the main
drawing or the stem with
needles.
 Try to layer several colors to
build up rich HUES in your
drawing.
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Journal Response 2
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Compare these two images of melons. How are they
similar? How are they different? What purpose could each
image serve?
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Let’s Get Started
on the Art Project
Follow the steps
outlined in the next
few slides to create
your own book with
botanical
illustration.
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Step One
Prepare Book Covers
• Cut a front and back cover
from thin cardboard about ¼
inch larger than the paper you
will use to fill your book.
• Hint: Go Green! Use cereal
boxes or old file folders.
They’re just the right thickness
for this project.
• Use old gift wrap tissue in dark
colors for the inside cover.
Wrinkled and torn tissue is
perfect.
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Step Two
Punch Cover Binding Holes
• Punch holes in your cover
to bind the book together.
• Use a punching guide or
template so that holes are
even and will later match
the pages that you punch
to fill your book.
• You may want to place
holes evenly along the
spine or be creative with
a pattern.
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Step Three
Score the Front Cover Fold Line
• Use a ruler and a scissor
edge or craft knife to
gently score a line on the
inside of the front cover
so that it will open flat
after you bind your book.
• Be careful NOT to cut all
the way through the
cardboard.
• Fold along this line and
then flatten out for the
next step.
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Step Four
Plan Your Painting
• Get ready to paint your
front cover. Look through
your sketches for ideas.
• Use your imagination as
you design a plant that
could help solve a major
global issue.
• Make a couple of
planning sketches. Then
lightly draw your design
on the front cover.
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Step Five
Paint Your Cover
• Use a light wash of
watercolor paints to
paint your design.
• Paint right over your
pencil marks. You can
erase these later.
• If your cover curls
when it dries place it
under a stack of
books to flatten out.
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Step Six
Add a Contour Line
Use a fine point permanent
marker to ink in the contour
lines in your drawing.
Write botanical information such
as the name of your plant and
labels for the plant parts
you’ve painted such as leaves,
flowers, seeds or fruit.
Finish by adding a paragraph or
notes around the edges of your
drawing which explain the
properties of your plant and
the global issue it will solve!
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Step Seven
Decorate the Inside Cover
• Use recycled gift tissue to
decorate the inside of the book
cover.
• Add water to white glue until it
is the consistency of heavy
cream.
• Use a wide brush to paint the
glue mixture on top of tissue
you have laid over the inside
cover. Allow the tissue to fold
and wrinkle as you paint. This
will create an interesting
texture.
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Step Eight
Finishing
• Fold the tissue onto the
front cover as shown
here, to create a frame for
your botanical
illustration, or trim to
match the edge.
• If your cover curls again,
when it is thoroughly dry
press it under a stack of
books.
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Step Nine
Prepare Book Pages
• Fold six to ten pieces of paper
in half as shown. Use larger
paper if you want to make a
larger book.
• Punch holes along the left
hand side. Punch 2 to 3 folded
sheets at a time.
• Hint: Use a cardboard
punching guide, as shown in
the photo, to help you line up
holes evenly on the paper. Be
sure to use the same template
that you used for your cover.
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Step Ten
Binding the Book
• Stack the folded book pages
and place between the covers
so that the holes line up.
• Hint: Do not insert the folded
pages into each other, but
rather stack the folded pages
on atop the other for a
smoother binding.
• Use yarn, ribbon, leather or
even wire to sew the binding. A
paper clip folded in half makes
a good needle. Any simple
stitch pattern is fine.
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Directions: Make a gallery card to put next to your book in a display
case or in your library. Fold an unlined index card or piece of card
stock in half so that it will stand up like a tent. Write the following
information on your gallery card in dark or colorful marker.
Title
Artist’s Name
Medium (materials used in the artwork)
Date
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Interactive Assessment
Guide
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Directions: For each category where you feel you have earned a 1 or 2 make notes in the boxes to explain why.
Plant A Seed
Hand Made Book
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Wow
All Criteria Met
Sketchbook
I Completed 3 Art Start activities with
care and attention to detail.
I Completed journal response 1 & 2
thoughtfully and neatly.
Book Cover Illustration
My botanical illustration is labeled. I
show the stem, leaves, flower, fruit
and roots of my plant. Watercolor
wash and ink drawing is carefully
done.
Craftsmanship
Book cover and pages show careful
measuring and cutting. Book cover is
securely bound.
Effort
Citizenship
I always used class time wisely. I
completed each part of the
assignment to the best of my ability.
I was careful with supplies and
equipment. I cleaned up after myself
and helped others. My attitude was
enthusiastic and respectful.
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Good Job!
Most Criteria Met
1
Keep Trying!
Some Criteria Met
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Interactive Assessment
Guide
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Directions: For each category where you feel you have earned a 1 or 2 make notes in the boxes to explain why.
Plant A Seed
Hand Made Book
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Wow
All Criteria Met
Sketchbook
I Completed 3 Art Start activities
with care and attention to detail.
I Completed journal response 1 &
2 thoughtfully and neatly.
Book Cover
Illustration
My botanical illustration is
labeled. I show the stem, leaves,
flower, fruit and roots of my plant.
Watercolor wash and ink drawing
is carefully done.
Craftsmanship
Effort
Citizenship
Book cover and pages show
careful measuring and cutting.
Book cover is securely bound.
I always used class time wisely. I
completed each part of the
assignment to the best of my
ability.
I was careful with supplies and
equipment. I cleaned up after
myself and helped others. My
attitude was enthusiastic and
respectful.
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Good Job!
Most Criteria Met
1
Keep Trying!
Some Criteria Met
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Art Self-Critique
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(Kri-teek: to discuss a creative work giving an assessment of its successful qualities.)
Directions: Look carefully at YOUR work of art. Answer each question in complete sentences. Use
three vocabulary terms: Illustration, Contour Line, Composition, underline each word.
1. Describe your artwork. Tell about the materials you used and the decisions
you made.
2. What are some of the challenges you faced in completing your book? What
did you learn from this project?
3. Choose an element or principle of art that is used successfully. How has it
contributed to your artwork?
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Art Self-Critique
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(Kri teek: to discuss a creative work, giving an assessment of its successful qualities.)
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Directions: Look carefully at YOUR work of art. Answer each question in complete sentences. Use 3 vocabulary terms: Illustration, Contour
Line, Composition. Underline each term.
1. Describe your artwork. Tell about the materials you used and the decisions you made.
2. What are some of the challenges you faced in completing your book? What did you learn from
this project?
3. Choose an element or principle of art that is used successfully . How has it contributed to your
artwork?
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