Landforms
Look at the physical characteristics of different landforms and processes and to block them into a landscape drawing using oil pastel.
Resources
- Color photos of buttes, plateaus, mountains, arches, volcanoes, erosion, canyons, earthquakes, and glaciers
- Typed descriptions of each of these landforms or processes
- Pencils
- Lined paper
- Newspaper
- Oil pastels
- Watercolor paint boxes
- Watercolor paper 8X10”
Fine Art Standards
The student is able to understand value changes. The student can mimic patterns and textures. The student understands how to block-in objects. The student can create depth by overlapping shapes.
Integrated Standards
- LANGUAGE OBJECTIVES: Students will develop language through viewing media and presenting. Students will demonstrate an understanding that print carries “the” message. Students will visualize words while writing. Students will learn new words through listening and reading widely.
- SCIENCE OBJECTIVES: Students will understand that volcanoes, earthquakes, uplift weathering and erosion reshape Earth’s surface.
Objectives
The objective of this lesson is to teach students to block-in a drawing of a landform or process of their choice, including a horizon line and keeping in mind foreground, middle ground and background. Then, to see the different values of objects in the picture and begin to create those values by blending with the oil pastels.