Lesson Plan | Socioemotional Learning | Art Perception

Objective

Duration: (10 - 15 minutes)

This stage aims to prepare students for understanding and appreciating visual and tactile arts, thereby enhancing their perceptive abilities and emotional expression. By clearly defining the lesson objectives, the teacher sets a focused direction for the activities and discussions, ensuring alignment with the growth of students' social-emotional skills.

Objective Utama

1. Cultivate the ability to identify and articulate the visual and tactile elements in art pieces.

2. Foster the skill of expressing emotions and feelings through the appreciation and analysis of various artworks.

Introduction

Duration: (15 - 20 minutes)

Emotional Warmup Activity

🌟 A Journey into the Art World 🌟

The selected emotional warm-up activity is Creative Visualization. This mindfulness practice involves imagining serene and positive situations to help students concentrate and be present. It encourages a calm state of mind, preparing them well for the art class.

1. Ask students to settle comfortably in their seats, ensuring their backs are straight and feet flat on the ground. Request them to close their eyes.

2. Instruct students to take three deep breaths, inhaling slowly through their noses and exhaling gently through their mouths.

3. Explain that they will visualize an art gallery. Start painting the scene: 'Picture yourself stepping into a beautiful art gallery. The walls are adorned with vibrant, captivating paintings. The floor gleams, and soft lighting highlights each piece.'

4. Continue guiding their visualization: 'Stroll leisurely through the gallery, taking in each painting. Observe the colors, shapes, and finer details. How do these artworks resonate with you? What emotions do they bring up for you?'

5. Encourage students to focus on a specific artwork that draws them in the most. 'Now, select a piece that captured your attention. Pay close attention to details, colors, and textures. What feelings does this artwork evoke in you?'

6. After a few minutes, ask students to gently open their eyes and return to the present, bringing with them the positive emotions they experienced during this visualization.

Content Contextualization

Perceiving art is crucial for holistic human development. When we appreciate art, we're not merely seeing colors and shapes; we're connecting with the artist's emotions and intentions. This connection fosters empathy and a deeper understanding of diverse perspectives and realities. Furthermore, art serves as a powerful medium for expressing our feelings. Through it, we can articulate emotions in ways that often elude us with words. By learning to perceive and interpret visual and tactile arts, students enhance their technical skills while bolstering self-awareness, ultimately contributing to their social-emotional development.

Development

Duration: (60 - 75 minutes)

Theory Guide

Duration: (20 - 25 minutes)

1. Visual Elements: Elaborate on what visual elements are, describing them as the foundational components of any artwork. These include line, shape, color, texture, space, value, and perspective. For instance, line can indicate movement or form boundaries, while shape can be geometric (circles, squares) or organic (free-flowing).

2. Composition Principles: Explain that principles of composition guide the arrangement of visual elements harmoniously. These include balance, contrast, emphasis, movement, pattern, rhythm, and unity. For example, balance can be symmetrical (evenly weighted) or asymmetrical.

3. Art Interpretation: Discuss that interpreting art encompasses observing visual elements and composition principles while also integrating the historical, cultural, and emotional backdrop. For instance, a Van Gogh painting can be explored not just through its techniques but also reflecting on the artist's emotional journey.

4. Emotional Expression in Art: Convey that art is a potent vehicle for emotional expression. Colors, shapes, and textures can encapsulate emotions ranging from joy to sorrow. For instance, warm colors like red and orange can create feelings of vibrance and warmth, while cool colors like blue and green can evoke tranquility.

Activity with Socioemotional Feedback

Duration: (35 - 40 minutes)

🎨 ArtEmotion 🎨

In this hands-on activity, students will create a piece of art that encapsulates their emotions. They should harness the visual elements and composition principles discussed earlier to convey a distinct feeling. The activity will culminate in a group discussion where each student presents their artwork and articulates the emotions they aimed to express.

1. Distribute art supplies (paper, colored pencils, paints, and brushes) to students.

2. Instruct students to select an emotion they wish to convey in their artwork.

3. Encourage students to reflect on the visual elements and composition principles they've learned and how to incorporate them in expressing their chosen emotion.

4. Allow students ample time to create their pieces, urging them to focus on emotional expression.

5. Once completed, organise a group presentation where each student showcases their artwork and discusses the emotion they aimed to express and the methods used to convey it.

Discussion and Group Feedback

When facilitating the group discussion, apply the RULER method by starting with Recognizing the emotions students aimed to express through their artworks. Ask them how they felt throughout the creative process and while observing their peers' works. Understand what inspired each student's choice of emotion. Label these emotions accurately to help students expand their emotional vocabulary. Encourage students to Express their feelings verbally and through art, and explore ways to Regulate these feelings, discussing how art can be a meaningful outlet for navigating complex emotions.

Conclusion

Duration: (15 - 20 minutes)

Reflection and Emotional Regulation

For the reflection and emotional regulation segment, ask students to either write a short paragraph or engage in a group discussion regarding the obstacles they encountered while creating their artworks. Encourage them to consider how they regulated their emotions during the task and while presenting their pieces. Prompt them to share strategies they found effective in coping with emotions like anxiety, frustration, or happiness, and reflect on how these strategies aided their creative process.

Objective: The aim of this section is to nurture students' self-assessment and emotional regulation. Reflecting on challenges and strategies enables students to identify effective coping methods for future situations, both in and out of class. This encourages self-awareness and self-control, reinforcing emotional intelligence and personal growth.

Glimpse into the Future

To wrap up the lesson, ask students to set personal and academic goals linked to the lesson's content. This can be facilitated through a group discussion where each student shares a goal they wish to achieve, such as enhancing artistic perception skills, practicing emotional expression through art, or applying composition principles in future projects.

Penetapan Objective:

1. Enhance artistic perception skills.

2. Practice emotional expression through art.

3. Apply composition principles in upcoming artistic endeavors.

4. Foster empathy when interpreting diverse artworks from various cultures and eras.

5. Utilize art as a mechanism for emotional regulation. Objective: The goal of this section is to empower students' autonomy and encourage practical application of their learning, prompting them to pursue their academic and personal growth. By formulating clear and achievable goals, students are motivated to delve deeper into the realm of visual and tactile arts, applying the insights gathered in the lesson to advance their skills and emotional development.