Unit Title: Medieval Quest Grade Level: Middle School Art 7&8
Course Title: Related Arts: Art, Music, Life Skills, Industrial Tech Time Allotment: 2-3 Weeks
Unit Focus Question: How did artisans and craftsmen improve quality of life in Middle Ages?
Course Focus Question(s): How might the skills of a graphic artist today differ from those of a medieval book illustrator?

Standards/Benchmarks

Activities/Assessments

Key Concepts

Instructional Resources

-Art content 1:24



-Select materials, techniques media technology, and processes to achieve desired effects.



-Art content 2:15, 2:19

 -Select a famous saying or quote (preferably from famous artist or middle ages) or
-Write a poem (have your English teacher sign and help edit) or
-Collect factual information for a birth, baptism (yours), or marriage certificate (parents).
-Practice illuminated letters from examples.
-Produce a practice example of your three initials.
-Practice your selection of writing on practice paper.
-Draw your selection in pencil on parchment paper.
-Letter using C-3 pen and ink.
-Color and illuminate using colored pencil, gel pens, gold gilt.

 

Assessment Rubric Attached

 -Study of calligraphy.
-Illumination of books in middle ages.
-Illustration in text.
-Text styles and features.
-Mastery of pen and ink writing technique.
-Technology and its role in writing and reproduction of printed materials.
-History of paper and paper making.
-Role of scribes in medieval society.		 -Examples of illustrated manuscripts.
-Examples of Celtic calligraphy and illuminations.
-The Art of Illuminating
-Contemporary examples of framed calligraphy
-Clarisworks word processing
-Web sites on the Internet for examples