AtticBlackFigurePaperVesselProject:CompareAthenianDemocraticStructure&CalgarianDemocraticStructureusingAtticBlackFigurestyleimageryWhatisGreekAtticPottery?Attica,ModernGreekAttikí,ancientdistrictofeast-centralGreece;Athenswasitschiefcity.Borderingtheseaonthesouthandeast,Atticaattractedmaritimetrade.Inearlytimestherewereseveralindependentsettlementsthere,centringonEleusis,Athens,andMarathon.Jun 30, 2009 https://www.britannica.com/place/Attica-ancient-district-Greece AtticBlackFigurePottery

- Stylewasprevalent700–400BCAthens- Methodwasusedtodecoratefinepottery- Ablack‘slip’mixtureofclayandpigmentwasaddedtothealreadyreddish-brown

potandfiredoninakiln.Paintersthenwouldincise(scrapoff)theblacktodetailthefigures/imageryonthepottorevealthereddishbrownbehind

- “TheirpictoraldecorationsprovideinsightsintomanyaspectsofAthenianlife,andcomplementtheliterarytexts.”(http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/vase/hd_vase.htm)

- (canflipthroughtheimagesatthetopoftheabovewebsite)- What’sinaPot?–BritishMuseumwebsite,DailyLife,AncientGreece

http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/dailylife/explore/exp_set.html

AtticBlackFigurePaperVesselProject:CompareAthenianDemocraticStructure&CalgarianDemocraticStructureusingAtticBlackFigurestyleimageryAssignment:CompareAthenianDemocraticStructureandCalgarianDemocraticStructureinavisualartpieceusingAtticBlackFigure–stylepainting/incisingtocreatetwopaper‘vessels’(cylinders)PaperVessel1:AthenianDemocraticStructure

- imagerymustshowthekeycomponentsoftheAtheniandemocraticstructure- Thingstothinkabout:

a) Whoisatthetop?Whoisatthebottom?Whatdotheylooklikeb) Howcanyouorganizeyourimagerytoshowthisstructurec) Whatshouldbebig?Whatshouldbesmall?d) Doyouneedconnectingelements?e) Whatpartswillbeblackandwhatpartswillbescratchedoff?f) Howwillmyimagery‘wraparound’thecylinder?

PaperVessel2:CalgarianDemocraticStructure

- ImagerymustshowthekeycomponentsoftheCalgariandemocraticstructure- Thingstothinkabout:- Whoisatthetop?Whoisatthebottom?Whatdotheylooklike- Howcanyouorganizeyourimagerytoshowthisstructure- Whatshouldbebig?Whatshouldbesmall?- Doyouneedconnectingelements?- Whatpartswillbeblackandwhatpartswillbescratchedoff?- Howwillmyimagery‘wraparound’thecylinder?

Materials:

- 2piecesofwhitecardstock8.5x11- waxcrayons- Indiainkandinkbrushes- Scratching‘tools’

Rubric:AtticBlackFigurePaperVesselProject,Grade6 Jan/Feb2017 4 3 2 1ContentVessel1:Athenian

Designcommunicatesastrongunderstandingoftheorganization/structureofAtheniandemocracythroughorganizationandaccuratedetailinimagery

Designcommunicatesapartialtolittleunderstandingoftheorganization/structureofAtheniandemocracy.Contentissomewhatunclearandstructureisnotvisuallyevident

ContentVessel2:Calgarian

Designcommunicatesastrongunderstandingoftheorganization/structureofCalgariandemocracythroughvisualorganizationandaccuratedetailsinimagery

Designcommunicatesapartialtolittleunderstandingoftheorganization/structureoftheCalgariandemocracy.Contentissomewhatunclearandstructureisnotvisuallyevident

DesignConsiderationsVessel1:AthenianDemocracy

-DesignisandhasincludeddepictionsofeverydayAthenianlifewithaccuratedetail

-DesignincludesfewdepictionsofeverydayAthenianlifewithfewdetails

DesignConsiderationsVessel2:CalgarianDemocracy

-DesignisandhasincludeddepictionsofeverydayCalgarianlifewithaccuratedetail

-DesignincludesfewdepictionsofeverydayCalgarianlifewithfewdetails

Communicatesthroughart,Vessel1:AthenianDemocracy

-Studenthasconsideredhowtheimagerywillwraparoundacylinderandthe‘seam’isbarelynoticeable-Studentdemonstratesthoughtful,creativedecisionmakingtovisuallycommunicateaboutAtheniandemocracy.

-Studentdidnotconsiderhowdesignwrappedaroundthecylinderandseamisdistracting-StudentdemonstratesverybasiccreativedecisionmakingtovisuallycommunicateaboutAtheniandemocracy.Atheniandemocracy

Communicatesthroughart,Vessel2:CalgarianDemocracy

-Studenthasconsideredhowtheimagerywillwraparoundacylinderandthe‘seam’isbarelynoticeable-Studentdemonstratesthoughtful,creativedecisionmakingtovisuallycommunicateaboutCalgariandemocracy.

-Studentdidnotconsiderhowdesignwrappedaroundthecylinderandseamisdistracting-StudentdemonstratesverybasicthoughtcreativedecisionmakingtovisuallycommunicateaboutAtheniandemocracy.Calgariandemocracy

TechnicalProficiencyVessel1:AthenianDemocracy

-Studenthaseffectivelyusedwaxcrayonasabaseandcarefullyappliedtheinkoverlay-Scratch/drawingdetailsdemonstrateskillandarein-keepingwiththeAtticBlackFigurestyleofgraphicdesignwithreddishbrownbackground

-Studentdemonstratessomeeffectiveareasofwaxcrayonandinkoverlay-Scratch/drawingdetailsdemonstratefewdrawingskillsandshowlittleresemblancetotheAtticBlackFigurestyleofgraphicdesign

TechnicalProficiencyVessel2:CalgarianDemocracy

-Studenthaseffectivelyusedwaxcrayonasabaseandcarefullyappliedtheinkoverlay-Scratch/drawingdetailsdemonstrateskillandarein-keepingwiththeAtticBlackFigurestyleofgraphicdesignwithchosencoloursofbackground

Studentdemonstratessomeeffectiveareasofwaxcrayonandinkoverlay-Scratch/drawingdetailsdemonstratefewdrawingskillsandshowlittleresemblancetotheAtticBlackFigurestyleofgraphicdesign