CulturalMasksThroughoutHistoryName:____________________________________________________________________Block:________________SculptureI DuckworthManycivilizationsusemaskstocreatenewidentitieswithinrituals,initiationsorcelebrations.MaskshavebeentracedtothePaleolithicperiod.Oneofthemostremarkablemasksstillinexistenceismorethan9000yearsold.Otherusesformasksinclude:

▪ Disguiseanddeception▪ Toscareawayevilspiritsorinvokethepowerofthespiritworld▪ Representingadmiredanimals,takingontheirdesiredattributes▪ Protectiverolestothosethatwearthem▪ Entertainment▪ Communicationwithspirits▪ Theateranddance

YourTask:Youwillinvestigate,researchandcreatea3-slidepresentationonmasksfromachosenculture.Youwillthenplanandcreateyourownmaskbasedonyourculturalresearch.PartI:ResearchandPresentation

1) Togetyoustarted,usetheresourcesitesonthefollowingpage,aswellasbooks,toresearchavarietyofcultureswheremasksareprominent.

2) Onceyouhaveresearchedeachculture,chooseanareaandaculturetoexplorefurther3) Completethe“CulturalMaskResearchOrganizer”worksheet.Thisisthebasisofthe

informationyouwillpresent.Alsocollectseveralimagestouseinyourpresentation.4) CompileyourresearchedinformationandimagesontheGoogleSlidestemplatethatwas

sharedwithyouviaemail.5) Openthetemplate,makeacopyandrenameitas“YourLastName-YourCulture”.6) Inthenewtemplateaddyourowndetailsandimages.Besureyourpresentationisatleast3

slidesandcontainsalltheinformationyougathered.7) Whencomplete,pleasesharethefilewithyourteacher.8) Oncepresentationsarecomplete,youwillshareyourslidesandabriefreflectionwiththeclass

PartII:YourMaskPlanUsinginspirationfromtheclasspresentations,plusanyofyourownideasorpersonalcreativeresponses,youwillsketchatleast3differentideasforyourownmask,thendoafinalcolordrawing.

▪ Besureitisreflectiveofoneculturestudied…itmaynotbeyouroriginaldirection▪ Thinkabouttheshape–howmuchofyourfacewillitcover,whatcouldyouaddon,etc.▪ Listmaterialsthatmightbeneededtoexecuteyourplan▪ Besureyouhaveseveralphotographicreferencestohelpwithyourplan

PartIII:TheCreationofYourMaskThebaseofyourmaskwillbecreatedfromPlasterTape.Youhave2choices:

1) Workwithapartneranduseyourfacetoformthebaseofyourmask.Thiswillfityourfaceperfectly,andisasafeprocessifyoufollowthestepsdemonstrated.

2) Useafaceform.Thiswillnotfityourfacethesame,butwillstillendingoodresults.Lastly,youwillbuildonto,paint,andembellishyourmaskinanywaythatfitsintoyouridea.

MaskResourcesAfricanMasks:African Mask History, Rebirth African Art: http://www.rebirth.co.za/African_mask_history_and_meaning.htmHistory of African Masks: http://www.historyofmasks.net/mask-history/history-of-african-masks/ AsianMasks:Ceremonial Masks from Java and Bali Indonesia: http://www.art-pacific.com/artifacts/indonesi/masksjbc.htmCeremonial Masks of Mongolia: http://www.asiasociety.org/arts/mongolia/Masks of India: http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/masks/Masks: Reflection of Culture and Religion (India): http://www.dollsofindia.com/mask.htmNew Guinea Masks: http://pnghandcrafts.8k.com/ab-masks.htmlCentralandSouthAmerica:Dominican Republic: http://dominicanmasks.com/Guatemalan Masks: http://www.coloresdelpueblo.org/Masks.htmEurope:Masks in the Ancient Greek Theatre: https://greektheatre.wordpress.com/home/ VenetianMaskHistory:http://magicofvenezia.com/history-of-venetian-masks/NorthAmerica: Mexican Masks: http://www.mexicanmasks.us/West Coast Indian Art Tribal Masks: http://www.freespiritgallery.ca/nwartmasks.htm

CulturalMaskResearchOrganizerName:____________________________________________________________________Block:________________SculptureI DuckworthCulturalMaskInformationNameofwebsite:_______________________________________________________________________________________________

URL:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

LocationInformation:Plotandlabeltheoriginsofthemaskonthemapprovided.

Culture/Country/Continent:_________________________________________________________________________________

Purpose:Howwerethemasksusedinthisculture?Whatwasthepurpose?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Materials:Whatwerethemasksmadefrom?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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***Saveandprintseveralimagesofmasksfromthisculture.***

***Usetheinformationabovetocreateyour3-slidepresentation.Afteryouhaveseenallpresentations,beginplanningandsketchingyourownmaskdesign.Afteryouhavecompleted

atleast3sketches,chooseyourbestandanswerthequestionsbelow.***Culture:Howdoesyourmaskdesignreflectthecultureofthepeoplewhousedormadethem?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Whydidyouchoosethiscultureandmaskdesign?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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6 5 4 3 2 1 0SketchsofMask

Exemplarysketchofmask

Effectivesketchofmask

Adequatesketchofmask

Insufficientsketchofmask

Inadequatesketchofmask

Incompletesketchofmask

Nosketchofmask

ContentofOrganizer

Graphicorganizeriscompletelyfilledout

Graphicorganizerismissingonecomponent

Graphicorganizerismissingtwocomponents

Graphicorganizerismissingthreecomponents

Graphicorganizerisnotfilledoutproperly

Graphicorganizerisincompleteorunreadable

Graphicorganizerismissing

ContentofPresentation

Presentationiscompleteandvisuallyinteresting

Presentationismissingonecomponentandisvisuallyinteresting

Presentationismissingtwocomponentsandlackssomevisualinterest

Presentationismissingthreecomponentsandlacksvisualinterest

Presentationisnotcompletedproperlyandhaslittlevisualinterest

Presentationisincompleteorunreadableandhasnovisualinterest

Presentationismissing

Citations Citationsarecorrectandclearlywritten

Citationsaremostlycorrect,buthaveoneortwoerrors

Citationsaremostlycorrect,buthavethreeorfourerrors

Citationsarenotappropriateorrelevanttotheresearch

Citationshavenumerouserrors

Citationsareincompleteorunreadable

Citstionsaremissing

EvidenceofThinking

Exemplaryevidenceofhowmaskreflectsculture

Effectiveevidenceofhowmaskreflectssculpture

Adequateevidenceofhowmaskreflectsculture

Insufficientevidenceofhowmaskreflectsculture

Inadequateevidenceofhowmaskreflectsculture

Incompleteevidenceofhowmaskreflectsculture

Noevidenceofhowmaskreflectsculture

StudentPoints: TeacherPoints: TotalPoints:(30possiblepoints) (30possiblepoints) (60possiblepoints)

CulturalMaskResearchRubricName: Block:

Assessyourresearch,completionofthegraphicorganizer,andclasspresentationbyputtingyourinitialsunderthedescriptionthatbestdescribesyourworkineacharea.Teacherwillscoreyouinaddtion.Bothscoreswillbeaddedtogetherforafinalgradeoutof60points.

RubricPoints

Cultural Masks Throughout History Name: _________________________________ Sculpture I Mrs. Duckworth Block: _______________

Completion of Requirements (1pt. each) ____ PowerPoint completed & presented ____ Reference images printed & used ____ Thumbnail sketches of 3 possible mask designs ____ Final color drawing of best mask design Composition/Application of Elements & Principles Do your creative elements work together as a cohesive whole? Is there emphasis on the appropriate areas? Does your eye flow effortlessly through the piece? Does your piece appear cluttered or empty? Creative Problem Solving Does your sculptural mask take cultural concepts and convert them into a personal and updated mask design? Does your sculpture reflect inspiration from a specific culture you studied and presented to the class? Did you take the scope of the assignment and bring new and interesting thoughts and visual imagery to it? Does your sculpture go beyond the expected or ordinary solution? Application of Materials & Processes The focus/intent of this project was to use masks from different cultures as inspiration for your own mask using plaster tape and other materials. Does your sculpture show mastery of using the materials properly and effectively to create a mask? Did you create a mask using the sculpting and painting methods effectively demonstrating the techniques shown in class?

Craftsmanship Are there obvious signs of care and quality in the production and creation of your piece? Does your piece meet conventional standards of craftsmanship? Comments:

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Criterion below will be evaluated on this 12-point scale: 12. Exceeds Expectations 9-11. Meets All Expectations 6-8. Meets Most Expectations 1-5. Meets Few Expectations

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