Stephen F. Stanley’s Italian FACDIS Lesson Plans
Day 1:
Objective: Teach the concept of perspective.
Essential Question: What is perspective in art and architecture?
Needed: Computer, projector,
Step 1: Students are shown power point presentation from Farrara. The corner posts for each block are the markers to accentuate perspective for the individual walking down the street.
Step 2: The second part of the presentation dwells on the facades of the various buildings along the street. Each building tried to maintain some sort of eye catching front that would cause the eye to travel in perspective.
Step 3: The final presentation is the street from the castle walls. This grand overview should allow the students to see the grandness of perspective and how important it was to Renaissance Art.
Day 2:
Objective: The architecture of various Parkersburg (local) buildings uses these same techniques to provide perspective to the viewer.
Essential Question: Does your community have any such structures as those in Renaissance Italy?
Needed: Computer, projector, 8 X 12 paper, pencil, ruler
Step 1: Show power point presentation on various corner facades in old downtown Parkersburg. Point out how these have allowed the viewer to see one building from another and follow a line of perspective down the street.
Step 2: Display on the power point the facades of various buildings and how they stand out from the other buildings on the street.
Step 3: From center point on the paper, demonstrate simple “3” point perspective.
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Example of 3 point perspective. Points are corners of triangles. This shows the same view as Farrara street presentation from Castle Farrara.
Day 3:
Objective: Expand on “3” point perspective to add detail of Castle Farrara view of city street.
Essential Question: How Renaissance artists used “3” point perspective to lay out the streets in Farrara?
Needed: computer, projector, 8X 12 paper, pencil, ruler
Step 1: Show slide of Farrara street from Castle Farrara. Students are to use “3” point to draw street scene except this time allowing for sidewalks and street.
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Day 4:
Objective: The drawing of the garden paths of Monselice Gardens in Padova.
Essential Question: Are the garden paths of Monselice in three point perspective?
Needed: Poster of Monselice Gardens, 8X12 paper, pencil, ruler
Step 1: Poster of the paths of Monselice Gardens positioned in front of classroom. Students are to discuss the points of perspective shown clearly by the pathways. Students are to attempt on their own to draw the various pathways using “3” point perspective.
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Day 5:
Objective: The student is to add details to a “3” point perspective drawing.
Essential Question: Are details important in developing “3’ point perspective.
Needed: 8X12 paper, pencil, ruler
Step 1: Draw a “3’” point perspective drawing like the one on day 3.
Step 2: The students should be encouraged to put in windows and doorways. They must keep these in perspective to the points already established.
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