Library Mobile Project
Lesson Variation for 9th – 12th Grade Proficient Visual Arts
Big Idea: Communication
Essential Questions:
How does artwork tell a story?
How do artists communicate a story?
How do media influence the ideas communicated?
Learning Goals:
- Students will explore the idea of communication as it relates to making a mobile.
- Students will develop a mobile that reflects a book or story intent and meaning.
- Students will make a mobile using refined craftsmanship and media of their
choice.
Artwork and Artists:
- Flames of Knowledge and Geometric Designs by Jim Jacobson (transparencies)
- Flights of Fancy Mobile by Sandra Johnson (transparencies)
Artistic Perception: What are we looking at? How do you know?
- How do the mobiles of each artist differ? What can you tell about the style of each
artist (Jacobson and Johnson)? (1.3)
- What were the media choices and how did the media influence the meaning of the
artwork? (1.5)
Historical and Cultural Context:
Both Jim Jacobson and Sandra Johnson are local
artists in the San Luis Obispo County. (See attached biography) Their mobiles can be
viewed at various locales throughout the county.
- What did each artist have to think about when he created these mobiles?
- What is the story that each artwork tells us?
- Identify and describe trends in the visual arts and discuss how the issues of time,
place and cultural influence are reflected in the selected works of art. (3.3)
Creative Expression:
Students will tell the intent of the selected book and its impact on them through the
process of making a mobile. The challenge will be to create a mobile with informal
balance in a media that reflects personal growth in technical skills and craftsmanship.
(2.1) This piece will be part of the student’s portfolio. (2.2)
Aesthetic Valuing:
Students will formulate and support a position regarding the aesthetic value of this
artwork and change or defend that position after considering the views of others. (4.3)
Students will articulate the process and rationale for refining and reworking this
sculpture. (4.4)
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