Art/Native Craft
(Art: 3-dimensional focus)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Art/Native Craft class will provide students with an opportunity to study and explore the process of crafting traditional Yupíik items using a variety of materials and techniques. Student will be able to recognize the five basic elements of design when creating their works. Students will also study the significance and historical context of the various craft within their own culture and culture of others.

SWRSD OUTCOMES

OUTCOME 1: Students demonstrate many forms of communication.
OUTCOME 2: Students understand, accept and appreciate their own language and culture and the cultures of others.
OUTCOME 5: Students demonstrate honesty, respect, concern, and caring for themselves, their environment and others.
OUTCOME 6: Students exhibit a positive attitude and self initiative.
OUTCOME 7: Students use a variety of ways to think and to reason when solving problems, and making thoughtful decisions.
OUTCOME 10: Students demonstrate leisure, vocational and life skills.

ALASKA CONTENT STANDARDS

Standard A: Visual Arts - A student should be able to create and perform in the arts.
Standard B: Visual Arts - A student should be able to understand the historical and contemporary role of the arts in Alaska, the nation, and the world.
Standard D: Visual Arts - A student should be able to recognize beauty and meaning through the arts in the studentís life.

ALASKA STANDARDS FOR CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SCHOOLS
Standard A. A culturally-responsive curriculum reinforces the integrity of the cultural knowledge that students bring with them.
Standard B. A culturally-responsive curriculum recognizes cultural knowledge as part of a living and constantly adapting system that is grounded in the past, but continues to grow
through the present and into the future.
Standard C. A culturally-responsive curriculum uses the local language and cultural knowledge as a foundation for the rest of the curriculum.

COURSE OUTLINE

CONTENT: Essential course facts, concepts and basic skills: assessed with teacher made tests and rubrics.

Native Craft- Students will be introduced to history, culture, and meaning behind skin sewn and beadwork projects and produce a minimum of four projects (3 set, 1 choice: kameksaks, yo-yoís, zipper pulls, earrings, necklace, sculpture, native doll).

Key Elements:
1. The student will learn about patterns using basic elements of design.
2. The student will learn what materials were made traditionally for skin-sewn projects.
3. The student will learn proper sewing technique.
4. The student will learn proper use of tools.
5. The students will document gathered information weekly in relation to current hands-on project and Yupik Eskimo Values.
6. The student will produce a skin-sewn projects with beadwork incorporated.

Students will be able to:
1. Patterns
* Learn to make patterns in respect to elements of design
a. to make pattern designs used for beading and making parka and kameksak trims.
b. Learn to measure for pattern making using Yup'ik way of measuring

2. Materials -
* Learn about fur bearing animal fur uses.
a. Recognize different types of skins used for making Yup'ik clothing.
b. Learn about traditional tanning of furs.
* Learn about beads
a. Recognize different kinds of beads: seed, pony, gem
b. recognize significance of certain colors in patterns of trim
* Learn about threads -
a. Identify sinew, nylon, cotton threads and use for each
* Use of Materials
a. recognize best positioning for no waste
b. recognize proper fur direction


3. Sewing
* Students will be able to identify quality workmanship.
a. small even whip stitches
b. identify proper fur positioning before cutting
c. cut patterns neatly, accurately
d. ends come out evenly
e. make appropriate knots
f. beads properly set in pattern
g. loomwork even and tight

4. Tools
* Use of Tools
a. know how to use razor blade properly
b. know what threads are needed for what kind of fur, leather, or beadwork
c. know which needle to use for fabric, skins, beadwork
d. know how to thread a loom properly
e. know how to properly store tools

5. Gather and document information
* Students will gather information weekly and document towards final project.
a. how weekly project relates to pattern
b. how weekly project relates to Basic Yupik Eskimo Values
c. interview with elder


6. Projects:
* Students will make either a zipper pull or a yo-yo.
* Students will make a native doll
* Students will make kameksaks
* Student will choose fourth project

UNIVERSAL SKILLS

A. Integrative, cross-curricular:
1. Be able to use all materials responsibly, appropriately and safely.
2. Be able to clean up when finished at end of class.
3. Listen to and follow instructions.
4. Be able to effectively communicate information (writing, speaking, presenting, reading)
5. Appreciate the creativity of others
6. Be able to judge work using specified criteria: craftsmanship, technique, originality, theme, composition

B. Technological Skills:
1. Effectively use word processing program to prepare weekly written reports.
2. Effectively use internet to conduct research on projects at hand

C. Employability Skills:
1. Demonstrate punctuality and self-initiative in the classroom and on projects.
2. Produce high quality products using a variety of tools and materials.
3. Set and follow high standards in the classroom.
4. Use appropriate methods for taking care of materials and equipment.