Activity 1: "Protecting Thy Family Name"
Nakaji no namae o mamore!
Description of Activity:
In this activity, students will find out the history of their family names or what it represents. Using the Japanese Language Symbols and Japanese Nature Symbols handouts, students will choose two (2) language symbols and (1) nature symbol that best represents or describes their family name to create an artwork using paint (i.e., watercolors, oil paint, acrylics).
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs):
In this activity, students will find out the history of their family names or what it represents. Using the Japanese Language Symbols and Japanese Nature Symbols handouts, students will choose two (2) language symbols and (1) nature symbol that best represents or describes their family name to create an artwork using paint (i.e., watercolors, oil paint, acrylics).
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs):
- Students will be able to produce an artwork with symbols from another culture
- Students will be able to produce an artwork that depicts the character of a family name
- Students will be able to share an explanation of the chosen symbols.
Common Core Standards
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Guam Content Standards: Fine Arts
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"Protecting Thy Family Name"
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Directions:
REMINDER: Japanese Art embodies the ideas of simplicity, precision and discipline; be sure to present your work neatly and carefully.
- Choose two (2) language symbols and one (1) nature symbol which you think best represents or describes your family name.
- Using your paint (i.e., watercolor, oil paint, acrylics), create the background of your artwork. Be creative, choose your best colors! Wait for paint to dry.
- Using a fine-tip pencil, outline your language symbols and your nature symbol. (Pencils are best because you can erase any mistakes!)
- Paint in your language symbols using a darker shade.
- Paint in your nature symbol.
- Add additional details to finalize your work.
REMINDER: Japanese Art embodies the ideas of simplicity, precision and discipline; be sure to present your work neatly and carefully.
Supplementary Reading Materials and Internet Sources to Extend Students' Understanding of the Content:
Great books about young artists, art work, and family identity:
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (Fiction, for ages 13 and up)
Japanese Art by Sadakichi Hartmann (Nonfiction, for ages 13 and up)
Kimchi & Calamari by Rose Kent (Fiction, ages 10 and up)
(Click on the images below to go to website of Japanese symbols)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (Fiction, for ages 13 and up)
Japanese Art by Sadakichi Hartmann (Nonfiction, for ages 13 and up)
Kimchi & Calamari by Rose Kent (Fiction, ages 10 and up)
(Click on the images below to go to website of Japanese symbols)