Large-scale coil pots weren’t the only thing my students worked on during 2nd quarter. They also spent time on what I called a “World Culture” project.
Each student chose a culture from around the world or from a time in history and researched the importance of ceramics in that time and place.
They were expected to create an informative poster with general information about the culture they chose and detailed information about the art of the culture.
In addition, they were required to create a piece (theoretically using the coil method, but I was pretty lax on that) that was representational of the ceramic work of the culture. This could be interpreted loosely as I was willing to have kids create pieces that were extremely similar to ancient pieces or to create a more unique piece that used similar techniques and methods.
On the posters, each student included a description of how they created their piece and how it relates to their culture. These descriptions have been my favorite part of grading the project. Even though I watched them go through the whole process, my high school students can be painfully quiet so it was interesting to read what they were thinking about when they created their pieces. Some were way more thorough then you would realize at first glance!
Each student chose a culture from around the world or from a time in history and researched the importance of ceramics in that time and place.
They were expected to create an informative poster with general information about the culture they chose and detailed information about the art of the culture.
In addition, they were required to create a piece (theoretically using the coil method, but I was pretty lax on that) that was representational of the ceramic work of the culture. This could be interpreted loosely as I was willing to have kids create pieces that were extremely similar to ancient pieces or to create a more unique piece that used similar techniques and methods.
On the posters, each student included a description of how they created their piece and how it relates to their culture. These descriptions have been my favorite part of grading the project. Even though I watched them go through the whole process, my high school students can be painfully quiet so it was interesting to read what they were thinking about when they created their pieces. Some were way more thorough then you would realize at first glance!
I had serious issues trying to narrow down the best ones to share on the blog so prepare yourself for a lot of photos…
Korean Chosun Dynasty
Pueblo
Persian Pottery
Oaxacan-Mexico
Oaxacan Pot
Chinese Han Dynasty
Han Dynasty Pot
Chinese Ming Dynasty
Ming Dynasty Pot
Etruria
Navajo
Navajo Pot
Nigerian Nok
Nigerian Nok Pot
Moche-Peru
Moche Pot
Mississipian and Japanese
Mississipian Pot (this is the pot with the shells in it!)
Ancient Egypt
Egyptian Pot
And for the full effect of the display….
I have 4 cases in the basement of our school outside of the cafeteria. I wish they were in a more traffic heavy location, but I’ll take what I can get!
I have 4 cases in the basement of our school outside of the cafeteria. I wish they were in a more traffic heavy location, but I’ll take what I can get!
Display Case 1
Display Case 2
Display Case 3
Display Case 4
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