Frank Lloyd Wright

Hello all, this year I'm not posting the PDF scripts.  We have a strict agreement and cannot post them to people outside our school that haven't paid for the ArtLit Program. I'm so sorry.  I'll still post notes and images that I find to go with the script and help you out best I can.  Good news is, there is so much material on Frank Llloyd Wright that you should have no trouble pulling together a great lesson plan.  PBS has a way to make it work for ANY subject - poetry, architecture, math, social studies. http://www.pbs.org/flw/resources/index.html

The production involved blocks, grids and colored pencils.  We had a gridded 11x17 that was just photocopied and laminated as a mat.  Then, 9 each of two sizes of wooden blocks.  Small 1" cubes and 4 x 1 x 2 rectangular shapes.  Each child built on the mat and arranged the blocks to create a "structure."

Then, they drew the block structure on their own dot-gridded 11 x 17 paper.  From there, it's up to them - 2D, 3D, make them blocks, turn them into a house like Falling Water - it's up to the students. We used colored pencils for the subtelies seen in architectural renderings.

Here is another easy project that can be done to cover his windows:

http://www.artlit.us/2008/10/stained-glass-p.html

Bios here: http://www.cmgww.com/historic/flw/bio.html

http://www.franklloydwright.org/web/Biography.html

Wondeful book: http://www.amazon.com/Frank-Lloyd-Wright-Kids-Activites/dp/155652207X

 

We ended up getting into more of the gossipy aspect of his life.  You'd think he was our quirkly uncle that no one liked. 

RHS - here is Kim teaching us how to use the new projector:

http://youtu.be/5Vye6KTX-b4

Here is Kim showing you how to turn off the projector and laptop - helpful for you Mac folks. ;)

http://youtu.be/RnfSGrbWzHg  I love the fact that her nails were to pretty for this spontaneous video.

Here are some samples of the production for this project with the blocks and grid paper

And the fabulous, Jill Bagley!  WOW!

Comments

[Tammy Comer]

Wow ladies! Great job! I totally agree with the comment about Kim's nails being done for this spontaneous video. Impressive:)

Thanks for putting this together.