Art Concepts and Terminology

New learning for me was the concept of line being a manmade element which evokes a feeling or a perception of motion.  Vertical lines being stately and horizontal lines can even hint at death.  I took it a step further and researched more about tactile texture where I had a great idea for a lesson combining a literary concept (onomatopoeia) and art concepts involving line, color, and texture.

The review portion for me was the color concepts such as: primary, secondary, tertiary, and analogous. I do appreciate the review along with the link to free posters and downloads that will be very helpful in the classroom.

How can I apply these concepts to a content area that I teach?  I am excited to introduce the term onomatopoeia to students after having developed a good foundation of the art concepts.  Onomatopoeia is a term that describes when a word is formed from the sound associated with what it's named.  Words like crunch, sizzle, snap, and ping are perfect examples of onomatopoeia.  I will start with a lesson on line.  What type of lines should you use to suggest "sizzle".  Further lessons can involve what colors can be added to symbolize "sizzle."  Lastly, what tactile texture(s) could be added to make something feel like a "sizzle".  This would be for my upper grade students.

I teach middle level Language Arts and I like your reflection on onomatopoeia and cant wait to try out some art expression with language terms. Last year my students drew the details of the setting as I read a novel. The kids were so engaged as they discussed the details in terms of comparing and contrasting each other's pictures all the while naturally speaking about evidence from the text. And I didn't have to prompt or engage as much only to add input as another involved in the conversation.