Japanese Tea Bowls
For this Ceramics Unit, students are going to create a piece of pottery inspired by Japanese Tea Bowls.
Learning Stations: Investigating Japanese Tea Bowls
Students began this unit by investigating the history and aesthetic qualities of traditional Japanese Tea Bowls. The links below provide access to all readings, vocabulary, and notes.
ReadingStudents read the article "Tea and Its Influence on Ceramics" to gain a stronger understanding for the aesthetic design choices artist make when creating a traditional Japanese Tea Bowl. This reading will help guide students' development of their own original tea bowl.
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VocabularyStudents defined the essential vocabulary terms for this unit and drew an image to help remember the definition.
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Foldable NotesStudents created a 8 sectioned foldable with notes detailing the Unit Standards, Chawan, Kodai, Chanoyu, and Final Tea Bowl Requirements.
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Japanese Tea Bowl: Sketches
After building background knowledge, students then began to sketch ideas for their own tea bowl creations.
Japanese Tea Bowl: Building
After sketching out their final ideas, students began to build their tea bowls.
Daily PowerPoint Presentations
Did you miss class and need to get caught up? Here are the daily Ceramics Unit Presentations: