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Sultan's Lost Treasure
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Ideas from Teachers
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(Gr. 9-12)
Objective
To see pottery examples recovered and documented by archeologists.
To describe how pottery artifacts reveal historic clues.
Materials
- expository article of the history of blue-and-white ware
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NOVA's "The Sultan's Lost Treasure" program
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visual resources of Persian tin glazed-cobalt
decorated-earthenware, early majolica ware, and delft tiles.
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student-made terra cotta tiles, majolica glaze, cobalt (majolica
overglaze) wash
Procedure
NOVA's "Sultan's Lost Treasure" program is part a unit that explores
the ceramic tradition of blue-and-white ware and how the prized
porcelain was imitated by potters around the world with various
materials.
Have students complete an analytic reading activity while learning
about the allure, history, and migration of blue-and-white ware.
Ask students to watch the NOVA program and complete teacher-provided
quiz worksheet to promote active viewing.
Review conclusions of archeologists.
Provide a PowerPoint presentation of Persian blue-and-white glazed
earthenware, European majolica ware, and delft tiles. Have students
look for clues that it is not porcelain and not of Chinese origin.
Have students design composition for their own tile. Provide a
demonstration of glaze application. Have students glaze and decorate
their tiles. Load the tiles into the kiln and fire them.
Have students assess their finished glaze results. Hold a group
discussion to draw conclusions between application and fired
results. Ask student to provide a written reflection on the mastery
of materials seen in historic examples and compare those examples to
their art studio experience.
Assessment
Assess students' glaze application procedures. Conduct a student
notebook check of activity worksheets that accompany the reading,
video, and PowerPoint presentation. Look at students'
self-evaluations of glaze application procedures and fired results.
Classroom Tips
I create a worksheet or quiz to accompany each video to promote
active viewing of video presentations. This presentation is great
because it presents ceramics not only as art objects but artifacts
of human history. It shows the arts in relation to other
disciplines, in a real-world situation.
Sent in by
Heather Alexander
Spruce Creek High
Port
Orange, FL
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