Art Classes: Level II

Level II-Art Lesson 2: The South Korean Wedding Duck

Learn to draw a duck and learn about an interesting South Korean wedding custom

The lesson is suitable for students in grade 3 through adult.

Art Lesson Description:

A Peace Corps volunteer brought these ducks back from South Korea after working there. We found them displayed at an employment service that regularly displays artifacts people have purchased abroad.

The ducks are traditional wedding gifts in South Korea, and a design from the South Korean flag appears on the wing of the duck.

The lesson begins with the usual type of warm-up. After the guided drawing, students can finish the duck with acrylic paints. To dispense the paints to individual desks, let students put a small amount of paint in the tiny cups used to dispense pills or candy. A teaspoon of each color is probably all the paint you will need for one painting.

This lesson includes both POWERPOINT and VIDEO versions of the lesson plus 2 downloadable printouts: a warmup and a drawing of the duck.

List of Supplies for Each Student:

1 warm-up for the duck (this is included with the lesson)
1 fine tipped permanent black marker (#ad)
1 11” x 11” square piece of watercolor paper (#ad)
Paint palette (#ad)
Tempera paints (#ad) or acrylic paints (#ad)
Drawing board: (#ad) (Make your own by cutting an 18" x 24" piece of 1/4" masonite)
Set of brushes (#ad)
Masking tape (#ad)
1 bottle or cup for rinsing brushes

Suggestions for Cross-Curricular Connections:

Geography: Learn about the geography and culture of South Korea at these sites. What surprises do you learn?

Explore South Korea with National Geographic
Learn about the geography of South Korea

Learn more about wedding ducks and weddings in South Korean culture.

Find out more about wedding ducks at these two sites.
Read about Korean weddings
Watch a traditional Korean wedding ceremony

Writing: Write about what you learned about Korean wedding traditions, or other Korean traditions at the web sites listed above.

Literature:

The Korean Cinderella (#ad) by Shirley Climo. Read the Korean version of Cinderella as you learn more about South Korea.
Welcome to South Korea (#ad) by Patrick Ryan tells about Korean culture, climate, industries, etc.
Tales of a Korean Grandmother: 32 Traditional Tales from Korea (#ad) by Frances Carpenter.
Korean Children's Favorite Stories (#ad)