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Milton Glaser Inspired Greek Mythology Silhouettes!

Milton Glaser Inspired Greek Mythology Silhouettes! . Welcome! My name is Carissa Zill I teach 6 th – 8 th grade art at Hester Junior High in Franklin Park. Meeting Common Core Standards.

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Milton Glaser Inspired Greek Mythology Silhouettes!

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  1. Milton Glaser Inspired Greek Mythology Silhouettes! • Welcome! • My name is Carissa Zill • I teach 6th – 8th grade art at Hester Junior High in Franklin Park

  2. Meeting Common Core Standards • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.1Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well inferences drawn from the text. • REST ASSURED! I don’t do a reading or common core integrated activity for every project – more like one per trimester for each grade • It’s not THAT painful for students or teachers and it helps provide more background for students to understand the lesson better.

  3. Texts • Use your library resources! Most of them have some resources on Greek Mythology • My favorites: • Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters by Donna Jo Napoli. Illustrated by Christina Balit, 2011 • D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths by Ingrid d’Aulaire & Edgar Parind’Aulaire, 1982

  4. Reading the Myth • I read the first myth from the Treasury of Greek Mythology on the goddess Gaia. • We read the first three paragraphs together. • When we read a passage that puts a good image in our head, then we stop and record the TEXTUAL EVIDENCE that supports it on our worksheet. • Once students understand the task, then they complete the myth

  5. Introduce Milton Glaser • He’s a fabulous artist! Most everybody is familiar with his work without even knowing it! • I show the following PowerPoint to students that is linked to a few video clips about Glaser.

  6. Milton Glaser Graphic Artist

  7. Milton Glaser • Born in 1929 (That makes him 84! And he’s still working!) • Went to two different art high schools,and went to college at the Academy of Fine Arts in Italy. • Co-Founder of New York Magazine with Clay Felker in 1968. • Founded his own studio in 1974.

  8. Achievements • Not only is his artwork found in museums and galleries around the world, but in 2004 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. • The award celebrates his profound and long-term contribution to the contemporary practice of design.

  9. An Introduction • Milton Glaser Videos

  10. 1975 Poster for Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits

  11. Recognize this?

  12. Your Task… • Using your knowledge of Milton Glaser and of Greek Mythology you are going to invent a new work of art. • Not only will we trace you silhouette and give you colorful hair, but you must also transform yourself into a god or goddess. • You must include at least fourdifferent symbols that represent your god and hearts are NOT allowed!

  13. Where to start? • To start, you need to choose a god or goddess that you wish to make your project about. You can use: • The books on the counter • The binders I have put together for you • The computers to research • Whichever god/goddess you choose, you need foursymbols that you can include in the final. • Next, Ms. Zill will trace your silhouette.

  14. Student’s Task • Students then use the binder resources & books to choose a god, goddess, titan, nymph, monster or other character from Greek Mythology that they wish to transform themselves into. • They have to fill out their own research sheet, just like we did for Gaia. • Then I trace their silhouette

  15. Cutting the silhouettes • We review proper cutting techniques when the first student gets to this stage. • They cut around the whole head/hair & then ALSO cut the hair off of the head! • Then they trace the pieces at the BOTTOM of the paper.

  16. Drawing Hair Pieces & Symbols • Next students have to draw out their symbols and hair pieces. There is no right or wrong way to make the hair, but they want to make it still read like hair. • When everything is drawn (in pencil) they start with sharpies coloring each piece of hair ONE COLOR (you could use regular markers, but I like the look of sharpies because the ink flows better) • Some pieces may be left white

  17. Background • I pull the students in for a demo when the first student reaches this step. • My rules for color pencil: • I don’t let them use black – they have to blend black from blue, green & red • They MUST layer at least three colors at a time to create soft, delicious colors • Work SLOW, in small circles to avoid scribble marks • Not everything has to be colored, but it has to be colored well!

  18. Reflections • The reflection is the most lengthy of all my reflections because I want students to show me that they learned something from their research • I make students present this project to the class following the questions on the rubric since we spend so much time and they look really good in the end!

  19. Now it’s your turn! • Using the projector light and the flashlights, team up and trace each other’s silhouettes. • Cut them out trace them on the paper. • If you want you can choose symbols for a god/goddess/titan/nymph OR you can just color the hair and worry about that later! • Sign the email sheet if you want me to send you all my resources electronically! Indicate if you want me to share by email, dropbox, or google drive!

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