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Narrative: Altering Literature. 6 th & 7 th Grade General Art Rachel Bein. Three Main Projects. 1) Dictionary Page Painting 2) Book Poetry Sculpture 3) MadLib Light Box. Project 1: Dictionary Painting.
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Narrative: Altering Literature 6th & 7th Grade General Art Rachel Bein
Three Main Projects 1) Dictionary Page Painting 2) Book Poetry Sculpture 3) MadLib Light Box
Project 1: Dictionary Painting • OBJECTIVE: Research the definition, the essential characteristics, real life examples, and non-examples of a selected word from a random dictionary page and use this research to illustrate and paint the word on the dictionary page later. (Re7-7b, RI.7.4) • OBJECTIVE: Compare the map works of Ed Fairburn to historical handmade maps using a Venn diagram. (Pr6-7a, SL.7.2)
Project 1: Dictionary Painting • SmartBoard Activity: Venn Diagram • Page picking • Word research worksheet • Sketching • Illustrate with ink drawing • Enhance with watercolor paint
SmartBoard Activity Ed Fairburn
Project 2: Book Poetry Sculpture • OBJECTIVE: Create an altered book sculpture based off of a poem created by selecting a random page from a book, selecting key words from at least 4 lines on the page and using the pages from this book as sculpture material that stays contained between the front and back cover of this book that represents the poem. (Cr2-7c, SL.7.5)
Project 2: Book Poetry Sculpture • Discovered poem video • Discovered poem sketch activity • Video of example book sculptures • Sketching for sculpture • Sculpture making based on one of the poems
Discovered Poetry • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf6k8aW2Toc
Poetry Sketch Activity! • Pick a page • Choose words from at least 4 lines on the page • “accentuate” the words with a box, circle, etc. • Illustrate the poem, on the page • Don’t think too hard! Less than 5 minutes!
Project 3/Expansion: MadLib Light Box • OBJECTIVE: Fill in a “MadLib- Happily Ever After” on an iPad that creates a fictional story that will be used in creating a light box sculpture illustrating their story. (Cr2-7a, W.7.3D)
Project 3/Expansion: MadLib Light Box • Video of Hari& Deeptimaking light boxes • Video of Kara Walker making her silhouettes • Artist Comparison Handout • iPadMadLib story activity • Story expansion worksheet • Sketching for light box • Make sculpture based on one of the MadLibs
Lesson 1 Introduction (Artist Comparison, Checklist, Project Intro)
Hari & Deepti • http://vimeo.com/66543233
Kara Walker • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8uJ6tQRxvo
Lesson 2 Story (Madlib Activity, Story Expansion, Checklist, Share)
Lesson 3 Project (Demo, Sketching/Planning, Building, Checklist, Presentation)
Sketching/Planning • Sketch of all layers together (practice paper) • Sketch all individual layers • Encourage overlapping/texture • Think of the purpose of each layer
Building/Presenting • Test out the layers before gluing • Don’t get too attached – try again! • Think about a color!