6 th & 7 th Grade General Art Rachel Bein
1) Dictionary Page Painting 2) Book Poetry Sculpture 3) MadLib Light Box
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)
SmartBoard Activity: Venn Diagram Page picking Word research worksheet Sketching Illustrate with ink drawing Enhance with watercolor paint
Ed Fairburn
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)
Discovered poem video Discovered poem sketch activity Video of example book sculptures Sketching for sculpture Sculpture making based on one of the poems
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!
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)
Video of Hari & Deepti making light boxes Video of Kara Walker making her silhouettes Artist Comparison Handout iPad MadLib story activity Story expansion worksheet Sketching for light box Make sculpture based on one of the MadLibs
Introduction (Artist Comparison, Checklist, Project Intro)
Story (Madlib Activity, Story Expansion, Checklist, Share)
Project (Demo, Sketching/Planning, Building, Checklist, Presentation)
Sketch of all layers together (practice paper) Sketch all individual layers Encourage overlapping/texture Think of the purpose of each layer
Test out the layers before gluing Don’t get too attached – try again! Think about a color!