Super Identity- Part Two!
Lesson Description:
Students will be exploring another aspect of their identity by becoming a superhero with a superpower that helps their community. They will start by brainstorming traits and aspects of themselves that they could potentially turn into a superpower. Then they will take one of their traits and enhance it to make it a superpower. Finally this lesson will have to the students create a symbol to represent them and their newly attained super power. They will use this symbol design to create multiple mono-prints using different color schemes. This symbol will then be integrated into future lessons as a representation of their super identity.
Essential Understanding:
Learning Target:
Students will be creating mono-prints of a symbol representing their new superhero identity and power.
Key Concepts:
Identity
Visual narrative or story
Symbols
Characteristics and expressive features of art
Intent and purpose
Skills:
Planning for art making; Giving meaning to drawn symbols based on personal ideas.
Art Focus/Techniques:
Mono-Print; Drawing and Ideation
Literary Focus:
Lesson Description:
Students will be exploring another aspect of their identity by becoming a superhero with a superpower that helps their community. They will start by brainstorming traits and aspects of themselves that they could potentially turn into a superpower. Then they will take one of their traits and enhance it to make it a superpower. Finally this lesson will have to the students create a symbol to represent them and their newly attained super power. They will use this symbol design to create multiple mono-prints using different color schemes. This symbol will then be integrated into future lessons as a representation of their super identity.
- lesson plan is attached below
- presentation is attached below
Essential Understanding:
- An artist's identity can influence the visual narrative or story expressed in artwork.
- Symbols create meaning using characteristics and expressive features of art.
Learning Target:
Students will be creating mono-prints of a symbol representing their new superhero identity and power.
Key Concepts:
Identity
Visual narrative or story
Symbols
Characteristics and expressive features of art
Intent and purpose
Skills:
Planning for art making; Giving meaning to drawn symbols based on personal ideas.
Art Focus/Techniques:
Mono-Print; Drawing and Ideation
Literary Focus:
- R.A.F.T.
- Students will share their artwork and explain to fellow students the meaning behind the images used to express themselves.
- New vocabulary words
Some examples of the students ideation process of creating a super power they want to have that they can relate to their identity.
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Matt describes his superhero symbol he created and how he used his traits and talents to create his superpower. |
Two students decided to collaborate and become a team of superheroes, known as the squirrel twins. The discussed their artistic decisions when creating their superhero symbols and powers.
A few of the steps in the process of creating monoprints: draw with markers on plexiglas, wet paper, pat it dry and rub it over the plexiglas, and carefully pull it off the see the print.
Kaden experimented with different color schemes similar to Andy Warhol's pop art silkscreen artworks that we looked at in class.
Sofia's Video: Sofia explains some of the problems she encountered when creating monoprints and some possible solutions.
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