Title:
Places of Paper
Level:
5th Grade
Description:
Students will be asked to think of a
place that is special to them. After picking their “place” they will visually
re-create this space through the use of paper collage. Different collage styles
will be discussed, as well as how to represent space and create the illusion of
depth using paper. They will also see an example of collage and discuss the use
of color and how it creates a depth of space.
Objectives:
- Students will be able to analyze a piece of work using vocabulary from the
principles of design.
- Students will be able to visually create the illusion of space and depth using
a two dimensional format.
- Students will be able to understand how intensity and detail impact the
perception of depth and volume.
Materials:
Sequence:
Day
one:
Students will be able to discuss the
artistic properties of the example piece and how it is successful
- Introduction of the activity.
- The idea of a special place will be discussed and shared among students
Day
two:
Students will be able to visually create the
illusion of space and depth using a two dimensional format
- A short discussion of how to create
depth and a realistic space will open the class.
- Foreground, middle ground, and background will be explained
- Students will select their choice of papers to create their collage.
- They will begin the initial layout and set up of their piece, working to
create a visually stimulating image
Day
three:
Students will be able to understand how
intensity and detail impact the perception of depth and volume
- Short talk about how detail in
objects and intensity of color affects the viewer’s perception of what is near
or far. Students will glue their piece and add details to describe their special
place
Day
four:
Students will be able to analyze a piece of
work using vocabulary from the principles of design.
- Students are allowed some time to
finish their pieces.
- Pieces will be displayed.
- Discussion about how each student was able to manipulate the materials
differently to achieve a different look, as well as where the different layers
of space are located in each piece
Standards:
Understanding and applying media,
techniques, and processes:
- Students select media, techniques, and processes; analyze what makes them
effective or not effective in communicating ideas; and reflect upon the
effectiveness of their choices
- Students intentionally take advantage of the qualities and characteristics of
art media, techniques, and processes to enhance communication of their
experiences and ideas
Using knowledge of structures and functions:
- Students generalize about the effects of visual structures and functions and
reflect upon these effects in their own work
- Students employ organizational structures and analyze what makes them
effective or not effective in the communication of ideas
- Students select and use the qualities of structures and functions of art to
improve communication of their ideas
Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas:
- Students use subjects, themes, and symbols that demonstrate knowledge of
contexts, values, and aesthetics that communicate intended meaning in artworks
Reflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work
and the work of others:
- Students compare multiple purposes for creating works of art
- Students analyze contemporary and historic meanings in specific artworks
through cultural and aesthetic inquiry
- Students describe and compare a variety of individual responses to their own
artworks and to artworks from various eras and cultures
Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines:
- Students describe ways in which the principles and subject matter of other
disciplines taught in the school are interrelated with the visual arts
Assessment:
- Rubric completed by instructor