2 The Big Idea (Overall Concept): Time: Grade Level: Repetition for Variety 4 Days 10-12 Description of Lesson (Brief Summary): Students will be introduced to the work of Sandy Skoglund. There will be a brief presentation that describes Skoglunds work and some of her processes/concepts. The focus of the presentation/talk will be on her use of color (complimentary) and shapes (repetition). Students will then be asked to build Skoglund like models using common items/food planned for photographing it.
National Common Core Art Standards:
MA:Cr3.1.II - Consolidate production processes to demonstrate deliberate choices in organizing and integrating content and stylistic conventions in media arts production, demonstrating understanding of associated principles, such as continuity and juxtaposition. MA:Pr4.1.II: Integrate various arts, media arts forms, and academic content into unified media arts productions that retain thematic integrity and stylistic continuity, such as transmedia productions. MA:Re8.1.II - Analyze the intent, meanings, and influence of a variety of media artworks, based on personal, societal, historical, and cultural contexts
Enduring Understandings: Essential Questions:
Media artists plan, organize, How do media artists organize and and develop creative ideas, develop ideas and models into process plans, and models into structures to achieve the desired end process structures that can product? effectively realize the artistic How are complex media arts idea experiences constructed? Media artists integrate various How do people relate to and interpret forms and contents to develop media artworks? complex, unified artworks Interpretation and appreciation require consideration of the intent, form, and context of the media and artwork. Technical Skills: 21st Century Skills: Structure building, painting with Curiosity, creativity, artistry, innovation craftsmanship, light planning, and design Objectives: Students can create a composition with the intention to photograph it Students can utilize the elements and principles of design to create an appealing composition
Materials Needed: Cardboard, spray paint, noodles, bottle caps, colored yarn, DSLR cameras, light kits, cereal, marshmallows, other groups of small objects
Instruction (Day by Day):
Day 1: Presentation 30 minutes; Plan, collect supplies, start building mini dioramas Day 2-3: Finish building; Start photographing on backdrops; Edit photos as needed Day 4: Finish photo editing, present best 3 photos
Evaluation: Formative Summative
Teacher will be discussing ideas and thoughts with students during the Students will present their work to the class initial presentation (essential while talking about their work, how it works, questions) the choices they made, etc. Teacher will be walking around during working days, assisting in setting up of photo shooting and monitoring the editing process