Project 09
Title: 100% Natural 100% Corn.........
Curricular connections:
Technology, Art/Design, Social Studies, Language Arts, etc
Synopsis:
Imagine advertising yourself on a can......Humorously.
Key Questions:
What would you say are your most important qualities?
What do you like to do? What makes you different from/the same as your peers?
Does color affect image? If so, how? What is symmetry? What is balance?
Can a small gift make a difference to someone else?
Materials:
Oral history, Digital Camera, Computer, Art materials (paper, pencils, markers)
Activities:
Before project begins, students begin to bring in canned goods to art room.
Each student draws a head and shoulder self portrait on paper.
Each makes a list of interests. Interests are then combined with self portrait in a cartoon.
Following lesson on facial features and symmetry, each student draws cartoon again.
Discuss key questions with class. Compare first and second cartoons. What has changed?
Divide class into groups. Half will go to computer. Half will do art. Later they switch.
Students at computer take digital self portrait, then layout label format on computer.
Students at computer alter digital picture background to become a cartoon reflecting interests.
Students write ingredients info on label (ingredients are subject’s characteristics).
Students at art tables create graphic design label old fashioned way.
Be sure to present a variety of topical words to students at beginning and end of class.
End with discussion and oral presentations.
Canned goods are given to local food pantry.
Variations:
Use a cereal box instead.
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