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A Few of My Favorite Things

Lesson Plan

Description

Students will identify and illustrate their “favorite things'' to incorporate as relief artwork within a hidden, interior compartment of a used book. Students will employ found objects and images connected to Joseph Cornell’s shadow boxes.

Level

Advanced

Areas of Study

BookmakingMixed MediaVarietyEmphasisUnity

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Exploring Book Making

Lesson Objectives

Students will generate multiple ideas of their “favorite things.”

Students will observe, analyze, and connect the application of media and design in Cornell’s shadow boxes.

Students will illustrate images, combine found objects, and produce relief imagery within their altered book artwork.

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Teaching Strategies

  • Prompt students to generate multiple ideas of their “favorite things” using a mind-mapping strategy.
  • Present examples of Joseph Cornell’s shadow boxes and help students generate ideas.
  • Break down ways to illustrate images, combine found objects, and produce relief imagery within a used book.
  • Demonstrate the necessary techniques and tool safety for students to design, cut, glue, and alter used books.

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National Standards

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Time Requirements

Teacher Prep Time

2 hours

Demonstration Time

2 hours

Student Studio Time

6 hours

Supplies and Materials

  • Used books (hardback with thin pages)
  • Utility or craft knife with extra blades
  • Ruler
  • Adhesive (white glue or matte gel medium)
  • Wax paper
  • Collage materials (magazines, fabric, newspaper, scrap paper)
  • Drawing materials (oil pastels, colored pencils, graphite, pen)
  • Found objects

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Steps

"Favorite Things" Provocation

Generate multiple ideas of “favorite things” using prompts and mind-maps. What makes something a favorite? How do your favorite objects or experiences represent the best parts of you? What are your favorite parts of yourself that others might not know about you?

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Creative Mind Map

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Creative Mind Map - FLEX Assessment

Creative Mind Map

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Literacy

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Meaningful CollageContemporary Street ArtStories from Black ArtistsVisual VoicesDigital Still LifeInnovating with Jewelry and MetalExploring Book MakingVisual JournalingExperimenting with Monoprinting

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Generating Ideas for Art Helping Students Plan Artwork

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Artist Bio

Joseph Cornell

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Joseph Cornell - FLEX Assessment

Joseph Cornell

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Mixed Media

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What is Mixed Media?

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What is Mixed Media? - FLEX Assessment

What is Mixed Media?

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Craft Knife Safety

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Book Carving

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Reflective Artist Statement Guide

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