From a New Point of View

Lesson Plan

Description

Students will investigate assemblage and collage techniques to reinvent a poem or story written from a perspective that is different from their own. Students will keep another perspective in mind while creating a mixed-media artwork by combining found and new materials.

Level

Advanced

Areas of Study

Identity Collage Cardboard Sculpture Mixed Media Form Color Texture Balance Contrast Emphasis Contemporary Art Social and Emotional

Collections

Investigations: Ways of Seeing

Lesson Objectives

Students will identify and investigate a poem or story written from a different perspective.

Students will reinvent the selected text and plan an artwork that explores perception and human experience.

Students will learn how to safely handle a variety of simple tools.

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Teaching Strategies

Share a poem or story written from a differing perspective.
Model ways to reinvent a poem or story to explore perception and human experiences.
Demonstrate how to handle a variety of simple tools safely.
Explain and demonstrate a variety of assemblage and collage techniques.

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National Standards

Create

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Time Requirements

Teacher Prep Time

1 hour and 30 minutes

Demonstration Time

1 hour and 30 minutes

Student Studio Time

5 hours and 15 minutes

Supplies and Materials

8" x 10" supports (mixed-media paper, cardboard, hardboard)
Found objects for assemblage
Wet glue and brushes
Hot glue and hot glue guns
Pen or utility knife
Thumbtacks, nails, screws and related tools
Collage media list

National Standards

Create

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Steps

Introduction to Collage and Assemblage

Define collage and assemblage. View examples of collage and assemblage artworks by various artists. Discuss the ways different materials have been utilized. Analyze in pairs how different artists have constructed their artworks using different materials, tools, and techniques.

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