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Students will create an artwork that tells a story about an experience or memory as they learn how to transform their analog artwork into a digital story. They will discuss the meaning behind the artwork they have created.
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Students will read the book The Relatives Came to better understand how artists convey memories.
Students will combine the analog process of creating using mixed media with telling a story using a digital format.
Students will identify when and why artists create artwork in a discussion with their classmates.
Teaching Strategies
- Read The Relatives Came and lead a discussion on the use of illustration to communicate memory.
- Guide students through the process of creating and then digitizing their artwork to discuss the meaning.
- Explain how to use collage materials to create artwork.
- Facilitate a discussion on when and why artists create.
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Create art that represents natural and constructed environments.
VA:Cr2.3.KaUse art vocabulary to describe choices while creating art.
1.VA:Cr3Time Requirements
Teacher Prep Time
15 minutes
Demonstration Time
15 minutes
Student Studio Time
1 hour and 20 minutes
Supplies and Materials
- The Relatives Came: C. Rylant, ISBN 978-0689717383
- Pencil & eraser
- Sketch paper
- Picture-taking device
- Drawing materials: colored pencils, markers, crayons, etc.
- Glue stick
- Collage materials: colored paper, scissors, glue, etc.
- Device with portfolio app (e.g., Seesaw)
National Standards
Create
Create art that represents natural and constructed environments.
VA:Cr2.3.KaUse art vocabulary to describe choices while creating art.
1.VA:Cr3
Steps
Explore & Discuss Why Artists Create
Read The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant.
Examine the illustrations and discuss how they communicate memories.
Identify the reasons artists make art.
Discuss how artists draw from personal experiences.
Explore the reasons students make art, both inside and outside of school.
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