Lesson Two MY EVERYDAY HERO COLLAGE

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1 Lesson Two MY EVERYDAY HERO COLLAGE Lesson Overview: Being considered a hero doesn't necessarily mean you have to perform some extraordinary act of courage or make a sacrifice so uncommon it makes the headlines of your local newspaper. The heroes who make a difference in our everyday lives most often go unnoticed. Students will create a photo-collage of a person who they see as their Everyday Hero. Time Frame: Five minute sessions Objective(s): 1. Students examine, What makes a person a hero? 2. Students identify a person in their life who embodies the qualities of a hero. 3. Students create a digital photo of their Everyday Hero. 4. Students combine the Wordle from the previous lesson and photograph of their personal hero to create a collage that reflects this person s character and ideals. Standards:

2 Analyze how the elements of visual art including color, line, shape, value, form, texture and space are used in the creation of, presentation of, or response to visual artworks Analyze how the principles of visual art, such as repetition, pattern, emphasis, contrast and balance are used in the creation, presentation of, or response to visual artworks Describe characteristics of Western and non-western styles, movements and genres in art Demonstrate the characteristics of the tools, materials and techniques of various two and three-dimensional media for intentional effects in original artworks Compare and contrast the connections among visual artworks, their purposes, and their personal, social, cultural and historical contexts, including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities Analyze the meanings and functions of visual art Develop original two and three-dimensional artworks in a variety of artistic contexts Assemble and prepare personal artworks for public exhibition Analyze and interpret a variety of visual artworks using established criteria Analyze how the elements of visual art including color, line, shape, value, form, texture and space; and principles such as repetition, pattern, emphasis, contrast and balance are combined to communicate meaning in the creation of, presentation of, or response to visual artworks Analyze how the characteristics of Western and non-western styles, movements, and genres in art contribute to the creation of, presentation of, or response to artworks Integrate the characteristics of the tools, materials and techniques of a selected media in original artworks to support artistic purposes Analyze how visual artworks influence and are influenced by personal, social, cultural or historical contexts, including the contribution of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities Synthesize and express an individual view of the meaning and functions of visual art Create a single, complex artwork or multiple artworks to express ideas Present, exhibit, publish or demonstrate collections or artworks for different audiences and occasions Analyze, interpret and evaluate works of visual art by applying self-selected criteria with the traditions of the art form. Preparation: Technology Requirements *Computer and Internet access *Projector *Digital Cameras (for students who do not have access to their own camera) *Photo Editing software program (Photoshop, Corel Paint, Gimp or any photo-editing program that will allow the students to manipulate, save, and print a digital photograph *Color Printer Resources *Image of Rosie the Riveter, by Norman Rockwell *Music Video: Everyday Hero by Luke Benward * Website - CNN HEROES Everyday People Changing the World

3 *Website - Visioning Collage Art *Website - Mixed Media and Collage Art *Video Doodle *Handout: Everyday Hero Lyrics *Handout: Everyday Hero Worksheet *Handout: Photography Success Tips *Handout: Everyday Hero Rubric *A selection of previously taken digital images of everyday people Art Materials (Day three, four, and five) Sample printed photo for teacher demonstration Rives BFK paper, 9 x 12 (one for each student) Black and white gesso Various types, textures, and colors of paper (newsprint, wrapping paper, tissue paper, scrap book, etc.) Large flat brushes Blue painters tape Rigid boards to tape artwork to (masonite board) Scrap paper Water containers Diluted acrylic matt gel medium Scissors Oil Paint sticks ( 6&item=516462) Prisma colored pencils or equivalent Permanent markers Various stamps Inkpads Wordles from previous project Blow dryers (optional) Vocabulary: Gesso substance used to prime or prepare a canvas or paper before painting Collage - a work of formal art made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole. Photo-editing a computer application used to manage and edit digital photos Portrait an artistic representation of a person Emphasis something that is given great stress or importance Repetition - created when objects, shapes, space, light, direction, lines etc. are repeated in artwork Unity - a feeling of completeness created by the use of elements in the artwork

4 DAY ONE Anticipatory Set/Motivation: 1. Pass out the handout with lyrics for Everyday Hero by Luck Benward 2. Play Everyday Hero music video by Luke Benward 3. Explain to the students that we all probably have a few individuals in our lives we would call our personal hero. People who stand out in our minds because of some unselfish act of kindness or display of thoughtfulness imparted on us, regardless of their obligation to do so. Sometimes heroes impact our lives in a way so extraordinary it changes our world forever. Others make differences in our lives that go unnoticed by everyone, even ourselves. Student Activity: 1. Explore the following website with students: CNN HEROES Everyday People Changing the World 2. Hand students the Everyday Hero Worksheet and the Photography Success Tips Handout. 3. Complete and discuss the Everyday Hero Worksheet. Allow students to share their stories and experiences. 4. Tell students that they will be photographing and creating a portrait of a person who fits the profile of an Everyday Hero. This person does not need to be the person they identified in the Everyday Hero Worksheet, but should be someone with whom they are familiar with, have access to, and who fits the profile of an Everyday Hero. 5. Display and draw the student s attention to Rosie the Riveter. 6. What elements did Norman Rockwell use to create the visual messages in Rosie the Riveter? a. What props did he use? b. How did he position the subject? c. What did he include in the background? Closure:

5 1. Tell students that the assignment for this lesson is to take a portrait of their Everyday Hero. They may take and save more then one image which will be brought to class on a thumb-drive, disk, or through Ask students to brainstorm and create a quick thumbnail sketch on the back of their Everyday Hero handout of ideas for their photograph assignment. a. How will they pose their subject? b. What will they wear? c. What props will you use? d. Should they consider a background? 3. Assign cameras to students as necessary. 4. Assign a date for Hero-portraits to be completed and saved on thumb-drive, ed to teacher, or burned to disk. DAY TWO Anticipatory Set/Motivation: 1. Ask the students to briefly share who they chose as their everyday hero and why. 2. Share with the students that today they will begin the first step in creating an Everyday Hero Collage. Demonstration: 1. Using a computer and projector, demonstrate for the students how to open the photo-editing program and upload their image(s). 2. Demonstrate how to edit and manipulate the digital image a. Crop b. Enhance c. Manipulate background d. Save and print Student Activity: 1. Allow students minutes to work with their digital images 2. Have students save the completed image(s). 3. Ask students to print an 8 x 11! color copy of their favorite image. Closure:

6 1. Collect printed images. 2. Display for class 3. Ask students to share information about their subject and their photo. DAY THREE Anticipatory Set/Motivation: (Have art supplies available and ready for student use.) 1. Introduce the students to a variety of collage art by viewing the following videos: 2. Visioning Collage Art 3. Mixed Media and Collage Art Demonstration: 1. Using a previously prepared piece of 9 x 12 Rives BFK paper. Demonstrate for the students how to create the base for their Everyday Hero Collage. a. Use blue painters tape to anchor BFK paper to rigid surface. b. Referring to your photo, select either white or black gesso and brush a thin, even coat over the entire sheet of BFK paper. (Quickly dry with blow dryer.) c. Referring back to your sample printed photo, select various papers to create the background of your collage. Remind students that the background should not overpower the image; emphasis should remain on the portrait. d. Using the diluted gel medium and the large flat brush, demonstrate how to quickly apply the medium to the entire back of one of the background papers. e. Quickly position the paper on the dried gesso background and gently smooth from the center out towards the edges. (Always use a clean sheet of scrap paper under the sheets you are gluing.) f. Repeat with other papers. (Explain that it is not necessary to cover the entire background.) g. Cut out the portrait and any other part the picture you decide to include. h. Experiment and decide where you will place the image. i. Use gel medium on back of the photo image, position it on background, and smooth.

7 j. Using your Hero Wordle cut out selected words and phrases. Attach with gel medium. 2. Set aside to dry. Student Activity: 1. Pass back student Wordles, printed Hero photos and Reeves BFK paper. 2. Students tape paper, select color of gesso and apply to paper. 3. As the paper is drying students may select background papers, cut out words from Wordle and portrait image. Encourage them to experiment with the layout of their words and images. 4. Students begin to build their collage by adding background papers. Allow the gel medium time to dry between each addition. (blow dry) 5. Students continue to work by layering portrait images and Wordles to construct their collage. Closure: 1. Set collage aside to dry. 2. Clean tables and brushes and return supplies. 3. Give students time to view, reflect, and discuss their compositions. a. What do you see that stands out? b. What do you see that is unique? c. What colors will you choose for the next step? d. What can you do to improve your composition? DAY FOUR Anticipatory Set/Motivation: (Have art supplies ready and available for student use.) 1. Students collect dried collages. 2. Students choose a partner to briefly discuss, share ideas, and talk about their works of art. Demonstration:

8 1. Demonstrate for the students how to layer and blend the oil paint sticks to unify the background and photo. a. Begin by lightly scribbling 2-3 colors (white is a great color to use) between and around the words and photos. b. Carefully blend with the tip of your finger avoiding the words and photographed image. Emphasize that the goal is to not totally cover up the background but to unify and integrate the elements of the collage. 2. Set aside to dry for hours. Student Activity: 1. Students begin to apply oil paint stick to background. 2. Emphasize that they should work slowly as they blend the colors and add layers. 3. Remind students to keep their work area and fingers clean and to use a cover sheet to protect their image. 4. Occasionally stop the class from working. Ask them to reflect on their progress and to be mindful not to overwork the composition. Closure: 1. Set collages aside to dry. 2. Clean tables and return supplies. 3. As a class, view and discuss the collages. a. What stands out? b. What messages do you see? c. What can I do to enhance my composition? DAY FIVE Anticipatory Set/Motivation: (Have art supplies ready and available for students use.) 1. Students collect dried collage. 2. Share with students that today is all about doodling.

9 3. View the video Doodle Demonstration: 1. Demonstrate for students how to practice doodling on scrap paper. 2. Discuss how doodles or little drawings can be used to enhance the message of the Hero collage. 3. Demonstrate on your own sample how to begin doodling with color pencil and permanent markers. 4. Demonstrate the use of repetition as a way to unify the composition. 5. Explain and discuss why you chose to use certain types of doodles or images for your collage. How do they relate to my message? 6. Display various stamps and colors of inkpads. 7. Discuss why you chose a particular stamp. What where your thoughts about the pattern? 8. Demonstrate how to randomly, yet carefully stamp a single a pattern over parts of the collage allowing the intensity of the color to vary. Student Activity: 1. Ask students to explore their ideas and practice their doodles on a separate sheet of paper. Ask them to look for ways to enhance or relate to their Hero message. 2. When students feel prepared, allow them to begin doodling on their collage. 3. Encourage them to work slowly, repeating elements to create unity in the composition. 4. Occasionally stop the class from working. Ask them to reflect on their progress and to be mindful not to overwork the composition. 5. When students are ready to move on, ask them to practice with the stamps on scrap paper. 6. Discuss their choices for an all over pattern. 7. Allow them to complete their collage by stamping over the composition.

10 Closure: 1. Gather and display completed Everyday Hero Collages 2. Clean tables and return supplies. Assessment: 1. As a class, view and discuss the completed works of art. a. What stands out? b. What messages or meanings to you see? c. What do think the artist was trying to say? 2. Complete Everyday Hero rubric. Extension: Students use the resources they have developed surrounding their hero to create a mini book that may be attached to their collage. This small booklet should be considered a place where viewers might find additional information, thoughts, and explanations concerning the student s hero and composition. 1. Gesso a 2 x strip of BFK paper. 2. When dry, fold every 2 using an accordion style fold. 3. Use assorted available materials to doodle and write about your Everyday Hero. 4. Attach to Everyday Hero Collage.