NJ CCS – 1.3.8.D.2. – Themes in art are often communicated through symbolism, allegory, or irony. There are a wide variety of art mediums, each having appropriate tools and processes for the production of artwork. Fluency in these mediums, and the use of the appropriate tools associated with working in these mediums, are components of art- making.

Objectives:

• Students will determine key points to a story and represent them visually.
• Students will narrate a fiction story through a cropped setting.

Day One:

Introduction – Each table will be asked to make a list of as many people who wear eye gear as possible, competition style. Once tables submit their lists, teacher will roughly compile answers on the board.

Demonstration – Teacher will demonstrate how students will use the reflection in the eyegear of their character to tell a story. She will show a scientist whose experiment is trying to escape the lab through the reflection in her safety goggles.

Independent Practice – Students will complete two sketches of possible ideas for the project.

Day Two:

Independent Practice –  Students will complete an additional two thumbnail sketches for a total of four.

Conferencing – Once students have sketches completed, they will check classmates for any repeated ideas, then check in with teacher for which character and scenario they plan to do.

Day Three:

Demonstration – Teacher will demonstrate how to create facial proportions large enough to support the exaggerated eyewear for the project.

Guided Artmaking – Students will begin to sketch onto their final project paper.

Day Four:

Class Discussion – Teacher will ask students to consider how they can add emphasis to the narrative taking place in the eyegear through a calm, average background.  

Independent Practice – Students will complete their sketches onto their project paper.

Day Five:

Demonstration – Teacher will demonstrate acrylic paint blending and finding accurate skin tones..

Independent Practice – Students will mix their desired skin tone, check in with teacher, then continue painting their artwork.

Days Six-Nine:

Student work sessions with individual teacher check ins.

Day Ten:

Independent Practice – Students will add any finishing details to their artwork.

Class Critique – Students will complete a Post-It note style critique, responding to 2 classmates’ artwork on a post-it note.