COMICS AND ANIMATION ART

Lesson
Title
Lesson Plan #1: Sidewalk Creatures Date April 20, 2013
Subject/
Grade
Level
Grade 7 Art
Time
Duration
2x - 60 minte!
Unit/ocus C"mi#! and Animati"n$ C%i!m a! a !tartin& p"int Teac!er Anita Grad'
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General
Learnin)
"utcomes:
Stdent! (ill &ain a )ll !et ") experien#e!* indi+idal, +i!al, learnin&, #"mmni#ati+e,
#reati+e, #ltral and en+ir"nmental experien#e!,
S*eci+ic
Learnin)
"utcomes:
SL" 1: Drawings- Re#"rd, In+e!ti&ate, C"mmni#ate, Arti#late - .+alate, Stdent! (ill
re#"rd ima&e! )"nd in t/e natral and man-made en+ir"nment t" repre!ent indi+idalit' in t/e
ma0in& ") a ne( ima&e and appl' t/e +"#a%lar' ") art t" de!#ri%e t/e 1alitie! ") t/e art("r0,
SL" ,: Compositions- C"mp"nent!, Relati"n!/ip!, Or&ani2ati"n!, Stdent! (ill de+el"p
#"mpeten#e (it/ t/e #"mp"nent! ") ima&e 3media, te#/ni1e, de!i&n element!4, anal'2e t/e
relati"n!/ip! am"n& #"mp"nent! ") ima&e! and expl"re +i!al relati"n!/ip! t/r"&/ t/e
tran!)"rmati"n ") )"rm in #"mp"!iti"n,
SL" -: Encounters- S"r#e! ") Ima&e!, Tran!)"rmati"n! T/r"&/ Time, Impa#t ") Ima&e!,
Stdent! (ill identi)' #ltral art expre!!i"n, re#"&ni2e t/e !i&ni)i#an#e ") t/e r"le and )"rm ")
#ltral art and t/e e))e#t! ") +i!al repre!entati"n impa#ted %' #ltral in)len#e!,
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Students will:
1, Re#"rd %' p/"t"&rap/ "r paper r%%in&, an ima&e ") a !ide(al0 !e#ti"n t/at i! #ra#0ed in t/e man-made
en+ir"nment, 3S5O 14
2, Re#reate an ima&e )r"m an exi!tin& ima&e %' anal'2in& t/e relati"n!/ip %et(een +ari"! line! and
!/ape! t/at are tran!)"rmed t" pr"d#e a 6!ide(al0 #reatre7 #"mp"!iti"n tili2in& +ari"! mixed media,
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3, Dem"n!trate t/at !pa#e repre!entati"n in a ("r0 ") art #"n!ider! #"mp"!iti"n and e))e#ti+e ima&er'
#"ntra!t %' !in& t/e lan&a&e ") art t" de!#ri%e 1alitie! 3line, !#ale, +ale and #"l"r4 ") t/e art("r0, 3S5O
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8, Appre#iate t/e +ale ") t/e ae!t/eti# a!pe#t! ") t/i! #ra)t %' re#"&ni2in& arti!t! li0e 9a%l" 9i#a!!", 9iet
M"ndrian and &ra))iti arti!t :an!0' t/at /a+e #"ntri%ted t" !i&ni)i#ant arti!ti# pr"#e!!e! ") pr"d#in&
ima&e!, 3S5O 34
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Students will understand t!at:
U11 Arti!t! !e di))erent met/"d! and pr"#e!!e! )"r de+el"pin& art("r0,
U,1 T/e manmade en+ir"nment #an !er+e a! a re!"r#e )"r arti!t! t" dra( p"n in!pirati"n )"r ma0in&
art("r0,
U-1 T/e pra#ti#e and appli#ati"n ") +ari"! mixed media te#/ni1e! (ill de+el"p arti!ti# !0ill! and
inn"+ati"n,
U21 A%!tra#t art i! )"rmlated %' t/e relati"n!/ip! %et(een t/e element! ") art and prin#iple! ") de!i&n,
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Students will consider:
311 ;/at media te#/ni1e! are applied t" pr"d#e an e))e#ti+e #"mp"!iti"n<
3,1 ;/at are t/e element! ") art and prin#iple! ") de!i&n "%!er+ed in art ill!trati"n! #reated<
3-1 ="( t" #riti#all' a!!e!! a ("r0 ") art<
321 ="( d"e! an arti!t &enerate idea! )"r art )r"m t/e natral en+ir"nment<
COMICS AND ANIMATION ART
341 ="( #an t/e pr"#e!! ") de+el"pin& art learned in t/i! le!!"n %e applied t" "t/er !%>e#t #"ntent area!<
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1, Al%erta .d#ati"n, ?ni"r =i&/ Art 9r"&ram ") Stdie!
2, Drawing Lab For Mixed-Media Artists %' Carla
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.xample! ") Side(al0 Creatre!
S/"( "(n ("r0 ") 100 Or&ani# dra(in&! tran!)"rmed
int" a%!tra#t paintin&,
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9en#il! - .ra!er!
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Attention Grabber Di!pla' ") m' "(n a%!tra#t paintin&, A!0 t/e !tdent! t" de!#ri%e (/' t/e paintin& i!
a%!tra#t and (/at ma0e! it a%!tra#t, S/"( t/e !tdent! m' 100 !0et#/e! ") "r&ani#
ima&e! #reated )r"m t/e natral en+ir"nment and relate t/e pr"#e!! ") /"( I
a#/ie+ed t/e end re!lt, Tell t/e !tdent! t/at (e are &"in& t" d" a !imilar a%!tra#t
art("r0, %t !in& an ima&e )r"m t/e manmade en+ir"nment* (e (ill pr"d#e a
!ide(al0 6#reatre7 #/ara#ter t/at (e (ill #reate a !t"r' ar"nd and ill!trate (it/
+ari"! mixed media,
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Assessment of
Prior Knowledge/
Key Terms
A!0 t/e !tdent! (/at i! a%!tra#t art< ;/at i! a )"rm ") a%!tra#t art< 3C%i!m4 A!0
t/e !tdent! i) t/e' #an identi)' t/e arti!t! t/at de+el"ped #%i!m< A!0 t/e !tdent!*
(/' (a! 9i#a!!" and :ra1e in!pired t" d" t/i! )"rm ") art("r0< ;/at e))e#t d"e!
+ie(in& #%i!t art("r0 /a+e "n t/e +ie(er 3t/ere are mltiple +ie(!, +ie(in& a
repre!entati"n ") an "%>e#t, per!"n, "r t/in& t/at re1ire! t/e +ie(er! attenti"n and
)"#!, pie#in& t"&et/er t" ma0e !en!e ") t/e (/"le ima&e, et#,4
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Advance rgani!er/
Agenda
9i#a!!" Aide"$ Otd""r 9/"t"&rap/' T"r ") Side(al0!$ S0et#/%""0 ("r0$ @inal
C/ara#ter Dra(in&3!4$ Mixed Media Ill!trati"n$ ;ritin& .xer#i!e$ Cl"!re
Products/
Performances:
Cra#0ed Side(al0 9/"t"&rap/, S0et#/%""0 renderin&!, Ill!trated Side(al0 Creatre
C/ara#ter, ;ritin& .xer#i!e
Transition to "ody
5It is not enough to know an
artists works! "ne must a#so
know when he did them$
wh%$ how$ in what
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I attem&t to #eave as
com&#ete a documentation
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Pablo %ui8 Picasso
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t/e arti!t !e#ti"n ") t/eir !0et#/%""0!, eit/er %' dra(in& - (ritin& "r %' #"n#ept
map, A)ter t/e +ide" /a+e a !/"rt di!#!!i"n (it/ t/e !tdent! a%"t "ne "r t("
t/in&! t/e' learned )r"m t/e +ide" "r )"nd intere!tin&, ;/at are t/e element! ")
art$prin#iple! ") de!i&n t/at are pred"minantl' !ed in a%!tra#t F #%i!t art("r0< Are
(e read' )"r !"me )n<
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#earning Activity $%

Tour of t&e 'idewal() @"r t/i! a#ti+it', !tdent! (ill %e re1ired t" /a+e "r
!/are (it/ a #la!!mate a di&ital #amera "r #ell p/"ne de+i#e, T/e !tdent!
(ill %e &ided "n an "td""r t"r ar"nd t/e !#/""l t" )ind ima&e! ") a
!ide(al0 (it/ #ra#0! in it )"r t/e )"ll"(in& a#ti+it', 9ri"r t" /eadin& "t ") t/e
#la!!r""m, !/"( t/e !tdent! !"me example! ") ima&e! p"rtra'in& (/at a
6&""d7 #ra#0ed !ide(al0 ima&e i! "n t/e Smart :"ard, =a+e !tdent! )ind
and ta0e a t"tal ") )"r pi#tre!, All"( t/em t" ("r0 "n t/i! a#ti+it' )"r 20
minte! and t" retrn t" t/e #la!!r""m t" d"(nl"ad t/eir p/"t" )"r print,
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COMICS AND ANIMATION ART
Assessments+
Di''erentiation,
Stdent! t/at /a+e #"mpleted t/i! a#ti+it' earl' (ill %e a!0ed t" /elp t/eir
#la!!mate! (it/ t/e printin& pr"#e!!, I (ill /a+e !e+eral print! "n /and t"
di!tri%te t" an' !tdent! t/at are na%le t" parti#ipate "n t/e "td""r t"r
de t" m"%ilit' rea!"n! "r "t/er, Stdent! (ill %e )"rmati+el' a!!e!!ed "n
t/eir a%ilit' t" ("r0 (it/ "t/er! and )"ll"( pr"#edre! )"r t/i! a#ti+it',
#earning Activity $* +inding Creatures in t&e crac(ed sidewal() On#e all t/e !tdent! /a+e
t/eir p/"t"&rap/3!4 printed pr"+ide a dem"n!trati"n "n /"( t/e' (ill dra(
and maniplate ima&e! )r"m t/eir #ra#0ed !ide(al0 ima&e,
9r"#edral Step!*
1, 5""0 at '"r ima&e and t/e manner in (/i#/ t/e line! extend
"t(ard, Trn it !ide(a'!, p!ide d"(n and !ide(a'! a&ain, @ind a
+ie( t/at l""0! intere!tin&, ;/at d" '" !ee< I! t/ere an animal, an
"%>e#t, "r a )a#e in t/e #"n!tred line!<
2, Ta0e a !/eet ") tra#e paper and la' it "+er t/e print, Start tra#in& t/e
line! ") t/e #ra#0ed !ide(al0, T/e &"al i! t" dra( a 6#reatre7 "t ")
t/e line! ") t/e #ra#0ed !ide(al0,
3, .xpl"re and pla' (it/ #reatin& a !erie! ") ima&e!, Dra( e'e!, a tail, a
n"!e, ear!, et#, Remind t/e !tdent! t/at t/e ima&e i! n"t meant t"
%e reali!ti#, %t i! !pp"!ed t" /a+e a ni1e di!pr"p"rti"nate 1alit'
t" it,
8, Stdent! #an ("r0 (it/ el%"( partner! and /elp ea#/ "t/er t" )ind
#reatre!,
;al0 ar"nd and "%!er+e !tdent ("r0, I) m"re t/an /al) ") t/e !tdent!
/a+e #"mpleted )i+e #reatre!, #arr' "n t" t/e next a#ti+it' ") ill!trati"n,
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min!
Assessments+
Di''erentiation
I (ill /a+e t/e Clay Creature Creations and t/e Picasso Dogs a#ti+it'
a+aila%le )"r !tdent! t/at ma' /a+e learnin& ex#epti"nalitie! (/ere t/e
a%"+e art pr"#e!! i! t"" #"mplex )"r t/em "r di))erent met/"d! are re1ired,
In t/e Cla' Creatre Creati"n! a#ti+it', !tdent! (ill /a+e t/e "pp"rtnit' t"
expl"re !"me ") t/e !ame prin#iple! in t/e le!!"n %' !in& a di))erent
medim ") #la' t" m"ld and ma0e #la' #reatre! %' /and, T/e !tdent ma'
#/""!e t" ma0e 2D "r 3D #la' #reatre!, In t/e 9i#a!!" D"&! a#ti+it',
!tdent! (ill ("r0 (it/ an ed#ati"n a!!"#iate (/" (ill read al"d a !erie! ")
in!tr#ti"n! t" (/i#/ t/e !tdent (ill re!p"nd in eit/er #la' "r dra(in& )"rmat,
All !tdent! (ill %e a!!e!!ed "n t/eir #reati+it' and inn"+ati"n (it/ t/e a%"+e
a#ti+itie!, T/e' (ill need t" !a+e all t/eir !0et#/e! )"r (/i#/ I (ill a!!e!! t/eir
indi+idal en&a&ement and t/eir pr"#e!!e! in #reatin& /i!$/er #reatre,
#earning Activity $, Creature -llustration) Di!tri%te !/eet! ") /ea+ier paper, !#/ a! #ard!t"#0
"r (ater#"l"r paper t" ea#/ !tdent, Nm%er ") !/eet! (ill depend "n t/e
"pti"n t/at t/e !tdent #/""!e! )r"m %el"(, Dem"n!trate t" t/e !tdent!
/"( t" d" #ar%"n paper F tran!)er met/"d ") t/eir ima&e )r"m tra#e paper t"
t/e #ard!t"#0, Stdent! ma' #/""!e t/i! tran!)er met/"d "r t/e' ma' #/""!e
t" dra( t/eir #reatre t" a lar&er !#ale )"rmat, .xplain t" t/e !tdent! t/at
t/e' /a+e t/e )"ll"(in& "pti"n! )"r ill!trati"n and di!pla' ") t/eir ("r0*
1, I) t/e !tdent /a! 6 t" H #reatre! t/at /e$!/e (ant! t" ill!trate,
/e$!/e ma' #/""!e t" ill!trate /i!$/er #reatre "n a !maller !#ale
and di!pla' t/e )ini!/ed ("r0 in an 6a##"rdi"n7 !t'le %""0 3t" %e
ta&/t later in t/e nit4,
2, I) t/e !tdent /a! a#1ired "ne "r t(" )eatre #/ara#ter!, /e$!/e ma'
(ant t" #"n!ider ill!tratin& t/em at a lar&er !#ale, ea#/ "n a !in&le
!/eet ") paper 311 x 17 "r "t/er4 t" %e di!pla'ed "n t/e (all,
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min!
COMICS AND ANIMATION ART
Next, dem"n!trate t" t/e !tdent! !"me te#/ni1e! )"r ill!tratin& t/eir
#reatre! !in& a %la#0 in0 mar0er t" "tline !/ape! !rr"ndin& and (it/in
t/e #reatre ima&e, pen#il #ra'"n!, (ater#"l"r paint, #"l"red #"nte, et#,
=a+e t/e !tdent! appl' textre t" t/e #reatre !in& mar0 ma0in& t/at (a!
learned in t/e pre+i"! dra(in& nit, Tell t/e !tdent! t" #"n!ider /"( t/e'
!e #"l"r, +ale, emp/a!i! and #"ntra!t t" ma0e an intere!tin& #reatre,
Remind t/e !tdent! a%"t #"mp"!iti"nal )rame ") t/e ima&e, :e #reati+e
and /a+e )n (it/ itI
Assessments+
Di''erentiation
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#"mpleti"n ") t(" "r m"re Side(al0 Creatre!, .+alati"n (ill #"n!ider inn"+ati"n
and intere!t, attenti"n t" detail, ill!trati"n media renderin& #/"i#e, pre!entati"n
1alit', #"mp"!iti"n, line ("r0, mar0 ma0in&, #"ntra!t and emp/a!i!,
Di))erentiati"n in t/i! a#ti+it' #"n!ider! +ar'in& !tdent a%ilitie! %' all"(in& "pti"nal
)"rmat! )"r pre!entati"n ") !tdent ("r0, It #"n!ider! 1alit' rat/er t/an 1antit' ")
("r0, @"r &i)ted !tdent! in t/e #la!!, I ("ld /a+e t/em re!ear#/ an"t/er a%!tra#t
arti!t, li0e 9al Jlee "r ?"an Mir" and d" a mini rep"rt a%"t t/eir art("r0,
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Assessment of
#earning.
=a+e t/e !tdent! (rite in t/eir re)le#ti+e >"rnal! "ne t/in& t/e' learned a%"t
t/em!el+e! in t/e pr"#e!! ") ma0in& t/eir !ide(al0 #reatre ill!trati"n! and "ne
t/in& t/e' li0ed "r did n"t li0e a%"t t/e a#ti+itie!,
Transition To /e0t
#esson
Tell t/e !tdent! t/at t/e' (ill %e d"in& a !/"rt (ritin& exer#i!e a%"t t/eir #reated
!ide(al0 #reatre! and (ill d" a mini pre!entati"n t" !/are (it/ t/e (/"le #la!! a
!/"rt 1-2 minte ex#erpt a%"t /i!$/er #reatre !in& t/e lan&a&e ") art, T/e #la!!
(ill al!" parti#ipate in a #riti1e ") ea#/ "t/er7! ("r0, A)ter (e (ill de+el"p "ne
#/ara#ter int" a )lip%""0 animati"n,
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S*on)e
&ctivit9/&ctivities
Tradin& Card!* =a+e !tdent! #"p' t/eir 3-8 ") t/eir #reatre ill!trati"n3!4 and
trade t/e!e (it/ t/eir peer!,