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I. Lesson Number 1
4th Grade
Light Writing Play
Duration: 4, 50-minute classes
II. Lesson Rationale:
Through play and experimentation with light, students will learn how to make temporary
imagery permanently captured by a camera. This process will allow students to define ways play is
influenced by personal, social, and cultural factors. Students will come to understand how play leads to
discoveries in all disciplines while inspiring creativity and problem- solving. Light writing play
encompasses risk-taking and the making of beautiful mistakes.
III. Key Concepts:
Play can serve as inspiration for creative ideas and discoveries
Light writing can function as a kind of play
Photography and stop motion video can capture play
IV. Essential Question:
How can play serve as inspiration for creative ideas and discoveries?
How is light writing a form of play?
How can photography and stop motion video capture play?
V. Lesson Objectives:
By the end of the lesson students will be able to recognize how play can serve as inspiration for
creative ideas and discoveries.
By the end of the lesson students will be able to experiment with light writing and capture
imagery using a DSLR camera.
By the end of the lesson students will be able to take photography and create a short stopmotion video of captured light writing imagery.
VI. Specific Art Content:
Students will play with different light sources (flashlights, laser pointers, glow sticks, cell
phone screens, etc.)
Students will learn how to use DLSR cameras to capture light writing imagery.
Students will learn how to take photography and create a short stop- motion video and
photography of captured imagery (30-seconds to one minute).
VII. Resources & Materials for Teacher:
Computer
PowerPoint
Projector
Artists examples
Personal examples
Live website
Essential/Good
2
Video is at least 30seconds.
Partial/Needs Work
1
Video does not meet
30-second length
requirement.
Primary focal point of
Primary focal point of
light writing is in focus light writing is not in
and shows some skill of focus and does not
capturing light
portray light
imagery/text/idea.
imager/text/idea.
Student applies some
Student does not appear
elements and principles to be able to apply most
of design with fair skill. elements or principles
of design to his/her
own work.
Student submits
video/link onto website
on time.
b. Intentionally take advantage of the qualities and characteristics of *art media, techniques, and
processes to enhance communication of their experiences and ideas
3. Content Standard: Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas
Achievement Standard:
Students
a. Integrate visual, spatial, and temporal concepts with content to communicate intended meaning in
their artworks
b. Use subjects, themes, and symbols that demonstrate knowledge of contexts, values, and aesthetics
that communicate intended meaning in artworks