Artists Tell Stories Read interpret and analyze images

Artists Tell Stories Read, interpret and analyze images using appropriate vocabulary. Create artwork that communicates an idea or tells a story. Focus on art-making that is challenging and personally meaningful.

Artists Tell Stories Learning Objectives These learning objectives are what you will be graded on for this unit. You will use your work from the tasks in this presentation as evidence of your learning and achieving these objectives. COMMUNICATE: I make artwork that communicates an idea or tells a story. COMMUNICATE: I can read, interpret and analyze images using appropriate vocabulary. ENGAGE & PERSIST: I can focus on art-making that is challenging and personally meaningful. PRESENT: I can convey meaning through the presentation of artwork.

Artists Tell Stories For this section you are going to digger deeper to discover how artists tell stories when they create art. You will seek out an artist who tells stories to create art. Norman Rockwell

EXPLORE: Artists Tell Stories (Due: 1/6/17) Click on the image to the right and then browse thru the links. Answer the following questions and turn in for grading: How have artists used their materials, techniques, and craft to tell stories? What stories did they tell? Why do they tell these stories? What was their audience? Are all stories meant to be shared, or are some reserved for certain people? Are some stories affected by time? How important is context? #1

EXPLORE: Artists Tell Stories (Due: 1/6/17) #2 Choose one of the following videos and reflect on what you learn by writing a short paragraph (5 -10 sentences) and turn in for grading. Trenton Doyle Hancock: Art 21 Tracy Chevalier at TEDsalon London

Kara Walker Faith Ringgold Jacob Lawrence

Duane Hanson Norman Rockwell Beth Lipman

EXPLORE: Gather Inspiration (Due: 1/9/17) Choose one of the artists on the previous 2 slides. Complete these questions for your artist and turn in for grading. #3 1. Choose one of your favorite images from your chosen artist and print it off. 2. On the back of the printed artwork write about the following (5 -10 sentences): a. Use appropriate vocabulary from the to describe the artwork like you would if you were telling a friend about it over the phone. b. Explain what this piece of artwork has to do with storytelling. c. What themes and ideas does this artist communicate in their work?

#4 Challenges (Due: 1/11/17) DEVELOP: Apply your knowledge of how artists tell stories by completing one of these challenges. *Choose ONLY one of the options on the next 2 slides.

Option 1: Develop Blackout Poetry 1. Read about Blackout poetry 2. Get a newspaper, old book, or photocopy a page of a book and a sharpie 3. Create a blackout poem. Try to incorporate visuals 4. Display your poems/stories 5. Share your favorite on your blog This should take you 1 -2 days to complete.

More on Blackout Poetry To get you started, google “Blackout Poetry” to find lots of examples.

Option 2: Create a Comic 1. Check out the work of some of the best comic artists of all a time 2. Create a comic or series of images (min. 3) that tells a story. Use no text. 3. Display your final product.

YOUR TURN! (Due: 1/20/17) COMMUNICATE: Make a piece of artwork that communicates an idea or tells a story. OR Create an artwork for the SCCCMH Art Contest. You will need to follow the guidelines provided. Get the handout from Mrs. Nicol ENGAGE & PERSIST: 1. Begin by creating a list of ten subject ideas. Choose things that are meaningful to you! 2. Choose 5 of those ideas and create visuals to go with them. 3. Finalize your final idea and see Mrs. Nicol before you begin. *Make sure your artwork is both challenging and meaningful. *You may use any material that is available in the art room that we have used this year: graphite, soft pastels, watercolor paints. Final Due Date: Friday, January 20 th