“I like how I made the front door peaking out behind the pillars holding up the front porch and the giant window in front of our porch. And the plants in the front just above the curb and the arborvitae that has sticks on our side. And the car driving up to the garage and the driveway under the car.”
PROJECT OVERVIEW:
LEARNING: Students study the life & work of the African-American artist Jacob Lawrence, specifically looking at his paintings of Harlem, where he lived.
CREATING: Students create sketches of their own neighborhood and finish by creating a collage, similar to how Jacob Lawrence used his neighborhood (Harlem) as inspiration for his paintings.
CONNECTING: This project is part of our ‘Art & Literacy Curriculum’. You are welcome to use it independently, and it is easily adaptable to use across multiple grades. However, it was designed to support the topic ‘community’, which is often found in 2nd grade ELA curricula. Text sets and vocab are pulled for 2nd grade students.
Specifically, this project addresses the theme of the ‘community’ by having students focus & study their neighborhood, as well as learning about the Harlem/African American community.
Scope & Sequence:
Lesson 1: In this lesson, student artists create their own sketchbooks and begin sketching out things that they frequently see around their neighborhood.
Lesson 2 (optional lesson): In this lesson, student artists learn about color mixing, including tones and shades, by working on collaborative color pieces.This paper is then used to collage with.
Lesson 3: In this lesson, student artists plan out a composition and begin their collage.
Lesson 4: In this lesson, student artists have a second day to finish collaging their background and finish with detailed collage elements.
Lesson 5: In this lesson, student artists add people, animals, and objects to their piece using collage.
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Art Elements:
line, shape/form, color
Art Principles:
proportion/scale, balance, emphasis
CCS:
RL.2.2, RL.3.2, RL.2.3, RL.3.3, RL.1.7, RL.2.7, RL.3.7, W.1.7, W 2.7, W.1.8, W.2.8, SL.1.1a, SL.2.1a, SL.1.1b, SL.2.1b, SL.1.3, SL.2.3, SL.1.5, 1.G.2
NCAS:
VA:Cr1.1.1a, VA:Cr1.2.2a, VA:Cr1.2.3a, VA:Cr2.1.1a, VA:Cr2.1.2a, VA:Cr2.1.3a, VA:Cr3.1.2a, VA:Cr3.1.3a, VA:Re.7.2.1a, VA:Re.7.2.3a
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