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Image Inspiration Books
Lesson Plan, Grades 5-12, Art, Language Arts, Sax
Description
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a beautiful image has the potential to inspire great writing. Your students can create both by making accordion-fold books that they first illustrate and then complete with a short story or poem.
Objectives
- Students will use balance, overlap and composition to create the layout of a book with different materials and collage techniques.
- Students will incorporate creative writing in their work, using critical thinking to integrate images with text.
Supplies Needed
Mini Pattern Impression Mats
Color Box® Inks
Cover-It® Flip and Fold Books
Punjab Handmade Paper Assortment
Acid-Free Glue sticks
Scissors
Colored Pencils
Newsprint
Standards
CONTENT Standard #1:
Understanding and applying media techniques and processes
CONTENT Standard #2:
Using knowledge of structures and functions
CONTENT Standard #6:
Making connections between visual art and other disciplines
Instructions
1
Use the Mini Pattern Impression Mats to make a set of prints on newsprint. Study the images and make notes beside them about what each represents.
2
Relying on these notes for inspiration, write a short story or poem. Alternatively, research one or two poetry anthologies to find a poem that suits both the images and the length of the book.
3
Recreate the Cover-It Flip and Fold Book on newsprint to make a layout draft, determining where the words and images will appear.
4
Examine the Punjab Handmade Paper Assortment to choose the paper that best suits the story or poem.
5
Using the chosen handmade paper, create prints with the Mini Pattern Impression Mats. Use colored pencils to embellish the prints. Glue them in the book. Transcribe the story or poem into the book according to the devised layout.
6
Use the directions provided in the Cover-It Flip and Fold Book to create and assemble the book's cover.
