1. 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.

2. Artists Tell Stories Learning 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
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.

3. 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

4. EXPLORE: Artists Tell Stories (Due: 1/6/17)#1
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?

5. EXPLORE: Artists Tell Stories (Due: 1/6/17)#2
EXPLORE: Artists Tell Stories (Due: 1/6/17)
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

6. Kara Walker
Faith Ringgold
Jacob Lawrence

7. Duane Hanson
Norman Rockwell
Beth Lipman

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

9. #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.

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

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

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

13. 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 20th