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5a
Experimentanddevelopskillsinmultipleart
makingtechniquesandapproachesthrough
practice
VA:Cr3.1.5a
Createartiststatementsusingartvocabularyto
describepersonalchoicesinartmaking.
VA:Re8.1.5a Interpretartbyanalyzingcharacteristicsofform
andstructure,contextualinformation,subject
matter,visualelements,anduseofmediato
identifyideasandmoodconveyed
VA:Cn11.1.5a Identifyhowartisusedtoinformorchange
beliefs,values,orbehaviorsofanindividualor
society.
MA:Cr1.1.5
Envisionoriginalideasandinnovationsformedia
artworksusingpersonalexperiencesand/orthe
workofothers.
MA:Cr2.1.5
Develop,present,andtestideas,plans,models,
andproposalsformediaartsproductions,
consideringtheartisticgoalsandaudience.
MA:Pr5.1.5c
Examinehowtoolsandtechniquescouldbeused
instandardandexperimentalwaysinconstructing
mediaartworks
MA:Re9.1.5
Determineandapplycriteriaforevaluatingmedia
artworksandproductionprocesses,considering
context,andpracticingconstructivefeedback.
MA:Cn10.1.5a Accessanduseinternalandexternalresourcesto
createmediaartworks,suchasinterests,
knowledge,andexperiences.
ISTEStandards
1b Createoriginalworksasameansofpersonalorgroup
expression
2a Interact,collaborate,andpublishwithpeers,experts,orother
employingavarietyofdigitalenvironmentsandmedia
2b Communicateinformationandideaseffectivelytomultiple
audiencesusingavarietyofmediaandformats
2d Contributetoprojectteamstoproduceoriginalworksorsolve
problems
4b Planandmanageactivitiestodevelopasolutionorcompletea
project
Grade Level Expectations (GLEs)Students will choose 2-3 of the following ELOs to demonstrate
their knowledge of:
Identify and use complex color theory.
o Mix a variety of hues to create new colors
o Identify and use intermediate and neutral colors
o Identify the arrangement of colors on a color wheel.
Demonstrate technical skill with a variety of wet media to
create 2D artwork.
o Apply layers of watercolor paint from lightest to
darkest colors.
abouthow,inthe1970s,BrentandMarjorieWilsonnoticedthatyoung
peopleweredrawingintheirowntime.Theybelievedthiswasnotjust
becauseyoungpeoplewereinterestedindrawing,butalsobecausethey
neededitfortheirdevelopment.Duncumgoesontopointoutthattoday,
youngpeopleareusingadigitalformattodothesamething.Theyare
exploringageoldandpersonalthemes,socialissues,andrelationships.
Howeverjustasyoungpeopleinthe1970s,youthtodayarenotbeingtaught
howtousethesedigitaltools;theyareoftenteachingthemselves(Duncum,
46).
Duncumalsobelievesthatsharingtheirworkwithalargeraudiencethan
theirclassmates,suchaspostingtoYouTube,ismotivationalforthem.
ManystudentsuseYouTubeonetheirowntime,bothwatchingandposting
videos.
Iagreethatstudentsarenotgettingenoughinstructioninhowtousedigital
storyandartmakingtools.Wearegivingthemaccesstothetools,but
limitedinstructioninhowtousethemeffectively.Ifgiventheopportunity,I
believemyfifthgraderswillexcelintheuseofdigitaltoolstotelltheir
stories.Bybeginningwithaunitthatallowsscaffolding,asDuncum
suggests,Imgivingmystudentsknowledgethattheycanusethroughout
theirlivestoexpressthemselvesandtelltheirstories.
InTellingUnexpectedStories:StudentsasMultimodalArtists,Jociuspoints
outasstudentscomposewithavarietyofdifferentmodes,suchas
images,sound,music,andwriting,theyhavetothinkdeeplyaboutthe
waysinwhichmeaningisconstructed,conveyed,andeventually
interpretedbyanaudience.
Bycreatinginadigitalformat,studentsarenotjustmakingmeaningin
newways;theyaremakingadifferentkindofmeaning.Whenstudents
domultimodalwork,theybecomebetteratexpressingtheirstoriesand
beliefs.Often,themostatriskstudentsaretheoneswhoexcelthemost
inthismedium(Jocius,16).
Workingwithanimation,dialogue,music,andsoundeffectsingoingto
challengethem,butalsopushstudentsintothatdeepthinkingthatis
necessarytocommunicatetheirstorytoanaudience.
InTextualInformationandFilmLiteracy,Schmertzdiscusseshow
DavidL.Bruceusedfilmwithclosereading.Heusedstoryboards,
whichenabledstudentstomovefromthewrittentexttothevisual
imageandback.Thisrequiredstudentstotransferbetweenwritten
textandthevisualimage,andthenbackagain(Schmertz,48).
Havingstudentsstartoutwithastoryboardhelpsthemorganizetheir
thinkingandshowsthemhowpeoplewhocreateanimationbeginwith
aplanandthentranslatethatplanintoaction.Transferringtheirwork
fromwritinganddrawingtoactionwillrequiremanyhigherlevel
thinkingskills.
Myoverallgoalforthisunitistohelpstudentsdeveloptheirskillsin
digitalstorytelling,sotheycanbetterexpressthemselvesinthis
medium.
Essential Questions
1. Howdoartistsexpresstheirideas?
2. Howdoesarthelpuslearnaboutotherpeople?
3. Howdodigitaltoolschangetheartmakingprocess?
ObjectivesAsaresultofthisunit,studentswillbeableto:
Identifythedifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweendigitalart
andtraditionalartmaking.
Createasimplestoryboardincludingpictures,audio,and
notes.
UseLegoMovieMakertocreatea510secondanimation.
Addmusicand/orrecordedaudiousingiMovie.
Editvideosbychangingthelengthandplacementofvideo
andaudioclips.
PublishavideotoYouTube.
Unit And Lesson Vignette -
Lesson1
Standards:
IntroductiontoDigitalArtCenter
Activity:Discusshowwewillusethedigitalartcenterinourchoice
VA:Re8.1.5a
MA:Re9.1.5
NAEA
Elements:
basedclassroomandlookatartistexemplars.
Objectives:
Connecting
Responding
Identifythedifferencebetweendigitalartandtraditionalart
making.
Sequence:
1)IntroducestudentstotheDigitalArtCenterandshowthedifferent
optionsinthecenter.TheiPadScreenwillbedisplayedonthe
SMARTboardusingAirPlay.Studentswillbeshownthebasicsofhow
touseitandcareforit.
2)PullupYouTubevideosofExemplarartistsRayHarryhausen,Tim
Burton,PaytonCurtis,PES,andNickPark.Beforewatching,ask
studentstothinkabouttheessentialquestion:Howdoartistsexpress
theirideas?AquickVTSwillbedoneduringeachvideotogauge
studentsknowledgeofstopmotionanimation.Afterviewingthe
videos,havestudentstalkwithapartnerabouttheessentialquestion.
Shareoutanyinsights.
3)Studentswillbeleadinadiscussionaboutdigitalart.Afterstudents
understandtheconceptofdigitalart,theywillturntoapartnerand
discusshowitisdifferentfromtraditionalartmaking.Studentswill
shareoutafewresponses.Returningtotheirpartner,theywilldiscuss
howdigitalandtraditionalartmakingaresimilar.Shareoutafew
responses.
Lesson2
Standards:
AppTutorialandVocab
Activity:WatchtheLegoMovieMakerapptutorialandgothrough
MA:Cr1.1.5
MA:Cr2.1.5
ISTE1b
ISTE2a
ISTE2d
ISTE4b
NAEA
Elements:
vocabforstopmotionanimation.StudentswillexperimentwithLego
MovieMaker.
Objectives:
UseLegoMovieMakertocreateasimpleanimation.
Sequence:
1)StudentswillgatherinfrontoftheSMARTboardtoviewtheapp
tutorialforLegoMovieMaker.Studentswillhaveanopportunitytoask
questionsfollowingthevideo.
Creating
2)Vocabularywillbeintroducedanddiscussed:
Animationtheprocessofgivingtheillusionofmovementtodrawings,
models,orinanimateobjects.
Frameindividualpicturesinasequenceofimages
Editingtoprepare(afilm,recording,photo,etc.)tobeseenor
heard:tochange,move,orremovepartsof(afilm,recording,photo,
etc.)
Storyboardapanelorseriesofpanelsonwhichasetofsketchesis
arrangeddepictingconsecutivelytheimportantchangesofsceneand
actioninaseriesofshots(asforafilm,televisionshow,orcommercial)
Settheenvironmentwheretheactiontakesplaceinafilm
SoundEffect
anysound,otherthanmusicorspeech,artificiallyreproducedto
createaneffect
Dialoguethe conversation between characters in a novel, drama, etc.
3)Studentswillbeassignedtogroupsoffourandgivenobjectsto
manipulatewhileexploringLegoMovieMaker.Atimerwillbesetto
makesureeachstudentgetstimetoholdtheiPadwhileothersinthe
groupassist.
Lesson3
Standards:
ArtAssignment
Activity:WatchtheArtAssignmenttolearnmoreaboutNickParkand
VA:Cr2.1.5a
VA:Cn11.1.5a
MA:Cr1.1.5
MA:Cr2.1.5
MA:Pr5.1.5c
MA:Cn10.1.5
a
ISTE1b
ISTE2a
ISTE2d
ISTE4b
NAEA
Elements:
theClaymationprocess.Studentsstarttheirstoryboardsandmaketheir
videosonLegoMovieMakerastheyfinish.
Objectives:
Createasimplestoryboardincludingpictures,audio,andnotes.
UseLegoMovieMakertocreatea510secondanimation.
Sequence:
1)StudentswillgatherinfrontoftheSMARTboardtoviewtheArt
Assignment.Studentswillhaveanopportunitytoaskquestions
followingthevideo.
2)Thebigidea,friendship,willbeintroduced.Theclasswillhavea
groupdiscussionaboutwhatmakessomeoneagoodfriend,andwhyit
isimportanttotreatthosearoundyouasafriend.Studentsmovetosit
bytheirgroupmemberstocontinuetheconversation.Thediscussion
Creating
Responding
willbeguidedwiththefollowingtopics:
Tellthegroupaboutatimewhenyouneededafriend.
Tellaboutatimewhenyouwereafriendtosomeoneinneed.
Howcanartworkbeusedtochangepeoplesbeliefs?
Howdoesarthelpuslearnaboutotherpeople?(EQ)
Studentswillbegiventimeforeachpersoninthegrouptogiveaquick
response.
3)Studentswillbegivenapaperandmarkertobrainstormalistof
ideasaboutfriendshipthatwouldmakeagoodstory.Theywillthen
narrowitdowntoonegreatideathattheycanallworkwith.
4)Aselfassessmentchecklistforstoryboardswillbepassedoutand
explained.
5)Storyboardswillbepassedoutandelementsgoneover.Studentswill
chooseorbeassignedrolls:
Directordrawstheimagesinthestoryboardandtakespictures
Writerwritesandrecordsthedialogue
SoundTechdecideswheretoputsoundeffectsandaddsthem
Musiciandecideswhatkindofmusictouseandaddsittomovie
Studentswilluserollswhenfillingoutthestoryboardandlaterwith
creatingtheirvideo.
*Givingthemtherollthatbestsuitstheirneedscansupportstudents
withcognitiveorphysicaldisabilities.Rollscanbemodifiedonanas
neededbasis.
6)Theteacherwillmeetwitheachgrouptomakesuretheirstoryboard
iscompleteandhasalltheappropriateelementsbeforegivingtheman
iPadandananimationselfassessmentchecklistsotheycanbegin
creatingtheirvideo.
Lesson4
Standards:
iMovie
Activity:IntroduceiMovieappandlearnthebasicsofaddingmusic,
MA:Pr5.1.5c
MA:Cn10.1.5
a
ISTE1b
ISTE2a
voices,andsoundeffects.ImportvideostoiMovieandstartadding
musicorrecordedmusic.
Objectives:
AddmusicorrecordedaudiousingiMovie.
Sequence:
1)StudentswillgatherinfrontoftheSMARTboardtowatchanapp
ISTE2d
ISTE4b
NAEA
Elements:
Creating
tutorialforiMovie.Studentswillhaveanopportunitytoaskquestions
followingthevideo.
2)Studentswillbegiventheirselfassessmentchecklistfortheirfinal
video.
3)StudentswillimporttheirvideosintotheiMovieappanduseitto
addmusic,soundeffects,andaudio.Studentswillhavetheapptutorial
openedontheirChromebookstoassistthemasneeded.
Lesson5
Standards:
EditingandPublishing
Activity:Learnhowtochangesoundclipvolumeandchangethelength
VA:Cr3.1.5a
MA:Cn10.1.5
a
ISTE1b
ISTE2a
ISTE2d
ISTE4b
NAEA
Elements:
ofclips.LearnhowtoexportvideostoYouTube.Addvideosandartist
statementstodigitalportfolio.
Objectives:
Connecting
Presenting
Responding
Lesson6
Standards:
VA:Re8.1.5a
MA:Re9.1.5
ISTE2a
ISTE2b
ISTE2d
Editvideosbychangingthelengthandplacementofvideoand
audioclips.
PublishavideotoYouTube.
Sequence:
1)Studentswillviewtheirvideosandmakeadjustmentsasneeded,and
finishtheirvideoselfassessmentchecklists.
2)Whenvideoisapproved,itwillbeexportedtoYouTube.
3)UsingAdobeSpark,studentswilluploadtheirvideostotheir
portfolioandtypeupanartistsstatementthatanswersthefollowing
questions:
Whydidyourgroupchoosetotellthisstory?
Whatwasyourproductionroll?Whatdidyoudointhatroll?
Didyouoryourgroupstrugglewithanything?
Whatisthebestpartofyourvideo?
ShowcaseVideos
Activity:Watchanddiscussvideos.
Objectives:
PublishavideotoYouTube.
Sequence:
1)StudentswillgatherinfrontoftheSMARTboardtoviewvideos.The
classwillhaveadiscussionaboutthemoviemakingprocess,andhow
manytimesamovieisviewedandchangedbeforeitisfinished.
ISTE4b
NAEA
Elements:
Connecting
Presenting
Responding
Studentswillbegivenindexcardsthattheywillusetowritedowna
WOWIEandaWhatif...?betweeneachvideo.Discusshowtogive
feedbackthatisconstructiveandhelpful.
2)Eachgroupwillgetupandgiveashortintrototheirvideo.After
eachvideo,studentswillhavetheopportunitytoaskthegroupmembers
questionsabouttheirvideoandgiventimetowriteontheirindexcards.
3)Leadstudentsinaconversationabouthowdigitaltoolschangetheart
makingprocess.Usethisquestiontoreflectontheirexperience.
4)Studentswillmeetintheirgroupstoreadtheircards.Theycan
decidewhetherornottheywanttocontinueworkontheirvideosbased
onthefeedback.
5)Conferencewithstudentstogooverchecklists,portfolio,andfillout
finalrubric.
Assessment Strategies Formative: Students will use a checklist to make sure they have all
of the proper elements of their storyboard, animation in Lego
Movie Maker, and their work in iMovie.
Summative: Each student will have a conference with the teacher
to discuss digital art, go over storyboard, Lego Movie Maker, and
their iMovie checklists, ELO checklist, and portfolio. The teacher
and student will go through the final rubric together.
Checklists and rubric below.
Name:_______________________________________________________Class:____
________________________
Storyboard Checklist
Our story is about friendship.
Our story has a beginning, middle, and end.
We have a drawing in each frame of the board.
We have dialogue and/or sound effects under
each frame.
We have music somewhere in my story.
We have any important ideas to remember during
production written in the notes.
iMovie Checklist
We added dialogue to our movie.
We added sound effects to our movie.
We added music to our movie.
Our movie has a title page.
Our movie has a credits page.
Name:___________________________________Class:________________
1
2
3
4
Identify the
I cannot
I can name
I can name
I can name 2
differences
name any
one difference one
differences
and
similarities
or one
difference
and 2
similarities
or
similarity
and one
similarities
between
differences
between
similarity
between
digital art and between
digital art and between
digital art
traditional art digital art
traditional art digital art
and
making
and
making.
and
traditional
traditional
traditional
art making.
art making.
art making.
Create a
simple
storyboard
including
pictures,
audio, and
notes
Use Lego
Movie Maker
to create a 510 second
animation
I did not
make a
storyboard.
Two or more
of the items
from my
storyboard
checklist are
complete.
One of the
items from
my
storyboard
checklist is
complete.
All of the
items from
my
storyboard
checklist are
complete.
I did not
make an
animation.
Two or more
of the items
from my Lego
Movie Maker
checklist are
not complete.
One of the
items from
my Lego
Movie
Maker
checklist is
not
complete.
One of the
items from
my iMovie
checklist is
All of the
items from
my Lego
Movie
Maker
checklist are
complete.
Two or more
of the items
from my
iMovie
All of the
items from
my iMovie
checklist are
video and
audio clips
Publish a
video to
YouTube and
complete
portfolio.
I did not
publish my
video.
checklist are
not complete.
I published
my video to
YouTube, but
I did not post
it on my
portfolio.
not
complete.
I published
my video to
YouTube
and posted it
on my
portfolio.
My portfolio
includes a
completed
artists
statement,
but it is
missing
some parts.
I partially
met this
ELO.
complete.
I published
my video to
YouTube
and posted it
on my
portfolio.
My portfolio
includes a
completed
artists
statement.
ELO 1
I did not
choose an
ELO.
I did not
correctly
complete this
ELO.
ELO 2
I did not
choose an
ELO.
I did not
correctly
complete this
ELO.
I partially
met this
ELO.
ELO 3
(Optional)
I did not
choose an
ELO.
I did not
correctly
complete this
ELO.
I partially
met this
ELO.
Total
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Articles:
YouTube Videos:
Lego Movie Maker App Tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vz93xztQq0&t=10s
Art Assignment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBNDgWBQVQ4
iMovie App Tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Phlln3aI0c&t=1s
P.(n.d.).RetrievedNovember14,2016,from
https://www.youtube.com/user/PESfilm
Bergman,M.(2006).RetrievedNovember14,2016,from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9kmjW73v4
Park,N.(2015).RetrievedNovember14,2016,from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL1ij7NHIls&t=46s
P.(n.d.).RetrievedNovember14,2016,from
https://www.youtube.com/user/PESfilm
C.(2012).RetrievedNovember14,2016,from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLwFo8uhis&t=2s
M.(2016).RetrievedNovember14,2016,from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuKNXP9LcSg