Memory Collage Using Mixed Media Art Educator: Nikki F. Kalcevic ~ Bentonville Public Schools - Ardis Ann Middle School-5th & 6th grade

Essential Questions • How do artists convey memories and life experiences in a work of art? • How would YOU convey your memories and life experiences in a work of art? Enduring Understanding • People make meaning by investigating and developing ideas through visual art. • Artists balance experimentation, freedom, and responsibility of materials while

developing works of art.

National Visual Art Standards • Connecting

o VA:Cn11.1.6– Analyze how art reflects changing times, traditions, resources, and cultural uses. • Creating

o VA:Cr1.2.6– Formulate an artistic investigation of personally relevant content for creating art. o VA:Cr3.1.6 – Reflect on whether personal artwork conveys the intended meaning and revise accordingly

• Responding o VA:Re7.1.6 – Identify and interpret works of art or design that reveal how people live around the world and what they value

Materials • Cardstock or heavier paper to build collages onto • Various collage papers (magazines, newspaper, construction paper, etc.) • Tempera cakes or watercolors • Rubric/reflection sheet • Pencils • Family photos/images

• Texture stamps/tools • Paint brushes/water cups • Colored pencils, sharpies, gel pens • Glue, glue sticks • Scissors • Hole punches/stencils

Vocabulary • Memory/memories • Romare Bearden • Collage • Overlap • Texture • Artist

• Layer • Stamp • Paint • Composition • Unity

Resource Materials • Examples of collages (posters, prints, books) • PPT about collage and mixed-media

• Past student collage examples

Assessment • Completed Memory Collage Project • Teacher observation • Group and peer discussions of artwork (i.e. gallery walks)

• Review and recall of information before and after each class • Written Reflection (Artist statement) • Rubric (Self-Assessment and Teacher Assessment)

Memory Collage Using Mixed Media Art Educator: Nikki F. Kalcevic ~ Bentonville Public Schools - Ardis Ann Middle School-5th & 6th grade

Correctives & Remediation • Peer and teacher assistance/modeling. • Artist statement may be dictated to a designated teacher or aide • Use of technology to record or type artist statements • Place students in close proximity during teaching & redirection. • Students self-select materials as appropriate and for projects

• Adaptation of art materials and/or self-assessment materials as needed • Review key points of artist statement with student before completion • Offer visual, verbal, and written cues about artists and vocabulary on

white board, handouts, etc.

Extensions & Enrichment Activities • View/read associated collage books, videos, and resources • Use collage, painting, and/or stamping in various ways in future projects • Create a memory collage series or book • Create a 3D diorama of a memory Teacher Reflection • Changes? Ideas? What would I do differently next time? Keep the

same?

Memory Collage Using Mixed Media Art Educator: Nikki F. Kalcevic ~ Bentonville Public Schools - Ardis Ann Middle School-5th & 6th grade

Student

Examples