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Character Creation Program #4 - Back/Middle/Foreground

Character Creation Program #4 - Back/Middle/Foreground

Name of Project: Character Creation Program - Perspective/Lair

Grade Level or Age of Participant: Students age 8-11

MCAD Teaching Artist:  Kristina Wacker

OVERVIEW OF PROJECT

Character Creation Program

“Our mentors and students work together to create a one-of-a-kind character and costume based on the child’s imagination and values — along the way, we spark imagination and build confidence. With the help and guidance from their creative mentors, kids are able to explore their creativity and build something more ambitious than they ever thought possible.”

In-person program/Hybrid

  • Connect with your buddy for 1 hour every week for a period of 8 - 10 weeks

  • Create a character and costume using our huge collection of art supplies 

  • Celebrate your creation & participate in a costume parade, presentation, and professional photoshoot

Students will also: 

  • Learn skills and elements of illustration, including the use of color, shape, mark-making, and fore/middle/background

  • Learn more about creative careers from visiting artists


“BIG IDEAS”/ ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S)

Students will, over the duration of the course, build their confidence and explore their creativity through the creation of their super buddy characters and costumes.


STUDENT OUTCOME OBJECTIVES 

Students will:

  1. Distinguish between the foreground, middle ground, and background

  2. Use their knowledge of fore/mid/background to build a landscape/lair with depth

  3. Create a poster using a combination of the skills they have learned throughout this program


ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

[Lesson Timeline]


CHECKING-IN TO STUDENTS UNDERSTANDING

Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the concepts and skills taught throughout the program by using them when creating their final poster.


MATERIALS

  • Buddybook

  • Large paper to create poster

  • Smaller paper to sketch on

  • Crayons

  • Markers

  • Colored Pencils

  • Fabric

  • Tape

  • Scissors

  • Staplers

  • Hot glue guns, glue sticks

  • Ribbon

  • Pipe Cleaners

  • Construction paper

  • Popsicle sticks

  • Pom poms

  • Fake floral items

  • Cardboard

  • Miscellaneous plastic items (bottle caps, googly eyes, etc.)


LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TIMING

  1. Greeting

    1. “Hey, good morning/afternoon, how are you all doing today?” etc

  2. Lesson (15-20 min)

    1. Foreground, middleground, background definitions (+example)

      1. How to make something part of these perspectives

      2. How to use these to make a space seem more 3D

  3. Students work time with mentor

    1. Student focus on thinking about how they can use what they’ve learned so far to show the answers to questions about their lair/scene

      1. Where lair is, can they use any skills they’ve learned in previous sessions to show this? (ex: color, mark-making)

      2. What is one thing in the background of your lair? One thing in the middle ground? One thing in the foreground? 

      3. Any decorations? Can you tie it to your hero’s powers/likes/backstory?

      4. Where is the super buddy placed?

  4. Virtual check in time (10 min)

    1. Ask about work, if there’s anything the student would like to share about it/how they used what they learned today?

    2. Students respond ____

  5. Wrapping up / Closing - Sharing Circle 

    1. Students will all say one word about lesson

    2. Share one thing they put in their lair

    3. Walk around to see what everyone made maybe?

etc.

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Character Creation Program #3 - Markmaking

Character Creation Program #3 - Markmaking

Name of Project: Character Creation Program - Mark-Making

Grade Level or Age of Participant: Students age 8-11

MCAD Teaching Artist:  Kristina Wacker


OVERVIEW OF PROJECT

Character Creation Program

“Our mentors and students work together to create a one-of-a-kind character and costume based on the child’s imagination and values — along the way, we spark imagination and build confidence. With the help and guidance from their creative mentors, kids are able to explore their creativity and build something more ambitious than they ever thought possible.”

In-person program/Hybrid

  • Connect with your buddy for 1 hour every week for a period of 8 - 10 weeks

  • Create a character and costume using our huge collection of art supplies 

  • Celebrate your creation & participate in a costume parade, presentation, and professional photoshoot

Students will also: 

  • Learn skills and elements of illustration, including the use of color, shape, mark-making, and fore/middle/background

  • Learn more about creative careers from visiting artists


“BIG IDEAS”/ ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S)

Students will, over the duration of the course, build their confidence and explore their creativity through the creation of their super buddy characters and costumes.


STUDENT OUTCOME OBJECTIVES 

Students will:

  1. Learn the use of mark making to create texture and pattern

  2. Create their own marks/patterns to use

  3. Incorporate mark-making into their costume and lair 


ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

[Lesson Timeline]


CHECKING-IN TO STUDENTS UNDERSTANDING

Students write down/explain what marks they used, and how the marks create or emulate texture in their costume/lair


MATERIALS

  • Buddybook

  • Mark-making Worksheet

  • Crayons

  • Markers

  • Colored Pencils

  • Fabric

  • Tape

  • Scissors

  • Staplers

  • Hot glue guns, glue sticks

  • Ribbon

  • Pipe Cleaners

  • Construction paper

  • Popsicle sticks

  • Pom poms

  • Fake floral items

  • Cardboard

  • Miscellaneous plastic items (bottle caps, googly eyes, etc.)


LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TIMING

  1. Lesson (15-20 min)

  1. What is mark making?

    1. Way to use line and marks to create texture and pattern

    2. Examples of mark making

      1. Specifically, how it can be used to illustrate different materials

  2. Pass out mark making sheets for students to fill out

  3. Students work time with their mentor

    1. Student focus on thinking about how they can use marks to create texture on their costume

    2. Goal is to use one type of mark into the costume design

  4. Virtual check in time (__ min)

    1. Ask “-_________” 

    2. Students respond ____


  5. Wrapping up / Closing  - Sharing Circle

    1. Students will all say one word about lesson

    2. Share one mark they used and how they used it

etc.

Download support materials here:

Character Creation Program #2 - Shape/Logo

Character Creation Program #2 - Shape/Logo

Name of Project: Character Creation Program - Shape/Logo

Grade Level or Age of Participant: Students age 8-11

MCAD Teaching Artist:  Kristina Wacker



OVERVIEW OF PROJECT

Character Creation Program

“Our mentors and students work together to create a one-of-a-kind character and costume based on the child’s imagination and values — along the way, we spark imagination and build confidence. With the help and guidance from their creative mentors, kids are able to explore their creativity and build something more ambitious than they ever thought possible.”

In-person program/Hybrid

  • Connect with your buddy for 1 hour every week for a period of 8 - 10 weeks

  • Create a character and costume using our huge collection of art supplies 

  • Celebrate your creation & participate in a costume parade, presentation, and professional photoshoot

Students will also: 

  • Learn skills and elements of illustration, including the use of color, shape, mark-making, and fore/middle/background

  • Learn more about creative careers from visiting artists


“BIG IDEAS”/ ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S)

Students will, over the duration of the course, build their confidence and explore their creativity through the creation of their super buddy characters and costumes.


STUDENT OUTCOME OBJECTIVES 

Students will:

  1. Learn the symbolism behind different shapes

  2. Learn how to construct complex shapes out of simpler ones

  3. Use shapes to create a logo for their super buddy

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

[Lesson Timeline]


CHECKING-IN TO STUDENTS UNDERSTANDING

Students write down/explain what shape they used in their logos, and why/how they used those shapes.


MATERIALS

  • Buddybook

  • Shape Worksheet

  • Large pieces of cardboard or cardstock to make badge

  • Crayons

  • Markers

  • Colored Pencils

  • Fabric

  • Tape

  • Scissors

  • Staplers

  • Hot glue guns, glue sticks

  • Ribbon

  • Pipe Cleaners

  • Construction paper

  • Popsicle sticks

  • Pom poms

  • Fake floral items

  • Cardboard

  • Miscellaneous plastic items (bottle caps, googly eyes, etc.)


LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TIMING

  1. Greeting

  2. Lesson (15-20 min)

  1. Ask intro questions

    1. “What are some shapes?”

    2. “What do you think of when you see [shape]?”

  2. Shape meanings

    1. Regular vs irregular shapes

    2. Specific shape symbolism (ex: squares sturdy, circles protective (shields), etc)

  3. Breaking down complex shapes into simple ones

    1. How to use simple shapes to make complex ones (ex, cat out of half circles, bat out of crescents, etc)

  1. Students work time their mentor (__ min)

    1. Student focus on thinking about: 

      1. How to make the logo represent their character/what it says about them

        1. Using color, shapes and the meaning behind them

  2. Virtual check in time (__ min)

    1. Ask about work, if there’s anything the student would like to share about it/how they used what they learned today?

      1. What shapes students used? Why? 

    2. Students respond ____

  3. Wrapping up / Closing  - Sharing Circle

    1. Students will all say one word about the lesson

    2. Share a shape they used in their logos

etc.

Download support materials here:

Character Creation Program #1 - Color

Character Creation Program #1 - Color

Name of Project: Character Creation Program - Color

Grade Level or Age of Participant: Students age 8-11

MCAD Teaching Artist:  Kristina Wacker


OVERVIEW OF PROJECT

Character Creation Program

“Our mentors and students work together to create a one-of-a-kind character and costume based on the child’s imagination and values — along the way, we spark imagination and build confidence. With the help and guidance from their creative mentors, kids are able to explore their creativity and build something more ambitious than they ever thought possible.”

In-person program/Hybrid

  • Connect with your buddy for 1 hour every week for a period of 8 - 10 weeks

  • Create a character and costume using our huge collection of art supplies 

  • Celebrate your creation & participate in a costume parade, presentation, and professional photoshoot

Students will also: 

  • Learn skills and elements of illustration, including the use of color, shape, mark-making, and fore/middle/background

  • Learn more about creative careers from visiting artists


“BIG IDEAS”/ ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S)

Students will, over the duration of the course, build their confidence and explore their creativity through the creation of their super buddy characters and costumes.


STUDENT OUTCOME OBJECTIVES 

Students will:

  1. Learn about the color wheel, color symbolism, and types of color pairings

  2. Demonstrate understanding of color theory through color choice in their costume designs

  3. Explain what colors they used in their costume and why


ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

[Color Theory Doc]

[Lesson Timeline]


CHECKING-IN TO STUDENTS UNDERSTANDING

Students write down/explain what colors they picked and why. (E.g. How do the colors they pick connect to their costume/character?)


MATERIALS

  • Buddybook

  • Color Theory Worksheet

  • Crayons

  • Markers

  • Colored Pencils

  • Fabric

  • Tape

  • Scissors

  • Staplers

  • Hot glue guns, glue sticks

  • Ribbon

  • Pipe Cleaners

  • Construction paper

  • Popsicle sticks

  • Pom poms

  • Fake floral items

  • Cardboard

  • Miscellaneous plastic items (bottle caps, googly eyes, etc.)


LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TIMING

  1. Greeting

  2. Lesson (15-20 min)

  1. Intro to types of colors

    1. Primary, secondary, tertiary

    2. Temperature of colors

  2. Symbolism

    1. What colors mean

    2. How color can change meaning

  3. Students work time with mentor 

    1. Student focus on thinking about: 

      1. what colors they’re choosing

      2. why they’re choosing them

      3. How they relate to the character

  4. Virtual check in time (X min)

    1. Ask about work, if there’s anything the student would like to share about it/how they used what they learned today?

      1. What colors they’re using? 

      2. Why they chose the colors they did?

    2. Students respond ____

  5. Wrapping up / Closing - Sharing Circle

    1. Students will all say one word about the lesson

    2. Share favorite color/one color used

etc.

Download support materials here: