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Topic/BigIdea:Surrealism
Class/Grade:
7
EssentialQuestions
:1.HowdidtheSurrealistsusetheelementsandprinciplesofartto
communicatetheirideas?2.Inwhatwayscananartistexpresshisorherideaswithoutliteral
representation?4.Istherearelationshipamongstdreams,thesubconscious,andautomatic
activities(e.g.freewritingorexquisitecorpse)?5.Howcanyoucommunicateasurrealist
narrativethroughdigitalcollage?
Objective(s)
:
Studentswill...
knowpartsofspeechandcollagetechniques
understandelementsofSurrealismsuchasfantasy,dreamlikeeffect,andsenseof
depth.
beabletocreateaSurrealistselfportraitcollagetocommunicatethenarrativecreated
intheSurrealistgame,ExquisiteCorpse.
StandardCoding
ActivityDescription
SAMRlevel
VA:Cr1.2.7a
Introduction:Studentswillbedividedintogroupsof
N/A
45eachgroupwillcreateexquisitecorpse
sentencesbyfollowingthestepsbelow:
!.Eachstudentwillbeginbywritinghis/hernameand
averbalphrase(example:Oliviaisgoing).Heor
shewillthenfoldthepapertoconcealthewritingand
passittothenextperson.
2.Thenextpersonshouldfillinthenextpartof
speechaccordingtothedirectivesoftheteacher,
concealit,andpassittothenextperson.
3.Whentheroundhasbeencompleted,studentswill
openthepapersandreadthesentencesaloud.
VA:Re8.1.7a
ISTES3
LookandLearn:StudentsresearchSurrealismto
noticethefantasy,dreamlikeeffectoftheworks,the
senseofdepth,aswellasthehighrealism.Students
thenviewSurrealistworksofartistssuchasRene
Magritte,SalvadorDali,ManRay,andMaurice
Tabardat:
http://www.theartstory.org/movementsurrealism.htm
StudentwillviewaPrezidescribingSurrealismand
theprocessofcreatingtheirSurrealistportrait
collages.
Substitution
Augmentation
VA:Cr2.1.7a
ISTES1
PrepareandPlay:Studentschooseaphotoofselfto Augmentation
useintheirSurrealismportraitcollagesgiving
considerationtoexpressionandposition.Usingtools
suchasBeFunkyorPhotoshopExpress,studentswill
experimentwithphotomanipulation.
VA:Cr2.3.7a
ISTES1
ISTES4
ISTES6
CollectandCreate:Studentswillcollectimagesfrom
magazinesandonlinesourcesforinclusionintheir
Surrealistportraitcollages.Allnondigitalimagesand
theexquisitecorpsetextwillbescannedforuse.
UsingPhotoshopExpressstudentswillcreatetheir
Surrealistportraits.
Substitution
Modification
VA:Cr3.1.7a
ISTES3
ShareandSuggest:Initialportraitcollageswith
artistsstatementwillbesharedthroughVoicethread,
andstudentswillprovidefeedbackfocusingon
fantasy/dreamlikeeffectofthework,thesenseof
depth,compositionandnarrative.
Augmentation
VA:Cr2.2.7a
ISTES2
ISTES5
PresentPortraits:Studentswillcompletedigital
surrealistportraitcollagesandpresenttheirworkina
digitalgallery/portfoliospaceusingCanva.Family
members,friends,andotherswillbeinvitedtoview
thegalleriesandofferfeedbackforpieceviathe
commentfeature.
Modification
OriginalPinterestLessonInspiration:
Project ART-A-DAY: Lesson: Color Scheme Selfies (magazine collage and drawing on
acetate)