Illustrating the year's positives and negatives...
This project is a great way to begin the new year with a reflection on the past year. Though this is focuses on 2020 and references the pandemic, this could work for any year in review.
This allows students a chance to review their year on their cell phones, and social media. They should be encouraged to create a list of events, both positive and negative for a balanced illustration. My students will consider events that are personal, community-based, and global.
It is better to avoid text and try to work with visual symbols. This project might make for an interesting time capsule to be looked at, at a later time. Students could be given this project in 4th grade and be given it back as they graduate from high school.
Google Doodles are a good resource for images that utilize text and imagery. I tried to focus on examples where both the positive and negative space is used. I put thin drawing paper through a copier for my students to sketch on. My introductory students can use that paper for their final image. My advanced students will be expected to create their own text to illustrate. This is just something I wanted to try, so a pre-drawn year is hardly a requirement. I just wanted my new students to not work too small which is a constant battle.
My school starts it's semester with the new year, so for me, this is a great way to start a new group of students. Many schools however have a few more weeks before their semester ends, so this may make for a good transition project to get students back into their creative groove after an extended vacation.
This allows students a chance to review their year on their cell phones, and social media. They should be encouraged to create a list of events, both positive and negative for a balanced illustration. My students will consider events that are personal, community-based, and global.
It is better to avoid text and try to work with visual symbols. This project might make for an interesting time capsule to be looked at, at a later time. Students could be given this project in 4th grade and be given it back as they graduate from high school.
Google Doodles are a good resource for images that utilize text and imagery. I tried to focus on examples where both the positive and negative space is used. I put thin drawing paper through a copier for my students to sketch on. My introductory students can use that paper for their final image. My advanced students will be expected to create their own text to illustrate. This is just something I wanted to try, so a pre-drawn year is hardly a requirement. I just wanted my new students to not work too small which is a constant battle.
My school starts it's semester with the new year, so for me, this is a great way to start a new group of students. Many schools however have a few more weeks before their semester ends, so this may make for a good transition project to get students back into their creative groove after an extended vacation.
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