Grade:
6th Grade
Unit: Collage
Project/Theme:
Surrealism
Art
History/Multicultural Focus: Salvador Dali, Romare Bearden, and Surrealism
Number
of class sessions (60 minutes in length): 1-2
Rationale: Students will learn about Surrealism and
collage and create a surrealist, dreamlike artwork.
National
Standard: Students apply media, techniques and processes with sufficient skill,
confidence, and sensitivity that their intentions are carried out in their
artworks.
Michigan
Content Standards: Students will apply knowledge of materials, techniques and
processes to create artwork.
Objectives:
1. Students will acquire knowledge of the
Surrealism movement.
2. Students will acquire knowledge of Surrealism
artists including Salvador Dali and Romare Bearden.
3. Students will gain knowledge in collage
technique including composition and arrangement.
4. Students will create a dreamlike artwork.
5. Students will learn how to effectively
combine different layers of media to create their artwork.
Materials: (for 25
students)
-Assorted magazines to be cut out
-Mixed media: pencils, oil pastels, watercolors,
markers, crayons, and colored pencils, paint.
-20 sheets of 12”x18” white construction paper
-20 bottles of glue
-20 pairs of scissors
Visuals/Examples:
-Art prints of Surrealist work
-Completed example of dreamlike
artwork
-Book on Romare Bearden
Vocabulary
Words:
-Surrealism
Teacher
Preparation:
-Make a finished example of a
dreamlike collage
-Get books and art prints
-Prepare materials
Motivation/Demonstration:
-Read book
-Art prints
Project/Classroom
Procedure:
-Students will use the mixed media available and the
magazine cutouts to create a dream-like collaged artwork.
Safety
Considerations:
-Make sure students use materials in
a safe and responsible manner.
Adaptations
for Students with Special Needs:
-Assign an art buddy to help with
difficult tasks.
Assessment
Process:
-Composition/arrangement
-2-3 personal drawings included
-Overlapping of images
-Effective use of layering
-Effort and presentation
References:
Hartfield.
2002. Me and Uncle Romie. New
York: Dial Books for Young Readers
ISBN#
0803725205
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Follow
up lessons:
-Additional magazine collages
-Tribute to Salvador Dali: personal
interpretation of one of his masterpieces
Display
plans: