Expressivism Art Project Adaptations

Here are some possible adaptations for the art project or activity in the expressivism integrated lesson:

1. Cami Clawson
Assignment:
            Take a portrait of someone that represents a problems you see through your eyes and capture it in a picture:
            For Example: losing a soccer game, getting lost on the way home, getting a bad grade, getting in trouble at home, baby sister being hungry and crying, etc…

 Part 2

            Paint (acrylic)
            Paint brushes
            Plastic cups
            Thick paper
            Their picture they took

• Students bring back the pictures they took.

• Have a couple students share the photos and explain why they took it. With each one, ask what it is that is most powerful about the photo.

 Taking their photograph copy the photograph by painting the portrait emphasizing where wanted with color and angles.
Technique: mixing paint for color exactness.

Assessment:
            Have students write in their journals of what the photographs made them feel
            Writing Prompt: What emotion did Steven McCurry try have his audience feel?  Why does he do this?  How could he have changed his photograph to give off a different emotion?  How can you as an artist influence your specific audience? Assesses their understanding that their picture can evoke emotion and awareness of social issues and how.


 


2. Ally Adams
Assignment:
Write a short story about a character either during the civil right movement, a child who is being forced to work, or any other movement we have discussed. After writing your story, create a water color painting of your character with emotion, and feelings by using warm and soft colors, and facial expressions.
Materials:
Paper
Pencils
Water color paint
Painting paper
Assessment

• Students write in their journals.
• Writing prompt: What emotions did you feel and hope that your audience would feel when looking at your art? What change would you like to see and why would these emotions lead to this change?
• Assesses their understanding that their picture can evoke emotion and awareness of social issues and how.
• Have student's share their Character painting, discuss the emotions they used and how they displayed those emotions through color and expressions.

3. Danielle Thompson
 Make a Change—Service Project

• Instead of stopping with a picture, go and change what you saw (if you can). These activities could last anywhere from a few hours to a few weeks.

• Ideas:
  • Pick up trash
  • Weed the garden
  • Plant flowers
  • Rake leaves
  • Shovel Snow
  • Take dinner/treats to someone in the neighborhood
  • Visit a rest home and talk to the residence
  • Do a lemonade stand/bake sale to raise money to donate to a good cause
  • Secret service around the home—find someone to serve without them knowing
    • Make their bed
    • Help with dinner
    • Empty the trashes
    • Other chores around the house that could be done without being asked

Talk About It
After the kids have found things that they could change, and done it for a while, ask them how it went.

• How did they feel?
• Did they discover their ability to make a change?
• Did they realize other things that they can help to make a positive change in the community?

Hopefully the kids will learning that they have the power to change the world around them. There are many small things that they can do to bring about social change and it can be fun!