3DNewsprint

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Lesson Title: 3DNewsprint (aka Newspaper Architecture)

Source: Kevin Lyles, URG Graduate Program

Facilitator: Kevin Lyles

Workshop/Course: Focus on Standards

Grade Level: (3rd Grade) 10 years old and up

Time Needed: Minimum 1 hour

Subjects & Topics: Art, Math, Functional Art and Cultural Needs and Trends

Multiple Intelligences: Visual Spatial, Mathematical, Verbal Linguistic

Entry Points: Hands-on, Social, Aesthetic

Objectives: Upon completion of this activity (within a larger unit) students should be able to:

	Work successfully as a team to build a newspaper structure within the allotted time frame,
	Make decisions concerning structural integrity and aesthetic appeal of the structure,
	Assess the success of their own and others projects,
	Understand how rubrics can be an important tool for teacher and self evaluation.

Materials: Large stack of newspapers, unending supply of masking tape, space to work in.

Notes for Facilitator: (Implementation) Give students TIME to create an architectural form that can shelter one person, or that references 'x' time period. Presentations after work time is complete. Be ready to share comments on activity in presentation. May want to consider introducing students to the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright (PBS site) prior to or after the activity depending on the Unit.

Benchmarks:

Creative Expression and Communication
Students create artworks that demonstrate understanding of materials, processes, tools, media, techniques and available technology. They understand how to use art elements, principles and images to communicate their ideas in a variety of visual forms.

Grades K-4

Benchmark A: Demonstrate knowledge of visual art materials, tools, techniques and processes by using them expressively and skillfully.

Grades 9-12

Benchmark A: Demonstrate mastery of materials, concepts and personal concentration when creating original artworks.

Benchmark B: Create expressive artworks that demonstrate a sense of purpose and understanding of the relationship between materials, techniques and ideas.

Benchmark C: Engage in ongoing assessment to revise and improve artworks and to produce a well organized portfolio of works.

Connections, Relationships and Applications
Students connect and apply their learning of visual art to the study of other arts areas and disciplines outside the arts. They understand relationships between and among concepts and ideas that are common across subjects in the curriculum. Students recognize the importance of lifelong learning and experience in visual art.

Benchmark D: Describe how visual art is used in their communities and the world around them and provide examples.

This activity also reaches Math standards dealing with Geometry and spatial relationships, proportion, scale, etc.

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