I know I'm kind of skipping around my school year here, but if you're reading this, you're likely an art teacher so I think you can roll with it. :)
I ended the school year in my intro class with the theme of Fear. I had previously used the theme with my advanced class and made the mistake of doing it in October. Unless you want gory artwork, I don't recommend that timing. I stressed to students that the fear didn't have to be a traditional phobia, it could be more of an anxiety or a challenge they had to face. Students have to be a little bit introspective to be really successful with this theme.
Anyway, I thought it would work well for the last 2 weeks of school. To make sure that the students would have time to complete the project, I encouraged them to think about using digital media. A few used paper but many incorporated photography or tried out one of our graphics tablets.
You can get the lesson plan on the smARTteacher.
Here are some of their projects!
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Fear of not fitting in |
Fear of failure and fear of not being the best
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This student expressed fear of snakes since he's almost missed seeing them when walking through fields. He did a really good job on the coiled snake. |
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Claustrophobia |
Straight digital photos for these projects.
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I think this student really captured the stress that so many feel at the end of the semester! |
Next year in May, I think I'm going to do more of a daily challenge for students who have completed all their work. I forgot about just how many classes are affected by track and all of the other end of year activities. I think that would be better all around!
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