Trading Card Lesson
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle Years, Secondary
Examples of Outcome(s) & Indicator(s): (for a grade 8 class)
CP8.12 Solve visual art problems using a variety of processes and media.
- Explore and expand upon an idea to achieve more depth of meaning and expression. (Explore Ms. Nelson’s concepts)
- Take risks by working with innovative ideas, unfamiliar styles, or media. (Have to adapt to work with what is in the bags)
- Explain original intent, why choices were made, how problems were solved, and how work might be refined or extended. ( artist statement)
“I can”…
- demonstrate an understanding of the elements and principles of art
Pre-requisite learning: Elements of Art
Time management:
- all material is already cut out and given to students
- Students are given a strict writing prompt for artist statement
Arts Skills: Collage, drawing,
Art Terms/ Elements: Colour, line, shape, theme
Materials: “Trading card” Bags (filled with supplies- pre-made and packaged by myself), glue, scissors, drawing materials
Timeline:
- Set:
- Lecture (10 minutes)
- What are artist trading cards?
- Where did they come from?
- How do you trade them?
- If you participate in this assignment, you are in charge of cleaning up: not your teacher and certainly not the custodian
- Expectations:
- 1 artist statement (described below)
- 1 artist trading card
- Has a minimum of 3 mediums
- Use or focus on one of the following: Line, shape, colour
- Explore a self-chosen theme
- Development: Make Artist Trading Cards (Yay!)
- Closure: Hand in artist cards (5 minutes)
- Artist statement: Fill in the blank and answer:
- I chose to use (line, colour, shape) this way because… _________. My trading card has a theme of…
- CLEANING TIME (5 minutes)
- Artist statement: Fill in the blank and answer:
- Lecture (10 minutes)
