Problem-Based Lesson Plan | ARTE 301

Title of Lesson: I am …

Teacher: Jade Browning

School: Prairie View Ogden - South

Grade Level(s): 6th grade

Date to be taught: March 7th, 2019

Big Idea that drives Lesson/Unit:

Superheroes have many different tasks and abilities, but are not always just some made up character. These lesson plans
revolve around building themselves into a superhero. By building themselves into a superhero, students get the opportunity to make
new self-discoveries, confidences, independence, and self-esteem while building on various art mediums exploring drawing, painting,
color theory, photography, and filmography.
Key concepts about Big Idea:
● Superheroes can be any and everyone
● The creation of a superhero utilizes multiple artistic medias
● Superheroes have personalities, backgrounds, and identities that make them who they are
● Symbols are a representation of a person, place, thing ​(superhero in this case)
Fine Arts Goals Met by the Objectives:
● 6th VA:Cr3.1.6​ - ​ A ​ rtists and designers develop excellence through practice and constructive critique, reflecting on,
revising, and refining work over time.
■ a. Reflect on whether personal artwork conveys the intended meaning and revise accordingly.
● 6th VA:Cr2.1.6​ - ​Students who meet the standard understand that artists and designers experiment with forms,
structures, materials, concepts, media, and art-making approaches
■ a. Demonstrate openness in trying new ideas, materials, methods, and approaches in making works of art
and design.
3-4 Essential Questions:
● How do artists create comic books?
● How do you determine what to create?
● How do artists continually grow through the process of revising and refining art work?
Vocabulary Acquisition:
● Superhero:​ ​A superhero is a type of heroic stock character, usually possessing supernatural or superhuman powers, who is
dedicated to fighting the evil of their universe, protecting the public, and usually battling supervillains
*creating a class working definition in addition to this one
● Symbolism:​ the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
● Illustration: ​An illustration is a decoration, interpretation or visual explanation of a text, concept or process, designed for
integration in published media, such as posters, flyers, magazines, books, teaching materials, animations, video games and
films
Key Artistic Concepts:
● Drawing: thumbnail sketches ​(​a small drawing on paper used to explore multiple ideas quickly.​)​, hatching ​(​shading effects
by drawing closely spaced parallel lines​)​, cross hatching ​(lines crossing each other in different directions to create tonal
value)​, and stippling ​(a series of dots to create an image and tonal value)
● Crayons
● Brainstorming / artistic planning

Artmaking Materials Needed:

● 25 pencils
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● 25 sets of markers
● 25 sets of crayons
● 25 sheets of paper
Contemporary/Historical/Multicultural exemplars:

Squirrel Girl - Steve Ditko | Captain Underpants - Dav Pilkey |

Procedures:
● DISCUSSION: (5 minutes)
○ Schedule
■ First we will discuss what it takes to be a superhero
■ Next we will do a quick drawing technique demo
■ Then in your sketchbooks you will create yourself as a superhero
○ Who is/can be a superhero? What characteristics do superheroes have? What does a superhero look like?
○ Key Concepts
■ Superheroes can be any and everyone
■ Creating a superhero uses multiple art forms
■ Superheroes have personalities, backgrounds, and identities that make them who they are
■ Symbolism helps identify superheroes
○ Vocabulary
■ Superhero
■ Symbolism
■ Illustration
○ Show teacher made exemplars
○ Show Historical/Multicultural exemplars
■ How superheroes are created?
■ How do our most popular superheroes get to where they are?
● https://youtu.be/C57A6BIB0O4?t=78​ (1:18-3:30)
● DEMONSTRATIONS: (5 minutes)
○ These are the techniques we will be using on this projects
■ Show examples of hatching, cross hatching, and stippling
● DESIGN/WORK SESSION: (25 minutes)
○ In your sketchbooks brainstorm what your superhero will be;
■ If you were a superhero who would you be? What would you stand for? What would you fight against?
● Ex. iron man is clean energy, batman fights thieves and bullies,
○ Utilizing one or more of the techniques discussed design your superhero symbol (batman’s bat, superman’s s,
captain america’s shield, the incredibles i, etc.)
○ Overall Goal(s) for the day:
■ Brainstorm/come up with a superhero character
■ Create 9 thumbnail sketches of an emblem/symbol for that character
■ If finished: brainstorm a superhero pose that YOU can do for pictures next week!
○ Time reminders at (10 minutes & 5 minutes)
○ While students are working: walk around, help those who need it, talk with students about their work
● CLEAN UP: (2 minutes)
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○Put all drawing materials back in their original bins

■ [student name] please collect all pencils and crayons and put them here in the bin
■ [student name] please collect the markers and put them here in the bin
■ [student name] please collect all the projects and bring them to the front table
● *make sure your name is written on the work*
● CLOSURE: (3 minute)
○ Finishing thoughts: likes/dislikes about drawing materials? Why or why not? Did you learn anything new about
drawing/illustration?
○ “We will be using this superhero throughout the next 7 weeks…. It may change over time… that’s ok! Our next
project will be a photography project taking pictures of your “superhero pose” which we will then use drawing and
painting to transform them into a cover for your comic. After that we will be doing public service announcements
about how everyone else can be a superhero based off of a certain idea”