Name of Project:
Metamorphosis
Classroom, School:
9th-12th Grade, Anoka High School
Cooperating teacher:
Kevan Nitzberg
Grade Level:
9th-12th Grade
Presenter's Name:
Matthew Jorgensen
Subject and Curricular Link:
Representational imagery including figure, still life, abstraction, symbolism, surrealism
Biology, zoology, entomology, etc.
Overview of Project
Students create a drawing with a subject matter that
involves one object changing or combining with a different object.
They can use anything they want including humans, animals,
insects, inanimate objects, etc. However, they must have two
different subjects morphing in their drawing (example: cannot
have human morphing into a different human. Must change or
morph into another species). No limit to subjects in content, as long
as it is school appropriate. Students do have the option of
incorporating more than two things in their Metamorphosis drawing.
Students must use more than one kind of drawing materials
together in their drawing.Students will have until Friday March 23rd
at the end of class.
Essential Question(s)
What does it mean to "morph" or change into something different?
What objects, animals, creatures, etc did you include in your drawing?
What made you choose the ones that you did?
Prior Knowledge
General knowledge and experience in basic foundation level drawing.
Timeline
1. Powerpoint Presentation of the lesson given Monday March 19th, 2007
2. Ten class periods given for work time on the drawings.
3. Metamorphosis drawings due Thursday March 29th at the end of class.
Examples of student or artist work
*See PowerPoint presentation. Examples will be used to give the students
an idea of the general concept of the assignment. Students are not expected to
perform to the caliber of the artists work included in the exmaples.
"Our Lady Of Transformation" by Helen Nelson Reed
"Metamorphosis" by Lynne Saunders
"The Invisible Man" by Salvador Dali
"Day And Night" by M. C. Escher
"Metamorphosis" by Carel Pieter Brest van Kempen
Assessment
Students are free to use their imagination or resources images to help
in the subject matter of their drawings. Drawings will be graded on creativity,
technical skill, fulfillment of requirements, and how the student challenged him
or herself in the assignment.
Materials
Students have the option of using a wide variety of materials including: graphite pencils, color pencils, charcoal, dry pastels, oil pastels, pen/ink, crayons, etc/.
Teacher Vocabulary
Metamorphosis: any object, place, living organism that changes or transforms from its original state into a different state.
Procedures
1. At the beginning of class, PowerPoint presentation will be given to the class.
2. After the presentation, students will gather the drawing suppplies that they want to use.
3. Work time until the end of class.
Teacher Reflection
Some problems that could occurr are: some students may have trouble deciding what to
include in their drawing. Feedback on teaching methodology will be provided by the students
in their short written reflection that will be turned in with the drawing.