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 * ART LESSON: SOCIAL STUDIES COLLAGE **

GRADE LEVEL: Senior Years

LESSON TOPIC: Assignment Integrating Art – Social Studies Collage

CONNECTION TO LAST LESSON: The previous lesson introduced students to collage.

LEARNING OUTCOMES / OBJECTIVES: – Students will develop an appreciation, sensitivity and awareness of collage as visual expression. – The students will learn proportion and relationships in collage. This lesson uses collage as the medium for a social studies lesson on the Canadian provinces and territories: their unique qualities in terms of landscape, natural resources, industries, and lifestyles. – The students will collectively produce a large circular collage. Figures #33 and #38 are examples of a Canadian social studies collage.

VISUAL RESOURCES: – Magazine photo examples of significant industries and customs of each province and territory – Previous students’ collages and mixed media art-work – “Real-life” photographs of the different provincial landscapes and local environments – Search Internet sites for images of each province and territory, and videos on provincial cultures and regional histories. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Figures #34 to #37 are envelopes filled with brochures collected from each province and territory. These resources are available at no charge from the Department of Tourism in each province and territory. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Figures #33 and #38 are students’ examples of completed collages.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">OTHER LEARNING MATERIALS: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– 12”x 24” sheets of matt paper cut into 12 equal pie shapes with a 30-degree angle at the point (because 12 x 30 = 360 degrees, to make a circle) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Variety of coloured pencils <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Glue sticks and brushes, ink, paint <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">ACTIVATING STRATEGIES: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Ask students what they have learned about their own cultures. What influences shaped their lives and their families’ lifestyles? How did these influences depend on where they were living at the time (geography, urban versus rural, etc.) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Use visual resources to show students the differences of the provinces from coast to coast. If you ordered the tourist information that is included in Figures #34 to #37, you may divide the class into 12 groups. Give each group an envelope and have the group determine that province or territory’s distinguishing features (natural resources, industries, attractions, lifestyles, etc.). One group will have two envelopes: Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Each group will present its findings to the rest of the class. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Have students describe the provinces that they have visited or perhaps lived in. These personal stories may start forming a visual picture. Brainstorm with students about what they know about the regions of Canada.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">ACQUIRING STRATEGIES: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Show students the collages in Figures #33 and #38. Each “pie” depicts a different province or territory. If you have the capacity to copy these images – or to enlarge them for display on a screen – you may ask students to guess which pies belong to which provinces and territories, and then explain their reasoning. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Explain how the collages in Figures #33 and #38 represent the different features of each province and territory. Discuss the use of collage to create an overall image within each pie section, and then the overall effect when the pies are put together in a circle.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">APPLYING STRATEGIES: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– If you have not already done so, divide the students into 12 groups and assign a different province or territory to each group. One group will have two territories in one: Northwest Territories and Nunavut (unless you can figure out a way to cut 13 pie shapes to make a circle). <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Help the students find visual images that depict their group’s province or territory. The tourist information packages include lots of information. The other visual resources in the materials list will also help. If you have colour photocopying capacity, you may wish to have students bring photographs from home to use in their collages, as well. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– The selection process should be visually pleasing and also portray the most important resources, industries, and other visually recognizable parts of each province or territory. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Tell students to lay out their collage sections carefully, and agree with the composition as a group before they glue the pieces down. Encourage students to be imaginative and creative. The collages should be “eye-catching” as well as informative. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– When each group has completed its collage section, put all of the pies together in a circle, with the provinces and territories in order (provinces first, from west to east, then territories). <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">REFLECTING / RE-FOCUSING STRATEGIES: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Demonstrate new collage ideas and techniques, and collage mixed media combinations to engage students. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– This activity may be applied across the curriculum in science. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Examine other variations of collage techniques in visual resources. Students may also enjoy experimenting with cross-cultural experiences in collage. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Use the other visual resources to reinforce the concepts of customs and social life styles. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Help the students to classify the visual examples collected from magazines and brochures.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">ASSESSMENT / ANALYSE LEARNING OUTCOMES: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Students will show evidence that they have followed the instructions for their collage: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> – the images chosen are clean and sharp <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> – provincial landscapes are evident <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> – local industries are shown <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> – regional customs and traditions are included <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– each pie shape is filled with collaged images <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Students’ completed art-work will demonstrate that they have explored a variety of collage techniques. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– The students and educator will cooperatively assess the art-work by discussing the visual message expressed by the information that they included about each province and territory. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Students’ art-work will demonstrate that they have explored and understand their assigned provinces and territories. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Students start with experimentation, seeing what the medium can do and incorporating mixed media techniques to contribute collectively to the “whole” and the importance of each part.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Figure 32 Circle Collage Layout of Canadian Provinces <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Figures 33 Circle Collage of Canadian Provinces <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Figures 34 Collage Resource Materials of Canadian Provinces in Envelopes <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Figures 35 Collage Resource Materials of Canadian Provinces in Envelopes <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Figures 36 Collage Resource Materials of Canadian Provinces in Envelopes <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Figures 37 Collage Resource Materials of Canadian Provinces in Envelopes = = <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Figure 38 Circle Collage of Canadian Provinces