HENS WITH CHICKS COLLAGES

 Hens With Chicks Collages

Learning Targets

I can...

• Create an original Hens With Chicks Collages using drawing techniques learned in class
• Use shape variation (geometric organic free form), line types (horizontal vertical diagonal), and texture (actual, visual, implied) inspired by Chicks and Chickens by Gail Gibbons
• Use collage techniques (layering, cutting, tearing) and design principles (balance, composition, emphasis) based on Illustration
• Define Texture (the perceived surface quality of a work of art)

Lesson One
Day One Art Start

1. Rooster, Hen, and Chicken with Spiderwort (1830-1833) Katsushika Hokusai

2. Read Chicks and Chickens by Gail Gibbons

3. Discussion Questions "What is the symbolic meaning behind a chicken? How does a chicken represent owning land and owning a home? What similarities do you notice from the beginning of the book to the end of the book? What differences do you notice? What would you do if you woke up one night to find the shadow of a giant chicken in your bedroom door? Is this mischievous giant chicken a friend or a foe? What words can you use to describe the hens or chickens? What are baby hens called? What noises do chickens make?" 

Lesson Activities

1. Choose 12 X 15 Painting Paper

2. Draw foreground (hen), middle ground (chicks), and background (nests) of the chicken collages

3. Use painting techniques (blending, smudging, layering) to add layers to the subject matter (chickens) of the Hens With Chicks Collages

Day Two, Art Start

1. Retrieve Hens With Chicks Collages for Assigned Tables

2. Flock Of Chickens (1835) Katsushika Hokusai

3. Discussion Questions "What do you know about chickens? What kinds of sounds do chickens make? Where do chickens live? How are baby chickens born? How long does it take for an egg to thatch? Would you like to watch a baby chick being hatched? Are there similarities and differences between these chickens? What feather color, egg color, and feather texture can you identify? Can you determine if the picture represents a rooster, hen, or chick? Which breed of chicken would you choose? What characteristics do these chickens have that are similar or different from one another?" 

Lesson Activities

1. Add thin layers of paint to the foreground (hen), middle ground (chicks), and background (wallpaper) of the chicken collages

2. Use painting techniques (blending, smudging, layering) to add details (beaks, eyes, eyelashes) to the chicken collages

3. Use painting techniques (blending, smudging, layering) to add texture (implied, actual, visual) of the Hens With Chicks Collages

Day Three, Art Start

1. Retrieve Hens With Chicks Collages for Assigned Table

2. Set Up Studio Area (glue sticks, scissors, collage materials)

Lesson Activities

1. Use cool colors (blue green purple) to fill in the negative space (background) of the chicken collages

2. Use warm colors (red orange yellow) to fill in the positive space (foreground) of the chicken collages

3. Use tint (white) and shade (black) to add the illusion of depth within the Hens With Chicks Collages 

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