Project Title: Plasticine Story-Telling
Description: Students write a short story and compose a scene out of Plasticine.
Author: Francesca
Grade level or Target Age Range: middle school
Historical Art Examples or References: Set designers
Vocabulary: Design, Three-dimensional, sculpture
Materials: Plasticine, paper, pencil
Anticipatory Set: Discussion on the stories they are writing.
Demo/Directions:
- Write a short story
- Design a scene
- Make the scene out of clay
Discussion: Life applications; how the lesson might apply to non-art related experiences or other types of knowledge.
- What is it like to design a set?
- How can we make real what is in our imagination?