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School Violence Art Curricula Unit

Day 12: Safe Carriers Part I

By – Do Something, Inc. / www.dosomething.org

Primary Subject – Art

Secondary Subjects – Social Studies, Other

Grade Level – 9-12

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School Violence

Art Curricula

15-Day Unit

The following lesson is the twelfth lesson of a 15-day

School Violence Art Curricula Unit from Do Something, Inc.

Other lessons in this unit are as follows:

Day 1: Shape and Feeling Students explore the use of abstract shapes and the feelings they evoke

Day 2: The Emotional Aspects Of Color The students learn about the emotional and physiological affects of color

Day 3: Jackson Pollack – Lines Convey Emotion Jackson Pollack – Students explore the use of line to convey emotion

Day 4: Goya and Picasso – Shapes And Composition Goya and Picasso – The students w explore two paintings and their use of shapes

Day 5: Power Of Language Students will explore the power of words in art

Day 6: Tree Of Decisions Students explore different choices and outcomes and use the branching pattern

Day 7: Conversations And Arguments With Lines Students learn to use visual language to have a conversation

Day 8: Keith Haring Figures Part I – Conflict Resolution Students work together to create a mural modeling cooperation and conflict resolution

Day 9: Keith Haring Figures Part II

Day 10: Keith Haring Figures Part III

Day 11: Keith Haring Figures Part IV

Day 12: Safe Carriers Part I (See lesson below) Students use modern packaging materials to create a safe place

Day 13: Safe Carriers Part II

Day 14: Safe Carriers Part III

Day 15: Final Project Students create artwork based on their knowledge of line, shape, color, words and emotion

More student resources for this cause are at:


www.dosomething.org/causes/school_violence

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Day 12: Safe Carriers Part I

Goal:

Students will use modern packaging materials to create a safe place.

Process:

1. Give each student a small balloon. On a piece of paper any size or shape, ask the students to write something very personal about themselves, something that embarrasses them or something that they are not proud of. Assure them that no one will ever be able to read it as they will fold it into a tiny shape and put it into their balloon. When they are finished, have them wad up their paper, deface it if they want, and push it into their balloon. Have the students blow up the balloons and tie the ends.
2. Using Paper Mache or flour and water and newspaper strips, have the students completely cover the balloons. They need to cover the whole surface with several layers of newspaper.
3. Have the students hang their eggs from a clothesline with clips attached to the knotted end to dry.

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