UNIT TITLE

STORYTELLING
LESSON TITLE
ACTION!
GRADE LEVEL{S}
9TH GRADE/ INTRO TO PHOTO
GENERAL UNIT GOAL
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO TELL STORIES THROUGH
THEIR ARTWORK. BY DOING THIS IT SHOWS THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO
CONVEY THEIR IDEAS IN A WAY THAT OTHERS CAN UNDERSTAND.
GENERAL LESSON OBJECTIVES
WHEN FINISHED WITH THIS LESSON, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY
AND DISCUSS CHARACTERISTICS OF STORYTELLING. THEY WILL SHOW
UNDERSTANDING BY CREATING THEIR OWN PERSONAL STORY SHOWN
THROUGH A COMIC STRIP THAT THEY CREATED.
STANDARDS OF LEARNING
AI.2 The student will identify and use steps of the design process,
including brainstorming, preliminary sketching, planning, reflecting,
refining, elaborating, and researching, in creative problem solving
AI.6

The student will use a variety of traditional and contemporary

media (e.g., two-dimensional, three-dimensional, multidimensional)
to create works of art.

AI.10

The student will use a variety of drawing media and processes to

create observational and expressive works of art.

REPRODUCTIONS
TSENG KWONG CHI POLAROID MONTAGES, POLAROID SNAPSHOTS
MATERIALS
Teacher Materials
TSENG KWONG CHI EXAMPLE (IN CHRYSTLER)
STICKER DEMO VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=6Px4V1TwwhU
TEACHER EXAMPLE
QUESTIONS FOR STUDENTS ABOUT STORY TELLING
Student Materials
PERSONAL CELL PHONE
1 PACK (24 SHEETS) BRISTOL BOARD 11X17
10 ROLLS CLEAR PACKING TAPE
15 SCISSORS
15 PAPER CUPS/BOWLS
10-15 GLUE BOTTLES
MAGAZINES
15 ULTRA FINE SHARPIES
15 CHISEL TIP SHARPIES
WATER
LASER PRINTED PICTURES OF THEMSELVES IN ACTION

VOCABULARY
STORYTELLING
ACTION
PHOTOGRAPHY
TRANSFER
MULTI MEDIA
COMIC BOOK
MOTIVATIONAL ACTIVITY
IN A GROUP, STUDENTS WILL COME UP WITH THEIR OWN DEFINITION OF
ACTION. WHEN THEY ARE FINISHED WE WILL DISCUSS AS A CLASS THE
DEFINITIONS THEY CAME UP WITH AND DISCUSS HOW ACTION IS SHOWN
THROUGH ART AND COMIC BOOKS. WE WILL ALSO DISCUSS HOW ACTION
AFFECTS STORYTELLING.
ADVANCED ORGANIZER
WORKSHEETS WITH PENCILS WILL BE LAYED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF EACH
SET OF TABLES. ALL ART MATERIALS WILL BE LAYED OUT ON BACK COUNTER
TO DIMINISH DISCTRACTION WHILE STUDENTS COMPLETE WORKSHEETS.
LESSON SEQUENCE
WEEK 1
START WITH A TOUR OF THE CHRYSTLER SPECIFICALLY SHOWING TWENG
KWONG CHI PHOTO MONTAGES. DURING TOUR STUDENTS WILL DISCUSS
THE ELEMENTS OF STORY TELLING.
1. WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THIS PIECE?
2. HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING?
3. WHAT IS THE MOOD OF THIS WORK?
4. WHAT ROLE DOES COLOR PLAY IN THIS STORY?
5. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE ARTIST WAS TRYING TO TELL THE
AUDIENCE?
LET STUDENTS EXPLORE CONTEMPORARY ART 3-5 MINUTES
RETURN TO CLASSROOM
STUDENTS COMPLETE ACTION WORKSHEET
CLASS DISCUSSION
WATCH STICKER DEMO VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=6Px4V1TwwhU
GO OUTSIDE TO TAKE PICTURES OF THEMSELVES/EACH OTHER 20 MINUTES
-HELPERS SHOULD SUPERVISE AND ASSIST AS NEEDED
STUDENTS WILL TEXT/EMAIL PICTURES TO TEACHER
ONCE RETURED TO THE CLASSROOM STUDENTS SHOULD BEGIN WORKING
ON BACKGROUNDS/LANDSCAPES WHILE PHOTOS ARE BEING PRINTED
(IF TIME PERMITS) STUDENTS WILL BEGIN CREATING STICKERS OF THEIR
CHARACTERS
CLEANUP 10-15 MINUTES
WEEK 2
WORK DAY
REVIEW LAST WEEKS CLASS
STUDENTS MAY WANT TO LOOK AT THE ART IN MUSEUM BEFORE THEY
BEGIN WORKING
WATCH STICKER DEMO VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=6Px4V1TwwhU
STUDENTS WILL FINISH BACKGROUNDS/LANDSCAPES
STUDENTS INSERT CHARACTERS WHERE THEY SEE FIT

IF THEY ARE ALL FINISHED STUDENTS MAY CHOOSE TO SHARE THEIR WORK
WITH THE CLASS
-HAVE CLASS INTERPRET THE STORY BEFORE THE STUDENT TELLS
WHAT IS HAPPENING
1. WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THIS PIECE?
2. HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING?
3. WHAT IS THE MOOD OF THIS WORK?
4. WHAT ROLE DOES COLOR PLAY IN THIS STORY?
5. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE ARTIST WAS TRYING TO TELL THE
AUDIENCE?
TEACHER WILL REVIEW LESSON AND VOCABULARY WITH THE CLASS.
CLOSURE
AT THE END OF CLASS STUDENTS WORK WILL BE DISPLAYED AROUND THE
ROOM. THIS IS THE TIME WHERE STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR WORK.
TRANSITION
IN THIS LESSON STUDENTS EXPLORED THE USE OF ACTION IN
STORYTELLING. THEY ALSO EXPLORED HOW TO MIX MEDIUMS IN ORDER TO
CREATE THEIR OWN ORIGINAL WORK OF ART. TO DEMONSTATE THEIR
UNDERTANDING, STUDENTS WROTE THEIR OWN DEFINITION OF ACTION
AND HAD TO INCORPORATE THAT INTO THEIR WORK IN ORDER TO TELL A
STORY.
EVALUATION
Teacher Evaluation
Student Evaluation
STUDENTS WILL BE GRADED ON THE FOLLOWING:
1. ABILITY TO BRAINSTORM AND TURN INDIVIDUAL PICTURES
INTO A COMIC STORY (15PTS)
2. ABILITY TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS AND USING TECHNIQUES
DEMONSTRATED IN CLASS (15PTS)
3. COMPLETION OF COMIC INCLUDING BACKGROUND/LANDSCAPE
AND AT LEAST 2 CHARACTERS (20PTS)
4. PARTICIPATION
MODIFICATIONS
THIS LESSON CAN BE MODIFIED TO ANY AGE GROUP. FOR YOUNGER
STUDENTS THE TEACHER CAN TAKE PICTURES OF THE STUDENTS INTEAD OF
THEM TAKING PICTURES OF EACH OTHER. INSTEAD OF USING BRISTOL
BOARD TO BUILD THEIR PICTURE ON THEY CAN USE WOOD OR SMALL
CANVAS. STUDENTS MAY ALSO CREATE AS MANY OR AS LITTLE SCENES AS
THEY WANT TO INCREASE OR DECEASE DIFFICULTY.
REFERENCES, BIBLIOGRAPHY, RESOURCES
VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Px4V1TwwhU