Lesson #6: Revising work based on a gallery walk and group assessment

Part of the unit: Digital Storyboarding |
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Goals

Aim: 
HOW CAN YOU GET FEEDBACK ABOUT YOUR WORK?
Students will be able to:
learn from each other and work together to provide inspiration, critique, and feedback
review suggestions from their peers and revise their work based on these
make fresh choices and incorporate these into their artwork
Materials
Printed digital collages, Pencils, Post-its, Computers, Printer, Scanner

Motivation & Demonstration

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Motivation: 
Print and display student work in progress on large tables in the classroom, before the students come to class. Students will be handed post-its and pencils at the door.
  • Why do you think artists like to show their work to other artists?
Let's pretend that we are at an artist's studio, conducting a studio visit. Each of you must walk slowly around the room, looking carefully at all the artwork that you see. Pay attention to how the artist has placed all the different objects in their compositions. Notice what is the biggest and smallest object you see in an image, and why the artist chose these sizes. Observe the color in the images and think about how it affects the mood. You have post-its and pencils to write suggestions and stick next to the artist's work.
Demonstration: 
Let's review how we should write these suggestions so they are helpful to us later. Teacher will hold up an image: Describe something you notice in this image. Use descriptive words and try to be as detailed as possible. If I said, "I notice that the artist has used blue to color in his central character. This makes me feel like the character might be underwater or very cold!"
  • How is this different from saying that the image is nice?
Now suggest something that the artist might do to improve his image. Observe the image carefully and try to be as clear as possible in your suggestion. If I said, "Change the background," is that helpful? How can I explain my suggestion better? What if I say, "My suggestion for the artist is that if you want to make everything appear as if it is underwater, perhaps you could change the background to blue and maybe draw in some plankton or fish and bubbles"? Remember, if you want the artist to use your suggestion, you have to be as helpful and clear as possible. If you notice something in artwork that inspires you, write down, "I notice that the artist has used ___________," on your post-it. If you have a suggestion that might help the artist, write down, "My suggestion for the artist is ____________," on your post-it.
Worktime
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Students will do a gallery walk around the classroom and make written suggestions for artwork that is not their own. Collect your own artwork and review the suggestions placed next to your work. Settle down at your computers. You're working individually. Revise your work, make final decisions, scan and save any photographs you have brought, import new elements, select and crop them, experiment and complete your three collages. Be aware of how your images relate to each other in color and mood, and how the central character travels through and appears in each collage."
Reflection & Assessment
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Why is it helpful to have a fellow artist look at your work before it is finished? What were some helpful suggestions you received and used in your digital collages? Why do artists need communities?