Living+Comic+Book+Page

= Living Comic Book Page =

Description of Project
Students will focus on the Principles of Design - Balance, Dominance, Harmony, and Unity and the ALP skills of relate and apply, synthesize and critical thinking - as they create a comic book page using their own photography and Photoshop. Students will begin by learning about the history of the comic page layout.

Standards
Standard 2.1: Solve a visual arts problem that involves the effective use of the Elements of Art and Principles of Design Standard 2.3: Develop and refine skill in the manipulation of digital imagery. Standard 3.0: Students analyze the role and development of the visual arts in past and present cultures throughout the world, noting human diversity as it relates to the visual arts and artists.

CA Visual Arts Standards 9 - 12 Proficient & Advanced

DLT
Students will be able to...
 * 1) Design and create a comic book page
 * 2) Take photos and manipulate these photos in Photoshop (filters, panel creation)
 * 3) Tell a story using their photos
 * 4) Summarize and describe your design process using visual arts academic vocabulary

Academic Language Development
Students will demonstrate understanding of the following terms. ..
 * panels
 * contrast
 * harmony
 * alignment
 * proximity

Checking for Understanding

 * 1) Create sketches for a Comic Book Page and then synthesize a page from their sketches (changes from sketch to production is acceptable and expected, Application & Synthesis)
 * 2) Written/verbal descriptions of design process (Analysis)