He's the king... because he's DIFFERENT.
The 5th grade has been working on pieces that celebrate who they are and what differentiates them in their community. This lesson taught students about architecture in general, but what applied most directly to their projects was information about row houses. These houses were built so close together that there wasn't much privacy. Sometimes alleyways were so narrow pedestrians got hit with doors. For more information and real-life examples of row houses, click this link to Wikipedia.
The subject of the fifth grade's artwork was rowhouses. They carved the facade of house into an ink printing block and printed the carving in black ink as many times as they wanted to resemble the buildings. They were instructed to make one house stand out from the others to embody their individuality, like the one below.
Students also got to design their own font for this project. They had to come up with a word or phrase that described something about them and write it in an original font on their artwork. Some were especially creative...
"imagine"
The fifth graders were not limited to a certain media, they were allowed to use whatever materials they wanted from markers to watercolors to acrylics to glitter. This further inspired their individual creativity. Overall the project was successful. It exemplifies how diverse children are and their sense of self identity, whether that be a strong sense or a timid one.
"I'm flying high"
"COOL"
"imagine"
"out of all the black and brown horsies I'm the unicorn"
"Yankees Rule... And I Stand Alone"
"I make the rainbow shine"
"I feel unheard but I know I'm a star"
"I look good, I smell good, I am good"
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