Lesson Plan

Title: Skoglund Structures Course: Photography

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The Big Idea (Overall Concept): Time: Grade Level:
Repetition for Variety 4 Days 10-12
Description of Lesson (Brief Summary):
Students will be introduced to the work of Sandy Skoglund. There will be a brief
presentation that describes Skoglunds work and some of her processes/concepts.
The focus of the presentation/talk will be on her use of color (complimentary) and
shapes (repetition). Students will then be asked to build Skoglund like models using
common items/food planned for photographing it.

National Common Core Art Standards:

MA:Cr3.1.II - Consolidate production processes to demonstrate deliberate choices in
organizing and integrating content and stylistic conventions in media arts
production, demonstrating understanding of associated principles, such as
continuity and juxtaposition.
MA:Pr4.1.II: Integrate various arts, media arts forms, and academic content into
unified media arts productions that retain thematic integrity and stylistic continuity,
such as transmedia productions.
MA:Re8.1.II - Analyze the intent, meanings, and influence of a variety of media
artworks, based on personal, societal, historical, and cultural contexts

Enduring Understandings: Essential Questions:

Media artists plan, organize, How do media artists organize and
and develop creative ideas, develop ideas and models into process
plans, and models into structures to achieve the desired end
process structures that can product?
effectively realize the artistic How are complex media arts
idea experiences constructed?
Media artists integrate various How do people relate to and interpret
forms and contents to develop media artworks?
complex, unified artworks
Interpretation and
appreciation require
consideration of the intent,
form, and context of the
media and artwork.
Technical Skills: 21st Century Skills:
Structure building, painting with Curiosity, creativity, artistry, innovation
craftsmanship, light planning, and
design
Objectives:
Students can create a composition with the intention to photograph it
Students can utilize the elements and principles of design to create an appealing
composition

Resources: (Websites, Books, Music, etc)

http://www.sandyskoglund.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Skoglund
http://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/sandy-skoglund
http://mysterybuild.com/art-contest-submission/2013/Relatively-Radioactive

Materials Needed:
Cardboard, spray paint, noodles, bottle caps, colored yarn, DSLR cameras, light kits,
cereal, marshmallows, other groups of small objects

Instruction (Day by Day):

Day 1: Presentation 30 minutes; Plan, collect supplies, start building mini dioramas
Day 2-3: Finish building; Start photographing on backdrops; Edit photos as needed
Day 4: Finish photo editing, present best 3 photos

Evaluation: Formative Summative

Teacher will be discussing ideas and
thoughts with students during the Students will present their work to the class
initial presentation (essential while talking about their work, how it works,
questions) the choices they made, etc.
Teacher will be walking around
during working days, assisting in
setting up of photo shooting and
monitoring the editing process