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Submitted by: Judi Morgan, St. George School, Spokane WA.
UNIT: Mixed Media
Grade Level: Middle School (through high school
Goal: To transform a discarded book into a creative art work of art that encompasses a theme and utilizes a variety of media and techniques.
Books
Altered Books Workshop - Transform old books into one-of-a-kind pieces of art with Altered Books Workshop! In this book, readers receive detailed instructions for the newest craft craze--altered books--which combines bookmaking, collage, journaling, rubber stamping, papercrafting, stitching, embellishing and much more.
Altered Art: Techniques for Creating Altered Books - The illustrations in this book are numerous, gorgeous, and absolutely helpful, supporting an encouraging text that starts with general information, including basic techniques and ideas about selecting a starting-point object.
New Directions in Altered Books - This book was chock full of great ideas and inspiration for working with altered books. It covers such topics as choosing the right book, preparing the book, design principles, tools and materials, and techniques for altering books. Then there are many projects, each with a picture of the finished book, a list of instructions, and materials and tools.
Possible Media:
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Assessment - Rubric:
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Assignment: Altered Books |
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Circle the number in pencil that best shows how well you feel that you completed that criterion for the assignment. |
Excellent |
Good |
Average |
Needs Improvement |
Score |
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Criteria 1 – Preparation- |
10 - 9 |
8 - 7 |
6 – 5 – 4 |
3 - 2 - 1 |
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Criteria 2 – Process- |
10 - 9 |
8 - 7 |
6 – 5 – 4 |
3 - 2 - 1 |
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Criteria 3 – Presentation - |
10 - 9 |
8 - 7 |
6 – 5 – 4 |
3 - 2 - 1 |
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Criteria 4 – Effort - |
10 - 9 |
8 - 7 |
6 – 5 – 4 |
3 - 2 - 1 |
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Criteria 5 – Craftsmanship – |
10 - 9 |
8 - 7 |
6 – 5 – 4 |
3 - 2 - 1 |
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Criteria 6- Response - |
10 - 9 |
8 - 7 |
6 – 5 – 4 |
3 - 2 - 1 |
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Criteria
7 – Artist Statement |
10 - 9 |
8 - 7 |
6 – 5 – 4 |
3 - 2 - 1 |
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Criteria 8- Creativity |
10 - 9 |
8 - 7 |
6 – 5 – 4 |
3 - 2 - 1 |
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Total: 80 (possible points) |
Grade:
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Written Response
1. What were some of the experiments you attempted? Why did you decide on this particular design?
2. After looking at the other images, choose one or two that you think are particularly outstanding. Explain what you think makes them work well.
3. If you were to do this project again, would you do anything differently? If so, what?
4. What have you learned from this project?
Rubric Note: you could change the scoring to 10 - 9 8 7 6 or less
ARTIST STATEMENT
See Lesson on Writing Artist's Statement from Molly Gordon