ARTIST STATEMENT

ERIC CARLE COLLAGE GRADE 2

ESSENTIAL QUESTION | How can I make a tissue paper collage like the illustrator Eric Carle?

INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES | Students will read the story The Very Hungry Caterpillar by the author and illustrator Eric Carle. The students will also look at other books written and illustrated by Eric Carle to see his collages. Students will learn Eric Carle’s technique of creating collages with tissue paper and will apply it to animals found underwater.

PA ACADEMIC STANDARDS | 9.1.3 H, 9.2.3 L

INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES |
The student will be able to identify Eric Carle as an illustrator.
The student will be able to recognize Eric Carle’s collages/illustrations.
The student will be able to create a collage using the tissue paper technique.
The student will be able to clean up their workspace.

INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES |

Motivation:
Read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.

Project Process:
Eric Carle wrote this book and he made the pictures for it. People who make pictures for story books are called illustrators.
Eric Carle did not draw these illustrations. These are collages. Can someone remind me what a collage is? I know that you all know what collages are because you just finished your cool color collages.
Eric Carle made these collages not with regular paper but with tissue paper.
We are going to make tissue paper collages too.
Eric Carle made his collages of animals like the caterpillar we just saw. Here are some other animal collages he made as well.
We are going to make animal collages like Eric Carle. The kinds of animals we are going to use are those that live underwater in the coral reef. Where is the coral reef? What are some animals or creatures that live underwater?
Hand out pictures to each student. Look for your underwater creature in the movie clip we are going to watch now. Not all the animals are in the movie clip but some of them are.
Show movie clip from Finding Nemo.
Look at the underwater creature I have given you. Look at the shape of the animal and the colors. How would you describe the colors? (bright)
I am going to give you white paper and a pencil. Lightly draw your animal so that it fills up the page. When I say “lightly draw” I mean that you should barely be able to see your pencil marks. If you draw too dark, I will take your pencil away.
Make sure to write your name in the bottom right hand corner.
Once you have lightly drawn your animal you are going to glue tissue paper onto it. Unlike our cool color collages, we are going to rip our tissue paper. We don’t need scissors since tissue paper is so easy to rip. Once you have your piece ripped, place it on your paper and paint glue over top of it. When you are not using your brush make sure you put it in the water container so the brush doesn’t dry out! This is very important!
Remind the students when there is only five minutes until clean up.

Closure:
Students have to answer a question correctly to be able to line up. If they cannot stand on line quietly and respectfully, they can sit back down and be the last on line.
What was the book called that we read today?
Who was the author?
What does being an illustrator mean?
What is a collage?
What materials did Eric Carle use to create his collages?
Do you like Eric Carle’s collages? Why or why not?
What are the cool colors?
What are the warm colors?

Clean-Up Procedures:
Begin clean up when there is 10 minutes left in the period so there is time for closure.
Have students put scrap tissue paper that is large enough in a designated area and small pieces in the trash. Have students pick up all scrap tissue paper on the floor underneath their tables.
Have student volunteers collect materials.
Place all work in the center of the table.

Modifications and Accomations:
For gifted and special needs students, ask questions that either challenge them or are suitable for their learning level.
If a student is done early and their work is above average, move them onto the next step. If they are done early, they can help collect/distribute materials.
If students are done early, they can work on the background of their creature. If students are done early and their collage is fairly dry, they can add small details with a pencil or black marker. If students are still done early, they can add a little bit of glitter with the glitter pens.
If a student is done early and their project can still use some work, give extra encouragement, not only to them but to the whole class. Point out areas that are good as well as areas that still need to be worked on. Re-motivate all students.
If a student has behavioral problems and will not cooperate, have them be the “class helper” and give them things to keep them busy and out of trouble. Do not pay too much attention to them if attention is what they are seeking. The student may be removed to the time-out table to work if they cannot get along with their table-mates and/or cannot focus.
Accommodate students with physical needs by providing ample room for them to move around in if they need it, etc.

Materials:
9 x 12 white paper, one per student plus extra
Glue and water mixture, two-three cups per table plus extra
Brushes (old) for glue, one per student plus extra
Water containers, one per table
Black markers, optional
Pencils, optional
Glitter pens, optional
Eric Carle books  and DVD (see above References)
Tissue paper in a variety of colors, several sheets per student plus extra
Underwater animal images, one per student plus extra

Summative Assessment: