

White Drawing Paper : 1 per student, 12x18 (30.5 x 46 cm) or next size up (to glue cutouts on) Students will use their sketchbooks and brainstorming to develop their ideas. Students will demonstrate growth in using art tools and improve craftsmanship. Students will make a personal connection to their historical event and artwork by incorporating their own likeness within their art. Students will understand why some artists choose to use history as a subject matter.

Students will understand the importance of history and the relationship that it shares with art. Students will approach their project as a visual narrative and will examine the work of Kara Walker as a resource. Students will research a historical event that has some significance to them and explain why they chose to represent that particular event.
