3D SUPERHERO SCENE
3D SUPERHERO SCENE Arts & Crafts
GRADE LEVELS Grades 3–6 TIMEFRAME 60+ minutes, activity can be done in stages over time ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL GOALS Students will: • Analyze how comic book scenes portray action, crisis (problem), and solution • Develop their writing skills as they create their own scene • Create a 3D project representing their written scene • Use their oral language and listening skills to participate in a class discussion MATERIALS NEEDED • Cardboard boxes, such as shoe boxes (diorama), medium and large sizes (floor model) • Butcher paper or poster board (3D mural) • Various types of paper • Pencils, markers, paint, etc. • 3D items, such as pipe cleaners, clay, cotton, yarn, etc. • Glue, tape, stapler, etc. • Comic books CLASS CONFIGURATION • Standing or sitting at tables INSTRUCTOR PREPARATION • Make a sample or gather photos for demonstration purposes CLASS PREPARATION • Using comic books, lead a discussion on how action, crisis, and solution are depicted in scenes using illustrations, speech bubbles, narrative boxes, and onomatopoeias (sound words). • Tell students that they will write their own scene and create a 3D project (diorama, 3D mural, or floor model) depicting a crisis (problem) and a superhero using powers to solve it. STEPS 1. Write a brief scene narrative addressing the following issues. a. What crisis will be in the scene and how will it be portrayed? b. What superhero will solve the crisis, with what powers, and how will it be shown? 2. Draw a mockup of the scene as it will look. 3. Lay out the scene using different materials. Do not secure anything. Try various layouts and materials until satisfied with the plan. 4. Complete the project by painting, coloring, and securing items. 5. Add finishing touches such as, speech bubbles, narrative, and onomatopoeias (sound words). ADAPTATIONS/VARIATIONS • Allow students to work together in partners or small groups instead of individually.
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3D SUPERHERO SCENE continued Arts & Crafts EXTENSIONS • Have students make class presentations about their 3D projects. • Display 3D projects at a special event where visitors can view them. COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS ADDRESSED Grade 3 Reading Standards for Literature: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas 7. Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting). Grade 4 Reading Standards for Literature: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas 7. Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text. Grade 5 Reading Standards for Literature: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas 7. Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem). Grades 3, 4, 5 & 6 Writing Standards: Text Types and Purposes 3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. Grade 3 Writing Standards: Production and Distribution of Writing 4. With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. Grades 4, 5 & 6 Writing Standards: Production and Distribution of Writing 4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. Grades 3, 4, 5 & 6 Writing Standards: Range of Writing 10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Developed by Tamarie Tigh for ABDO Publishing Not for resale • Photocopy and adapt as needed for educational use • www.abdopublishing.com
3D SUPERHERO SCENE EXAMPLES
DIORAMA
3D MURAL
FLOOR MODEL Not for resale • Photocopy and adapt as needed for educational use • www.abdopublishing.com
GRADE LEVELS Grades 3–6 TIMEFRAME 60+ minutes, activity can be done in stages over time ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL GOALS Students will: • Analyze how comic book scenes portray action, crisis (problem), and solution • Develop their writing skills as they create their own scene • Create a 3D project representing their written scene • Use their oral language and listening skills to participate in a class discussion MATERIALS NEEDED • Cardboard boxes, such as shoe boxes (diorama), medium and large sizes (floor model) • Butcher paper or poster board (3D mural) • Various types of paper • Pencils, markers, paint, etc. • 3D items, such as pipe cleaners, clay, cotton, yarn, etc. • Glue, tape, stapler, etc. • Comic books CLASS CONFIGURATION • Standing or sitting at tables INSTRUCTOR PREPARATION • Make a sample or gather photos for demonstration purposes CLASS PREPARATION • Using comic books, lead a discussion on how action, crisis, and solution are depicted in scenes using illustrations, speech bubbles, narrative boxes, and onomatopoeias (sound words). • Tell students that they will write their own scene and create a 3D project (diorama, 3D mural, or floor model) depicting a crisis (problem) and a superhero using powers to solve it. STEPS 1. Write a brief scene narrative addressing the following issues. a. What crisis will be in the scene and how will it be portrayed? b. What superhero will solve the crisis, with what powers, and how will it be shown? 2. Draw a mockup of the scene as it will look. 3. Lay out the scene using different materials. Do not secure anything. Try various layouts and materials until satisfied with the plan. 4. Complete the project by painting, coloring, and securing items. 5. Add finishing touches such as, speech bubbles, narrative, and onomatopoeias (sound words). ADAPTATIONS/VARIATIONS • Allow students to work together in partners or small groups instead of individually.
continued on next page Developed by Tamarie Tigh for ABDO Publishing Not for resale • Photocopy and adapt as needed for educational use • www.abdopublishing.com
3D SUPERHERO SCENE continued Arts & Crafts EXTENSIONS • Have students make class presentations about their 3D projects. • Display 3D projects at a special event where visitors can view them. COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS ADDRESSED Grade 3 Reading Standards for Literature: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas 7. Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting). Grade 4 Reading Standards for Literature: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas 7. Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text. Grade 5 Reading Standards for Literature: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas 7. Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem). Grades 3, 4, 5 & 6 Writing Standards: Text Types and Purposes 3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. Grade 3 Writing Standards: Production and Distribution of Writing 4. With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. Grades 4, 5 & 6 Writing Standards: Production and Distribution of Writing 4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. Grades 3, 4, 5 & 6 Writing Standards: Range of Writing 10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Developed by Tamarie Tigh for ABDO Publishing Not for resale • Photocopy and adapt as needed for educational use • www.abdopublishing.com
3D SUPERHERO SCENE EXAMPLES
DIORAMA
3D MURAL
FLOOR MODEL Not for resale • Photocopy and adapt as needed for educational use • www.abdopublishing.com
