Digital Media

In this lesson, 8th grade students learned how to use Canva in preparation for a high school media course. They created posters following the prompt "If you could tell the world one thing, what would it be?" They collected images, prepared and organized files, chose fonts and color schemes, and used a variety of tools to visually communicate their message. This process introduced them to the new medium of digital art in the context of social emotional learning- getting to share what they want to say.

Cover Photo: Lexx Valdez (Key Artist)

Studio Habits of Mind

Envision
Stretch & Explore
Develop Craft
Express
Reflect

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to utilize the elements of composition to communicate a clear message.

Students will be able to identify and visually represent an idea that is personally significant.

Students will be able to examine artwork by a variety of artists from diverse racial and cultural backgrounds.

Enduring Understandings

Media artists plan, organize, and develop creative ideas, plans, and models into process structures that can effectively realize the artistic idea.

Media artists integrate various forms and contents to develop complex, unified artworks.

Identifying the qualities and characteristics of media artworks improves one's artistic appreciation and production.

Standards

MA:Cr1.1.8: Generate ideas, goals, and solutions for original media artworks through application of focused creative processes, such as divergent thinking and experimenting.

MA:Cr3.1.8: a. Implement production processes to integrate content and stylistic conventions for determined meaning in media arts productions, demonstrating understanding of associated principles, such as theme and unity.

MA:Cr3.1.8:b. Refine and modify media artworks, improving technical quality and intentionally accentuating selected expressive and stylistic elements, to reflect an understanding of purpose, audience, and place.

Assessment

After completing their projects, students organize their work in a digital portfolio. They shoot or download a high quality image, provide information about the piece including materials and the date completed, and write a brief artist's statement reflecting on their process and the ideas behind their work.