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    Students will create watercolor postcards depicting places they would like to adventure to. Over four class periods, they will sketch and paint illustrations on postcards and add typography describing the location. They will consider how visual images can transport the viewer mentally and write short letters about their chosen places. The goal is for students to explore the concept of adventure through mixed media postcards and consider that adventuring can occur through imagination and exploration of images.

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    Students will create watercolor postcards depicting places they would like to adventure to. Over four class periods, they will sketch and paint illustrations on postcards and add typography describing the location. They will consider how visual images can transport the viewer mentally and write short letters about their chosen places. The goal is for students to explore the concept of adventure through mixed media postcards and consider that adventuring can occur through imagination and exploration of images.

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    Students will create watercolor postcards depicting places they would like to adventure to. Over four class periods, they will sketch and paint illustrations on postcards and add typography describing the location. They will consider how visual images can transport the viewer mentally and write short letters about their chosen places. The goal is for students to explore the concept of adventure through mixed media postcards and consider that adventuring can occur through imagination and exploration of images.

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    Students will create watercolor postcards depicting places they would like to adventure to. Over four class periods, they will sketch and paint illustrations on postcards and add typography describing the location. They will consider how visual images can transport the viewer mentally and write short letters about their chosen places. The goal is for students to explore the concept of adventure through mixed media postcards and consider that adventuring can occur through imagination and exploration of images.

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    Summary: Students will explore the

    concept of adventure by considering where “In the Mail”


    Duration: Four 53 Minute in this world (or another world) they would
    like to be. Through watercolor postcards
    Classes
    students will depict the world or place they
    Day 1: Introduce would like to go as they see fit. The
    students to postcards, students will remotely “adventure” through
    components of a images, and consider how visual images can Grade Levels: (10-12) Drawing
    postcard, postcard art. transport you to another place mentally. As
    & Painting
    Determine what an added element, students will determine
    fictional/ real place what typography they would like to add.
    Will they wish someone was there? Is this a Big Idea: Adventure
    student will be depicting/
    seasons greeting.
    what type are they using.
    Day 2: Pencil sketch
    illustration and type.
    Materials: 4”x 6” white watercolor
    Outline type in paper, watercolor paints, permanent
    permanent marker. Begin marker, white acrylic paint, and pencils.
    to watercolor paint
    illustration.
    Day 3: Continue to
    watercolor paint the
    illustration and the type.
    Write a short “letter” to a
    friend about the location.
    Day 4: Critique. What
    place did they choose,
    what it means, letter to
    friend.

    Objectives: Enduring
    Understandings: To
    1. Students will be able to assemble an adventure is to explore
    effective mixed media postcard by something or somewhere. A
    juxtaposing realistic watercolor person need not be
    landscape illustration with somewhere physical to go on
    permanent marker and watercolor an adventure, as adventuring
    typography. knows no physical bounds. To
    2. Students will be able to employ go and get lost in a book or an
    Images: image mentally can be an
    knowledge of watercolor techniques
    Left: Teacher Example adventure that involves
    by producing a realistic landscape by
    explorations. Visual images
    “Seasons Greetings” utilizing a variety of watercolor draw a person in and
    application methods. encourage them to explore
    Right: Student Sample 3. Students will be able to recall the 2 different elements or various
    “Hollywood” main components of a postcard imagery. This allows the mind
    through in-class discussion. to explore or go on an
    4. Students will be able to synthesize a adventure. Adventures need
    postcard that reflects the student by not be dramatic, and need not
    depicting a place they are always be pleasant. Adventures
    interesting in visiting, have visited, can be mundane or involve
    or have a memory of. hardship.
    Artist: Various Unknown.

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