A Two Day Lesson

Big Ideas

• Culture

• Identity / Individuality

Project Description: 

Students will take on the role of a 3D artist and represent their culture using 3D materials to create a realistic model of foods they eat in their cultures (clay, Sculpey clay).

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Essential Understanding

• Students will understand the importance of cultural identity concerning food traditions.

• Students will understand how the food they eat relates to the cultural history of their families and connects them to a larger, ethnic community.

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Art Methods​​

• 3D Modeling and Sculpting 

Art Vocabulary

• Three-dimensional

• Observation

• Identity

• Representation

• Planning

• Culture

• Concept/ideas

• Research

Lesson Materials:​

• Pencil 

• Clay

• Sketchbooks

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[See Lessons 4-6 for detailed lessons]