Once backgrounds are complete they get a smaller rectangle of white paper and I show them how to fold it vertically, drawing only half of their rocket with ebony pencil. Then they fold and rub the paper with something hard (back of scissors work great!) they can hardly believe their eyes when they see their image transferred to the other side and is now symmetrical!
They trace the rocket with sharpie, cut it out and glue onto their background.
For this project we watched a quick video on the history of the Statue of Liberty. We also looked at the artwork of Peter Max and Romero Britto with a brief introduction to Pop Art. On various shades of green construction paper (12x18") we learned how to draw a portrait of Lady Liberty step by step and traced with a jumbo black sharpie. Students then used chalk pastels to color and were encouraged to use realistic or unrealistic colors. We loved the variety and how "multicultural" they looked when finished!
After learning about Laurel Burch, we practiced designs and patterns in our sketchbooks. Students picked a color of construction paper (11x17") and used a tracer for just the body outline of the cat. I gave them two options-sitting cat or standing cat.
