Light In August Lesson Plan

Crafting a Character Silhouette

Kind of Activity:

Artistic Response

Objective:

Students will produce a silhouette of their preferred character from the novel.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.11-12.2; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.RL.11-12.2; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.RL.11-12.3

Structure:

Materials needed: black construction paper, "old"-looking construction paper (yellowed or taupe), glue, scissors.

On a SmartBoard or other projector, follow this link to a page from the blog, Vanessa Riley's Regency Reflections, entitled "The Art of the Silhouette." After students familiarize themselves with the technique of producing a silhouette based on the instructions...