3 sessions; 40 minutes per session

1. SWBAT identify the characteristics of surrealist art.
2. SWBAT navigate the internet.
3. SWBAT create a fantasy landscape.

1. Computer
2. Printer
3. Drawing paper
4. Magazines
5. Scissors
6. Glue
7. Colored pencils
8. Salvador Dali powerpoint/handout

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Day 1:
1. In computer lab, show students a power point about Salvador Dali and discuss fantasy art/surrealist art.
2. Show students how to get to www.switchzoo.com and demonstrate how to create a fantasy animal.
3. Students get work time. By the end of class they need to have three animals printed off. They need to choose one animal to hand in. On that paper, have them write their own definition of surrealism and give their animal a name.

Day 2-3: Review surrealism and look at some surrealist landscapes. Students take two days to cut out objects out of magazines to add to their drawn landscape. Encourage crazy, not-realistic combinations.

1. www.switchzoo.com

[K-4] Students use different media, techniques, and processes to communicate ideas, experiences, and stories

[K-4] Students know the differences between materials, techniques, and processes

[K-4] Students use visual structures and functions of art to communicate ideas

[K-4] Students select and use subject matter, symbols, and ideas to communicate meaning

[K-4] Students explore and understand prospective content for works of art

[5-8] Students integrate visual, spatial, and temporal concepts with content to communicate intended meaning in their artworks

[K-4] Students understand there are different responses to specific artworks

Salvador Dali

Surrealism

Proportion/Size, Space, Unity/Harmony, Variety

Digital, Drawing

Science, Technology