UNIT 1: Collage &
Composition
Lesson 1: Creativity
Warm-up 8-25-14 Write the following on the LINED
On an index card side of the index card:
Obj: SWBAT define
what it means to be
creative by
reflecting on an exit
slip.
Homework Due:
BRING NOTEBOOK.
2 Pencils
Signed syllabus
$3 0r $5 donation
Life Story Drawing
1. Name:
2. Grade:
3. Birthday:
4. Favorite Subject in School:
5. I wear glasses/I need to sit in the front
6. Other info Mrs. Q needs to know about
you:
SKIP A LINE
7. Hobbies:
8. Favorite TV Show(s):
9. Favorite Movie(s):
10. Favorite band(s)/singer(s):
Class Expectations
1. Students are respectful of
everyone and all belongings
2. Students are prepared and on
time with all materials
3. Students follow directions the
first time given
4. Students keep food and drinks
away during class (water only)
5. Students keep personal
electronics off and out of sight
(explicit permission will be given
to use electronics).
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Hoods off
Food Away
Backpacks, purses,
bags, etc. on back of
chair or under desk
Announcements:
 Homework
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due today
Notebook
2 pencils
Signed syllabus
$3 or $5 donation
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needs a
Syllabus??
 Supply donation flyer
 Wednesday: school
starts at 9:15am
 Turn in your Life Story
Drawing
Agenda:
Warm-up
 Announcements and
Reminders
 Notebook Set-up
 Read “The Dot”
 Group Discussion
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Office Hours
Tuesday 3:00-4:00
Thursday 3:00-4:00
Wednesday Schedule
Notebook set-up
Notebook Setup
• Use first 2 pages for the table of contents (Front and
back).
• Everyone Needs a ruler
Table of Contents
Page
#1
front
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
back
Page
#2
front of
3rd page
Table of Contents
Date Assignment
Step #1: Draw these lines
with a ruler
Step #2: Label each
section like the example
Step #3: Write in the page
numbers at the top of
each page
Pg #
Put Classwork in Notebook
Put handout in notebook on
Write Page
Numbers
Warm-up 8-25-14
Leave this
page
BLANK
Back
1
1. What do you
think it means to be
creative?
2. What are
different ways
people show
creativity?
Front
Page #3
Warm-up 8-25-14
On Page #1
Obj: SWBAT define what
it means to be creative
by reflecting on an exit
slip.
Homework Due:
BRING NOTEBOOK.
2 Pencils
Signed syllabus
$3 0r $5 donation
Warm-Up Responses
(Don’t write the question, respond in
complete sentences):
1. What do you think it
means to be ‘creative?’
2. Describe 2 different ways
you think people show
Warm-up 8-25-14
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creativity.
1. What do you think it means to
be creative?
2. What are different ways
people show creativity?
The Dot
A short story
The Dot
(10 min CHAMPs: Individual)
Notebook Set-up
Warm-up 8-25-14
1
1. What do you think it means to be
creative?
2. What are different ways people show
creativity?
The Dot Discussion
1.
2.
3.
The Dot
Write these questions and write the response on
your paper.
1. What did Vashti do that was “creative?”
Vashti experimented with the dots changing the color,
size and technique she used to create them. She kept
changing the way she made dots.
Making Something New
(10 min CHAMPs: group)
• How many uses are there for a paper clip?
• Take a paper clip and change it
• Change it again, And again, And again!
2. List 3-5 new uses for the paper clip:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
The Dot
Write these questions and write the response on
your paper.
1. What did Vashti do that was “creative?”
Vashti experimented with the dots changing the color, size
and technique she used to create them. She kept changing
the way she made dots.
2. List 3-5 new uses for the paper clip:
1.
4.
2.
5.
3.
3. What do you think makes an artist
“creative?”
Tallest Tower
(20 min CHAMPs: group)
• You will work with your group
to build the tallest tower you
can out of ONLY the materials
given.
• You will have 15 mins to work
with your group
• You WILL NOT be given
scissors or any additional
materials
• Tower must stand on its own,
no holding it up after times up
• Group with tallest, FREESTANDING (no hands), tower
a treasure chest prize.
TIPS: Be quiet! Don’t tell
other groups what you
are doing
Group
C—Level 2
H—Ask Group, Raise a
Hand
A—Follow instructions
M—Stand with group
P—Active
participation
Defining “Creativity”
• Brainstorm Words
Exit Slip
Fill out the following graphic organizer
Definition:
Example:
Characteristics:
Creativity
Non-Example (the
opposite):