Mixed Media and Innovation · Spring Term

Collage: Layering and Juxtaposition

Creating artworks by combining different materials such as paper, fabric, photographs, and found objects.

Key Questions

  1. Analyze how the juxtaposition of disparate images and textures creates new meanings in a collage.
  2. Design a collage that tells a story or conveys a specific message.
  3. Justify the selection and placement of various elements within a mixed-media collage.

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Visual Arts - ConstructionNCCA: Visual Arts - Expressive Content
Class/Year: 2nd Class
Subject: Creative Journeys: Exploring the Visual World
Unit: Mixed Media and Innovation
Period: Spring Term

Suggested Methodologies

Project-Based Learning

Extended projects with real-world deliverables

45–60 min

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Think-Pair-Share

Individual reflection, then partner discussion, then class share-out

10–20 min

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Gallery Walk

Create displays, rotate and critique

30–50 min

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