Visual Arts Specialist, Ascha Drake, and Bayside Elementary 5th grade teacher, Mr. Mitchell , worked together to develop a unit on leadership.
“What are the characteristics of a great leader?”
“How are you a leader?”
The students looked at African American leaders in history, and listened to, and read many of their writings and speeches.
Then the students began to think of other leaders in the world they admire. And then the students started to consider how they, themselves, are leaders.
“How can I make the world a better place?”
As artists, the 5th graders looked at different ways people portray themselves to the world.
Students then began imagining how they would present themselves to the world, using a contour line drawing technique.
They began making drafts:
And then the students incised their lines into Syrofoam, that became the plate that they then printed using gold, silver, and white ink on black paper.
Each student made an edition of 5 prints.
Students then wrote about what they dream about as leaders, and a bulletin board was created in the Bayside office titled,
“Leaders are Dreamers”
