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Printmaking artifacts to pass and touch, canvas tote bag for each student to screen print on, screen printing ink and screen, books and images. My Art Programs also provide each student with a 2-sided photocopy that describes the program to the parents. It contains vocabulary, artist names, country, and dates for the parents to discuss with the student. A brief list of further recommended digital and book resources will be provided to the teacher as well as extended bio on the artist/process we learned about.

Clean tables or desk, a sink to rinse screenprint ink/paint in preferable in or close to the classroom.

We will need a hard surface such as hard table or desks to work. Each student will need a chair or stool. A near by small sink to rinse the printmaking screen. Where there is access to a Smart Board or Projector, I have a slide show available.

I CAN make connections between Gutenberg's Printing Press and Social Media in 2016/17. I CAN use printmaking to protest an injustice or inspire social change. I CAN re-tell fun facts about Andy Warhol. I CAN describe what Pop Art is.

Engage in Discussion about the Power of Words and Images- Think about how Technology and Time affect the spread of ideas, cultural practices, and the environment- Compare the History of Printmaking with Social Media- Respectfully share values and opinions with classmates as we collaboratively brainstorms ways to Voice Opposition, Protest Injustice, and Inspire Action. See Artifacts- Become a TEAM- Make Art. Part 1: Words and Images are powerful. See and hear examples of these word and image pairs from popular culture and history. What messages are they sending? (go here, do this, buy this, believe this...) Students will quickly make the connection between Printmaking and Social Media identifying similar qualities- ability to be widely dispersed, inexpensively made, and quickly created and reproduced. Investigate Printmaking's ability to spread message, voice opposition, protest and inspire action by asking questions during brief oral stories/skit from printmaking"s rich history while touching a variety of artifacts. Dating back to the 700"s, printmaking technologies allowed individuals to acquire new information about the world. The rich history lesson will follow printmaking from the T"ang Dynasty to the Gutenberg printing press to Andy Warhol"s Endangered Species Screen Prints made in NYC in 1983. Working in small groups, students will identify and share ideas and values. If they could use their words and images to make a change , what message would they send? Orally present these ideas. Design your own Logo and Hashtag to spread your message during down time in Part 2 or for homework. Part 2: Printmaking easily lends itself to multiples, collaborations, and the use of text with image. Due to these properties, this art form has a history of being used for advertising, propaganda, and activism. Students will look at several images of modern printmakers using this art form to convey a message. Specific time will be spent on Andy Warhol's Endangered Species Series. Additional age appropriate images and books on printmaking, printmaking with a message and Andy Warhol will be available in the room. Teaching artist will demonstrate the screen printing process. Learn to collaboratively pull a screen to make your own printed canvas tote, that"s finished is of a locally endangered plant species. Each student"s canvas tote will be identical, as we will use only two screens image on the front and words on the back. The images printed on the bag will be part of an edition.
See the importance of working together in the printmaking processes! See how fast a message can spread using printmaking technology! Students will work on their own Logo design and Hashtag during downtime. Students are encouraged to spread their message for social change on Social Media. They will also be invited to read books and look at printmaking images in the down time while they wait to print their own bag.

One Teacher or Caregiver could assist with the class as well as make their own tote bag!