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Hero Trading Cards: Silk Screen
Sixth Grade Learning Support
Teacher Partner: Mrs. Farland
Teaching Artist: Karen Talley
How might we define heroism on a personal level? Who are the heroes
in our daily lives? With the goal of personalizing the concept of
heroism, students began this project by writing in their journals and
discussing these questions. This dialogue then led to the students
identifying people among their family and friends who exhibited heroic
or admirable characteristics. Using baseball trading cards as models,
students collaborated on the design of their own Hero and Heroine
trading cards. By co-opting the tools of popular culture students
become familiar with re-contextualizing knowledge thus the content
becomes personally relevant and worth experiencing. The hand drawn
portraits and text were then photo-transferred to silk screens and
printed by the artist with the help of the students.
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