Students will be able to:
- Create a stencil print that connects with the ideas in a poem they have written;
- Use colour expressively;
- Demonstrate technical accomplishment; and
- Support their ideas with evidence found in the works.
Trace the outline of the transparency onto a piece of copy paper. Draw a shape that will best reflect your poem inside that space. Place the transparency on top of your drawing. Use a marker to trace your shape onto the transparency.
Cut out the shape. Save the scraps of transparency.
Clean the marker off the transparency shape with a damp sponge. Dry it with paper towel or a tissue.
Roll some small circles of tape and place them on the back of the transparency shape.
Centre your transparency shape on the paper and press it into place. Use a white or other colour crayon to make some patterns on the paper around the outside of your shape. Set your paper aside.
Use some of the scrap transparency to test colours and practice the technique. Hold a piece in place on the copy paper. Draw some marker along the edge of the transparency.
Place the small sponge into the water. Squeeze out most of the water.
Place the damp sponge on top of the ink and drag the ink onto the paper. Experiment with different colours and amounts of water to see what effects you prefer.
Now you are ready to complete your stencil print. Use the same technique and the effects you discovered.
Decide if there is anything else you want to do with the print before removing the transparency from the paper.
Gently remove the transparency from the paper. Be careful because the tape may tear the paper.
Write your poem inside the shape. You may want to use markers to add a pattern inside the outer edge of the shape. Choose a colour of construction paper to mount your print on. Try different colours before deciding on one.
Students will be able to: