Lesson #2: Conceptual design: brainstorming with word webs and thumbnails
Part of the unit: Designing Environmental Awareness Posters |
LESSON
Materials
Design sketchbooks, pencils, chart paper
Decide on which aspect of Planet Earth you want to focus on in your poster.
Identify a word or phrase (max 4 words) that will communicate your idea to the viewer. In your sketchbook use the same word association technique to brainstorm ideas/imagery for this phrase. Make small thumbnail sketches from the words/phrases in the word web exercise.
Explain that people who work in design firms often share their work with their colleagues. Direct students to "turn and talk" with a partner to share suggestions for improving their images.
The teacher assigns a different question per group of students to be researched and recorded in their sketchbooks in the classroom, library, or on the internet. These questions should be inspired by the previous lesson.
Sample Questions:
- Define biomes. Are there any biomes in danger? (i.e. tropical rain forests/Amazon, wetlands/everglades)
- Define extinction. What animals or plants are in danger of extinction?
- Define global warming. How can we help reduce the effects of global warming? What are we doing about global warming? What are greenhouse gases?
- Define recyling. How do you make things green?
- Define safe drinking water. Are there any campaigns for the promotion of safe drinking water?