Printmaking

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 Summary: 

For this project, we were assigned an ecosystem from around the world. I was assigned the grassland ecosystem and I based it off of the South Dakota grassland. In the beginning, we had to draw different elements of our ecosystem and we had to make sure that we included at least one animal into our drawing. With this in mind, I drew a Buffalo, grass, tree, the sun, birds, and Mount Rushmore. I drew a Buffalo because they were commonly found in South Dakota before they were nearly hunted to extinction in the late 1800s and they could be found in Custer State Park. I included Mount Rushmore in my drawing because when I think of South Dakota, I can't help thinking of Mount Rushmore. I drew the other elements because they are the main parts of the grassland ecosystem. When we were done with the drawing, we had to place a piece of foam on top of it. We had to trace out drawings on the foam, so we could put paint on the foam and place the painted foam on a larger piece of paper. The biggest challenge that I faced with this project was making sure all the lines on the foam were deep enough that the paint wouldn't sink into the lines. 

Extension Activity: 

I can connect this project with a language arts lesson. In the lesson, I will read the students a book titled "The Feeling Monsters" by Emily Hartmann. This book is about how little monsters have a lot of emotions and this teaches students how they can recognize and manage their emotions. Also, teaching them that it is okay to have these emotions and how to talk about the emotions that they are feeling. After reading the book to the students, I will have the students create their own monsters on a piece of paper. When they are done drawing their monsters, they will trace their drawing on a piece of foam making sure the lines are deep enough. On the piece of foam, they will choose a color and spread that color of paint on the foam and then transfer the piece of foam to a later piece of paper. This project will allow students to learn about emotions and create a monster. When the students are done creating their monsters and after they are dried they will present their monsters to the class and I will hang up the monsters on a wall. 
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