Oh my goodness. This lesson was amazing. Students were not only engaged but having so much fun! We learned about the famous photographer William Wegman who captured his dogs in interesting ways. Sometimes he would dress them up as humans, have them pose with a prop, or shoot videos of them that were aired on shows such as Sesame Street. I showed them several example of photographs and videos while the kids smiled, laughed or pointed out how unique the artist's thinking was. Their goal for this project was to place a dog in an unusual or comical situation, creating a parody. We spent the first day simply cutting out as many dog heads as we could find in magazines. These would all be put into a huge pile for everyone to pick from. The dog heads had to be medium to large to work well for the project. The next day was used for the students to brainstorm and sketch out their idea. They were allowed to use 2 dog heads in their picture if they wanted. Once their sketch was approved by me, they could pick out their dog heads, glue them on their paper, and start drawing the scene around it. Their ideas impressed me and they made for such a great hallway display.
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