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Mann M.S.

District Eleven

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COMPUTER-GENERATED ART

SELF-PORTRAITS IN HISTORY USING MICROSOFT PAINT

Thanks to Mr. Rob Hazelgrove and the artists of St. Loys Church of England Primary School Computer Art Club in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom (in the center of England).  They shared their lessons, examples and ideas.  Visit their work at  http://www.st-loys.northants.sch.uk.  

Our assignment was to choose any period of history from your own grade level curriculum and draw yourself in that setting with Microsoft Paint.  7th Graders study Ancient Civilizations in the Eastern Hemisphere from Mesopotamia through the Renaissance.  8th Graders study American History from Plymouth Rock through Reconstruction.  Students were allowed to draw inspiration from examples at St. Loys and on the web so long as they did not plagiarize.

Gladiator by Daniel S.

Revolutionary War Soldier: Jordan

Knights Templar by Justin M.

Janae B.

The Fierce Medieval Warrior: James K.

Roman Soldier Disguised as Dillon S.

Paul Revere Was Tyler B.

Liyah M. as Ninja Girl Again

Ms. Shanks Pretends to Be Molly Pitcher

A Knight, Played by Seth M.

Liyah M. as a Ninja Girl

Washington (Alex C. ) Crossing the Delaware

Brittany H. in the French and Indian War

Brady S. At The Boston Tea Party

Revolutionary War Soldier: Scott D.

Kristina L. As Demeter

Ashley H. As A Chinese Goddess

 

Katie Z. As  A Japanese Girl

Me As A Greek Warrior by Zach R.

Colonial Woman by Danielle D.

John H. Was An Ancient Greek

Mark S. as the Pharoah

It's Good to Be Zeus by Nic G.

 

Battle of Bunker Hill Including Ryan B.

Martha Custis Was Amber B.

Ms. Shanks Was a Samurai

   

"Children of the World" Collaboration with Mrs. Dunn's Class in Australia

In the Fall of 2006 we made a very special connection with Eltham North Primary School in Victoria, Australia (just outside of Melbourne).  Our teachers, Mrs. Shanks and Mrs. Dunn, met online at Think.com and set about their second collaboration together. (The first was the KoalaWhere!? project.)   More than 70 Mann students sent a brief letter and a self-portrait made in Paint to Mrs. Dunn's students.  In response, the Australian children made a Montage of Art created from the computer art by Mann students and the drawings created by Eltham North students.

The Montages can be found at Eltham North's web site: http://www.elthamnorthps.vic.edu.au/C3_parentpages/c3.5.art.1.htm.  A million thanks to Mrs. Dunn for spearheading this and encouraging us before, during, and after the project!  We will be collaborating again in the Spring of 2007.  Stay Tuned!

Art Projects from Mr. Trujillo's Class - Made With Adobe Photoshop

Brittany S.

By Mark H.

Ryan K.

by Cody S.

 

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