Materials Needed:
Drawing
Paper
Index
Cards
Soft
Erasers
#2
or Soft Lead Drawing Pencils
Colored
Pencils
Photograph
of Someone Students Feel Is Considered to be a Hero
Suggested
Art History Prints: The Many Famous People Silkscreen of Andy Warhol
Portrait
of Albert Einstein or other Famous Celebrities
Portraits
of Sports Figure Celebrities
Portraits
of Musicians, Businesspersons, Humanitarians or other Celebrities
George
Washington or other Famous President
Internet
Sources:
"Jackie"
by Andy Warhol
http://artgall.scit.wlv.ac.uk/art/jackie.html
National
Portrait Gallery with Portraits of Famous Presidents
http://www.npg.si.edu
Hero
Drawing
(GROUP
PROJECT)
Divide the class into small groups. Give them index cards to describe a person that the group agrees upon is a hero. Describe personality characteristics as well as physical attributes. After each group is finished ask each group to share their index cards with another group. That group (together) using colored pencils the group (together) will draw the hero of the other group and try to guess who the hero is. Each group will share their drawing with the class at the end of the session. Use hand-outs to create futher discussion about heros or role models in our society.