Ancient warriors made of clay by Emperor Qin in 210 BC, known as the Terracotta Army, have been buried in the earth for over 2000 years. Each soldier was crafted by hand to have unique characteristics and represent his military rank from stable attendant to armored general.
The warriors were constructed over a 40-year period and were mass produced much like the printmaking process used by the 3rd graders at South elementary. Students selected and drew their warriors, transferred their images to Styrofoam plates and, using ink and brayers, pulled multiple prints from their printing plate in Art with Ms. Bowman.
Students had the option to written a description of the Terracotta Army or the Printmaking process with their classroom teachers. With my help, they then recorded themselves reading their paragraphs and generated QR codes to be attached to their art work using Vocaroo. Classes throughout the whole school were invited to use iPads to scan the QR codes and listen to the descriptions their schoolmates had recorded. Their completed projects reflected a wonderful collaboration among art, history, writing and technology.
The warriors were constructed over a 40-year period and were mass produced much like the printmaking process used by the 3rd graders at South elementary. Students selected and drew their warriors, transferred their images to Styrofoam plates and, using ink and brayers, pulled multiple prints from their printing plate in Art with Ms. Bowman.
Students had the option to written a description of the Terracotta Army or the Printmaking process with their classroom teachers. With my help, they then recorded themselves reading their paragraphs and generated QR codes to be attached to their art work using Vocaroo. Classes throughout the whole school were invited to use iPads to scan the QR codes and listen to the descriptions their schoolmates had recorded. Their completed projects reflected a wonderful collaboration among art, history, writing and technology.