"This was a lesson on surreal family portraits. The students were shown visuals of famous families, real-life and cartoon. These slides included traditional portraits and action shots of families such as, the Obamas walking their dog, the Simpsons watching TV, and Shrek’s family sleeping. Finally I presented them with a PhotoShopped picture of the Obamas walking their dog on the moon. This was the basis of the lesson. The students portrayed an everyday family activity in a surreal environment. My hope was to make the students more aware of the background vs. the foreground and the figures vs. the environment they are placed in.
My experience with the older students went very well. I was very excited to see how engaged and involved they were in the motivation. I was a bit skeptical about incorporating vocabulary into the lesson. I only used two words that related to the theme of the lesson: “surreal” and “environment.” The boys clearly understood everything and they seemed to enjoy making the work. That more than anything is what I’m proud of."
-Cherise Sistrunk
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