Sixth Grade

Zines

Learning Objectives

• Students will explore the literary arts by writing an informative zine 

• Students will plan out their artistic choices by sketching out their ideas first

• Students will express a common theme by using the booklet format 

NYS Art Standards

• VA:Cr2.1.6 - a. Demonstrate openness in trying new ideas, materials, methods, and artmaking approaches in making works of art and design.

• VA:Cr1.2.6 - a. Use brainstorming to formulate an artistic investigation of personally relevant content for creating art. 

CCLS

• Math CCLS

  • 6.G - Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, surface area, and volume

• ELA CCLS

  • RI 3 - Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes)

  • RI 6 - Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text

  • W 2 - Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content

  • W 3 - Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective techniques, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences

  • W 4 - Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

  • SL 5 - Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, images, music, sound) and visual displays in presentations to clarify information

Steps

• Have students get a template

• Have them think of an idea and design their zines

• Fill out planning sheet

• Get template

  • Write out a story and add pictures

  • Pencil

  • Sharpie

  • Color

• Cut and fold 

Modification 

• Bigger paper

• Help cutting and folding

• Helping writing lines

• Using magazines instead of drawing