6th Grade Independent Art Homework Project
"CREATE A 'ZINE"
WHAT IS AN INDEPENDENT ART PROJECT?
An Independent Art Project is a project that you
complete independently, on your own, outside of the art classroom. It is an opportunity for you to express ideas
that you have an interest in. Your
independent art project is to create a ‘zine.
We will create a blank ‘zine together in class, and the rest is up to
you!
WHAT IS A ZINE?
‘Zines (short for magazine) are inexpensive
forms of expression, usually made by hand, and based on any subject. They’re like mini-magazines or hand-made
books and their content can be historical, contemporary, personal or even comic
books, story books, or poems.
These mini-magazines are not a new idea. They’ve been around for years under different
names such as chapbooks, pamphlets, and flyers.
Creative people have enjoyed expressing their independent ideas in words
and images in this homemade book form that can be duplicated and shared with
others.
OKAY…SO WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR MY
‘ZINE?
Your ‘zine must contain
the following elements with each element worth 10 points towards a final
grade. (1) Title Page: The title page
must contain a title to your ‘zine AND your name! (2) Theme/Contentl: Your ‘zine content must
match the title of your ‘zine throughout the entire project. For example, if your ‘zine is titled “How to
Draw a Dragon”, you shouldn’t have a page explaining why you eat cinnamon rolls
for breakfast on Saturday morning. (3) Creative
Use of Visuals (Pictures): Each page of your ‘zine should include
pictures. How you include your pictures
is up to you, but do so creatively. And
don’t forget about your ‘back cover’ (4)
Creative Use of Text: Each page of your ‘zine should include text as well. So…how will you creatively incorporate words
and text with your images? And finally,
(5) Overall Creativity and Effort: How much time and care did you put into the creation
of your ‘zine. The ‘zine is worth a
total of 50 points..
ANYTHING
ELSE?
One last thing…all 6th grade ‘zines are due
on FRIDAY, MARCH 7TH! Any ‘zine turned in after the March 7th
due date will lose 3 points per day late (not counting weekends). You have the entire third nine weeks to work
on and complete the project! DO NOT wait to start the project two
days before it is due. You may turn your
completed project in to me at any time!!!
If you finish early, turn it in early!
That’s it!!!
Good luck…have fun…and if you have any questions, or would like to talk
about your idea, just come see me. I’ll
do my best to help!
