Expected Outcomes
Stage 3 Unit 4 Assignment
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Stage 4 Employment
Unit 8 Assignment 1
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Description
1. Show a humourous animated cartoon
(i.e. The Cat Came Back, The Simpsons, etc.).
2. View the cartoon a second time;
this time pausing the film in various spots in which the main character
expresses emotion.
3. Have the students do quick
thumbnail sketches of the of the main character's expressions using the
blackline master, Cartoon Thumbnail Sketches.
4. Discuss how the artist used
different drawing techniques in which to show the emotion that the character
was displaying.
5. Discuss how the different
expressions of the main character created humour in the cartoon.
Sub-skills Needed:
1. Discussion strategies
Materials Needed
1. A video of an animated cartoon
2. One copy of the blackline
master, Cartoon Sketches per student |