Fifth grade Grant Wood parody

5th grade artists are learning about Grant Wood's life and work. We talked about why "American Gothic" has become so famous. We discussed how artists use parody to reference a famous work of art and change it some way to make a statement. Check out all the creative ideas our kids came up with!

Learning Goals: 

I can describe what a parody is

I can list at least 6 facts about Grant Wood's life and work.

I can create my own parody of American Gothic

Fifth grade Grant Wood Parodies

5th grade artists had fun learning about the artwork by Grant Wood, "American Gothic." We also watched the video, "Dropping in on Grant Wood," and talked about what a parody is. We looked a large variety of ways that people have done parodies of this famous American artwork. We then researched and designed our own Grant Wood parody, and then sketched 2 different ideas on a sketch paper. After choosing our best idea, we transferred it onto a larger paper. We loved looking at each other's funny and creative ideas! 

 

 

When we colored with crayon, we made to sure to include some of the coloring techniques that we have practiced such as: blending one color into another, layering colors, and color mixing.

 

Check out these unique masterpieces!

 

On the last day, we always try to have an extension activity like an "art challenge!" For those early finishers.

Learning Goals:

I can recognize the art of Grant Wood.

I can discuss the life of Grant Wood.

I can describe what a parody is.

I can create my own parody using characters of my choice.

I can use coloring techniques such as blending, layering and mixing crayons and watercolor paints.

2nd Graders are studying the life and artwork of the artist Grant Wood. They learned about how his most famous artwork, American Gothic, is continually used in our culture to represent the classic hard working "regular folk" in America at that time. We went on a hunt to find this image in our everyday lives and kids were excited to report that they found this picture in SO MANY places! We then made our own drawings of the American Gothic and wrote about what we saw in this image.