Project ARTiculate

Cans with Andy Warhol

Grade 4

Karen Stomberg,

Students will be introduced to the artist Andy Warhol, famous for his Pop Art paintings of Campbell's Soup cans. Students will also learn that Warhol had a career as a graphic artist. Students will create their own labeled can to hold whatever humorous or imaginative things they want to contain or preserve.

Objectives and assessment criteria

Students will:

1. be introduced to the artist Andy Warhol, famous for his Pop Art paintings of Campbell's Soup cans.
2. discuss the career of a graphic artist.
3. consider what makes an effective label, and then create an imaginative or humorous label.
4. construct a 3D can with contents they would like to contain or preserve.