I think that you are right, I should have nipped this
in the bud during discussion and pushed them more to
think of more enduring personalities. I'm teaching
this lesson again today at another school, so we'll
see how it goes.
Thanks!
chris
--- "Diane C. Gregory" <dianegregory@grandecom.net>
wrote:
> Chris,
>
> Interesting situation. Perhaps you could avoid the
> problem by suggesting that
> their pop icons need to be people who have risen
> above other popular icons by
> meeting the test of time. Marilyn Monroe and Elvis
> had been on the scene for
> quite a while and were bigger than life stars and
> people all over the world,
> both young and old were familiar with their
> contributions and life. Teenagers
> and adults were fascinated by them. Just a thought
> :-)
>
> Diane
> --
>
>
>
> Quoting chris massingill
> <chris_massingill@yahoo.com>:
>
> >
> > I have a question and I'm not sure who to ask, so
> I
> > thought I would look here for advice.
> >
> > I'm a first year teacher, and I did a lesson on
> Andy
> > Warhol this week with a group of third graders.
> We
> > read the book "A Visit to Uncle Andy's" by James
> > Warhola and I showed them a couple of images of
> Andy
> > Warhol, the Campbell's soup cans and the Marilyn
> and
> > Elvis prints. In our discussion we talked about
> the
> > meaning of the term "pop culture" and I thought
> that
> > next week we would do a project where they did a
> > Marilyn type print (there is a lesson plan at the
> site
> > for the Warhol museum that suggests using a
> > transparency and letting them do some
> underpainting in
> > the same way that Warhol would have painted the
> canvas
> > and then screenprinted the image on top).
> >
> > So here is the crux of my dilemma: when we talked
> > about pop culture I asked them for suggestions as
> to
> > who they thought Andy Warhol would paint now if he
> > were still alive and I thought I would make
> > transparencies of images of THEIR pop culture
> icons
> > for the lesson next week. On the upside, they
> totally
> > got it and came up with some great suggestions:
> Chris
> > Rock, Raven, Drake Bell, etc. but they also
> suggested
> > some people that aren't exactly role models - like
> 50
> > cent. (just FYI: 50 cent is a controversial rapper
> > with raunchy lyrics and was the star of the film
> "get
> > rich or die tryin'" for which some billboards were
> > banned.)
> >
> > So, while I'm mindful of the fact that neither
> Elvis
> > nor Marilyn Monroe were exactly stellar role
> models in
> > their time, my question is do I censor the project
> by
> > elimating these celebrities of questionable
> character
> > , or do I roll with it and appreciate the fact
> they
> > got the point and DID choose what they consider
> to be
> > their pop culture icons whether I approve of them
> or
> > not.
> >
> > Keep in mind this is elementary level - 3rd grade
> in a
> > public school.
> >
> > I look forward to hearing all of your opinions.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > chris massingill
> > in Central Arkansas
> >
> >
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