Learning how to manipulate paper for understanding

2. VISUAL LITERACY- A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS
Visual literacy
“is the ability to evaluate, apply, or create conceptual visual
representations. Skills include the evaluation of advantages and
disadvantages of visual representations, to improve shortcomings, to
use them to create and communicate knowledge, or to devise new ways
of representing insights. The didactic approach consists of rooting
visualization in its application contexts, i.e. giving the necessary critical
attitude, principles, tools and feedback to develop their own high-
quality visualization formats for specific problems (problem-based
learning). The commonalities of good visualization in diverse areas, and
exploration of the specificities of visualization in the field of
specialization (through real-life case studies)”. Wikipedia

3. DEMONSTRATING CONTENT UNDERSTANDING
Process: Developing imaginative ways to communicate meaning-analogy,
metaphor, abstraction, etc.
Sketching, note making, coming up with ways to use media-can
happen after cut elements are created
Product: Demonstrating a meaningful understanding of concepts
Purposeful use of material and application
Conveys a point of view about the topic
Imaginative, original thinking, flexible
Understanding:
Artwork is relevant in communicating content understanding
Effective use of visual arts elements of design: line, color, shape,
space

4. What I Have Learned from Cut Paper
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1. Slowness is underrated in the world of rush and hurry.
2. On average, it takes about 4-8 times longer to cut something out compared to
drawing it.
3. Other people want me to cut faster, a lot faster.
4. Patience pays off.
5. Don’t put off making your own work to accommodate others.
6. Craftsmanship is valuable.
7. Let the artist block crumble on its own. It will.
8. Let your work surprise you.
9. Knowing how to use the computer helps a lot, just don’t let it replace your hands.
10. I can’t work when other people’s in the room.
11. Solitude is a necessity.
12. More is more.
13. It’s all in the details.
14. Put in the hours, it’s the only way.
15. What seems easy is often not.
ARTIST’S PERSPECTIVE

5. MANAGING MATERIALS
12”x18’ sheets of colored paper
Fold and cut. Keep one 9”x12”
Fold and cut 1 9”x12”
Keep one 9”x6”
Fold and cut one 9”x6”
Keep one 4 ½”x6”
Use the (2) 9”x12” to establish background/groundline

6. DIVIDING UP THE PAPER
S P A T I A L
V I S U A L I Z A T I O N
Dynamics of space
M A T H L O G I C
Size relationships

7. MAKING MULTIPLES
F O L D A N D C U T
C U T T I N G M U L T I P L E S
T O S I Z E

8. THE INTUITIVE MIND IS A SACRED GIFT AND THE RATIONAL MIND IS A FAITHFUL SERVANT.
WE HAVE CREATED A SOCIETY THAT HONORS THE SERVANT AND HAS FORGOTTEN THE GIFT.
— ALBERT EINSTEIN
P L A Y I N G
E X P E R I M E N T I N G
D E S I G N I N G

10. Fold the paper once to create simple symmetry or fold
multiple times for more complex repetition.
What the Monarch Remembers, template and rice paper cutout,
4.75x3.20", 2010
FOLDING

11. The object/motif is depicted in parts that
have been cut away.
Beach Ball Blast, details, rice paper cutout, 2009
NEGATIVE SPACE

12. http://boveylee.wordpress.com/category/
paper-cutting- techniques/
Basic Patterns in Chinese Paper Cutting. Text translated by Bovey
Lee. Source: 2012.

13. By cutting away the unwanted parts of
the paper, the object/motif is revealed
within the paper that’s left.
Memory Windows I, rice paper cutout on silk, 24x24", 2010
CUTTING FOR POSITIVE SPACE

14. http://fcps.blackboard.com/courses/1/ORG-IS-tferreira1-0506-
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http://fcps.blackboard.com/courses/1/ORG-IS-tferreira1-0506-
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17. Kindergarten
Produce original artworks by using a variety of collage
materials, tools, and techniques. 1. Cut straight,
curved, and zigzagged lines, and cut on a fold. 2.
Cut circles, squares, rectangles, triangles, and
free form shapes. 3. Practice drawing with
scissors to cut shapes and objects. 4. Arrange
and glue shapes to make people, places, and
things in a cut paper collage. 5. Use recycled
materials and found objects in a collage. 6.
Practice control in the use of collage materials
and techniques.
Produce original artworks by using a variety of
sculpture materials, tools, and techniques. 1.
Use slits, slots, tabs, and band-aid technique to
join paper, cardboard, or foam in a sculpture. 2.
Use paper sculpture techniques including
folding, looping, pleating, and fringing. 3. Make a
freestanding sculpture by arranging and joining
shapes and forms. 4. Create a functional object
such as a book or mask. 5. Build with unit
blocks, planks, containers, or other materials to
solve construction challenges. 6. Practice
control in the use of sculpture materials and
techniques.
First
Produce original artworks by using a variety of collage
materials, tools, and techniques. 1. Cut straight,
curved, and zigzag lines, and cut on a fold. 2. Cut
circles, squares, rectangles, triangles, and free
form shapes. 3. Practice drawing with scissors
to cut shapes and objects. 4. Arrange and glue
shapes to make people, places, and things in a
cut paper collage. 5. Collaborate to make a cut
paper mural. 6. Practice control in the use of
collage materials and techniques.
Produce original artworks by using a variety of
sculpture materials, tools, and techniques. 1.
Use slits, slots, tabs, and band-aid technique to
join paper or cardboard in a sculpture. 2. Use
paper sculpture techniques including folding,
looping, curling, pleating, rolling, fringing, and
spiraling. 3. Construct three dimensional forms
from paper including cone, triangular prism, and
rectangular prism. 4. Make a free standing or
relief sculpture. 5. Construct a functional object
such as a book or mask. 6. Make a three
dimensional model for an architectural structure.
7. Practice control in the use of sculpture
materials and techniques.
FCPS VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM OF STUDIES MATERIAL PROCESS IN PAPER
FOR KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE

18. Second
Produce original artworks by using a variety of
collage materials, tools, and techniques. 1.
Practice drawing with scissors to cut
shapes and objects. 2. Cut, arrange, and
glue shapes to create people, places, and
things in a cut paper collage. 3. Use paper
cutting techniques including exploding and
punching. 4. Use layering and overlapping
to construct a collage. 5. Collaborate to
make a large cut paper mural. 6. Practice
control in the use of collage materials and
techniques.
Produce original artworks by using a variety of
sculpture materials, tools, and techniques.
1. Make a free standing or relief sculpture. 2.
Construct three dimensional paper forms. 3.
Use paper sculpture techniques including
rolling, folding, looping, curling, pleating,
fringing, and spiraling. 4. Use slits, slots,
tabs, and band-aid technique to join paper
or cardboard in a sculpture. 5. Use found
objects to make a free standing sculpture
with moveable parts. 6. Construct
sculptures to be stable and secure. 7.
Practice control in the use of sculpture
materials and techniques.
Third Grade
Produce original artworks by using a variety of
collage materials, tools, and techniques. 1.
Practice drawing with scissors to cut
shapes and objects. 2. Cut, arrange, and
glue shapes to create a cut paper collage. 3.
Experiment with two dimensional paper
cutting techniques including positive/
negative, cutting to reveal a line, and
counter-change to create a collage 4. Use
layering and overlapping to construct a
collage. 5. Collaborate to make a cut paper
collage. 6. Practice control in the use of
collage materials and techniques.
Produce original artworks by using a variety of
sculpture materials, tools, and techniques.
1. Use paper or cardboard to create
sculptures in the round. 2. Use paper
sculpture techniques including folding,
creasing, pleating, scoring, spiraling, and
rolling to create a sculpture. 3. Use slits,
slots, tabs, and band-aid technique to join
paper or cardboard in a sculpture. 4. Create
a low relief mask or sculpture. 5. Construct
sculptures to be stable and secure. 6.
Practice control in the use of sculpture
materials and techniques
FCPS VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM OF STUDIES MATERIAL
PROCESS IN PAPER FOR SECOND AND THIRD GRADE

19. Fourth Grade
Produce original artworks by using a variety of
collage materials, tools, and techniques. 1.
Use scissors to draw and cut shapes and
objects. 2. Use paper cutting techniques
including positive/negative, cutting to reveal
a line, and counter-change to create a
collage. 3. Use layering and overlapping to
arrange and glue shapes in a cut paper
collage. 4. Collaborate to make a large cut
paper collage. 5. Exercise skill and control
in the use of collage materials and
techniques.
Produce original artworks by using a variety of
sculpture materials, tools, and techniques.
1. Manipulate wire to create a sculpture in
the round. 2. Create a sculpture using
paper, papier maché, or non-traditional
materials. 3. Construct a maquette to plan
for a finished sculpture. 4. Create a
sculpture with implied movement or
movable parts. 5. Construct sculptures to
be stable and secure. 6. Exercise skill and
control in the use of sculpture materials and
techniques
Fifth Grade
Produce original artworks by using a variety of
collage materials, tools, and techniques. 1.
Use a variety of paper cutting, arranging,
and gluing techniques to create a collage. 2.
Experiment with collage techniques and
non-traditional materials in an artwork. 3.
Use juxtaposition, layering, and overlapping
in a collage. 4. Exercise skill and control in
the use of collage materials and techniques.
Produce original artworks by using a variety of
sculpture materials, tools, and techniques.
1. Use a variety of techniques for forming
and joining paper, cardboard, and other
materials. 2. Construct a freestanding
sculpture using an armature, papier maché,
or cut paper.. 4. Construct sculptures to be
stable and secure. 5. Exercise skill and
control in the use of sculpture materials and
techniques.
FCPS VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM OF STUDIES MATERIAL
PROCESS IN PAPER FOR FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE

20. Sixth Grade
Produce original artworks by using a variety
of collage materials, tools, and
techniques. 1. Use a variety of paper
cutting, arranging, and gluing
techniques to create a collage. 2.
Experiment with non-traditional
materials and found objects to create a
collage. 3. Use juxtaposition, layering,
and overlapping in a collage. 4.
Exercise skill and control in the use of
collage materials and techniques.
Produce original artworks by using a variety
of sculpture materials, tools, and
techniques. 1. Create a sculpture using
paper, cardboard, or other materials. 2.
Use a variety of joining techniques for
paper, cardboard, and other materials.
3. Construct an assemblage that implies
movement. 4. Construct an architectural
model using cardboard, found objects,
and other materials. 5. Form sculptures
to be stable and secure. 6. Exercise skill
and control in the use of sculpture
materials and techniques.
FCPS VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM OF STUDIES MATERIAL
PROCESS IN PAPER FOR SIXTH GRADE

21. Scheffer and Rubenfeld discuss critical thinking habits and critical thinking skills. For each of the critical thinking
skills shown below, they give a number of activity statements.
1. Analyzing •Separating or breaking a whole into parts to discover
their nature, functional and relationships.
"I studied it piece by piece"
•"I sorted things out"
2. Applying Standards •Judging according to established personal,
professional, or social rules or criteria.
•"I judged it according to..."
3. Discriminating •Recognizing differences and similarities among things or situations and
distinguishing carefully as to category or rank.
•"I rank ordered the various..."
•"I grouped things together"
4. Information Seeking •Searching for evidence, facts, or knowledge by identifying relevant sources and
gathering objective, subjective, historical, and current data from those sources
•"I knew I needed to lookup/study..."
•"I kept searching for data."
CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” Albert Einstein

22. CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS Scheffer and Rubenfeld
5. Logical Reasoning •Drawing inferences or conclusions that are
supported in or justified by evidence
•"I deduced from the information that..."
•"My rationale for the conclusion was..."
6. Predicting •Envisioning A plan and its consequences
•"I envisioned the outcome would be..."
•"I was prepared for..."
7. Transforming Knowledge •Changing or converting the condition, nature,
form, or function of concepts among contexts
•"I improved on the basics by..."
•"I wondered if that would fit the situation of ..."
Courtesy of B. K. Scheffer and M.G. Rubenfeld, "A Consensus Statement on Critical Thinking in Nursing," Journal of Nursing Education, 39, 352-9
(2000).
Courtesy of B. K. Scheffer and M.G. Rubenfeld, "Critical Thinking: What Is It and How Do We Teach It?," Current Issues in Nursing, J.M. Grace,
Rubl, H.K. (2001).