Objectives:

Students will design and create a complete composition by successfully arranging the elements and principles of design.

Students will demonstrate mixed-media skills as well as the ability to work cooperatively in a group.

Students will work on a team and understand how diverse opinions and experiences can be combined to form a cohesive work of art.

details of the Flag Collage (click each image for a larger version)

Standards:

Excerpted from: Michigan Curriculum Framework: Content standards
And Benchmarks: Arts Education.

Michigan Curriculum Framework: Content Standards and Benchmarks: Arts Education
Visual Arts Standard 2 Creating
All students will apply skills and knowledge to create in the arts.
Middle School Benchmark 2
Employ organizational principles and analyze what makes them effective or not in the communication of ideas
Middle School Benchmark 4
Use subjects, themes, and symbols that communicate intended meaning in artworks.

For more information about The Michigan Curriculum Framework, and the K-12 Curriculum and Standards, visit the Michigan Department of Education Web site at http://Michigan.gov/mde
The direct link to the curriculum standards is http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-5235_5682---,00.html.

Social Studies History Theme 1: (Civilization, Cultural Diffusion, and Innovation)
The movement of people, the spread of cultures and technological innovations of diverse groups and visionaries fueled the growth of America.

The History Themes Project is an effort to create for Michigan teachers and students a reasonable and valid selection of important events, people and ideas for United States History.
For more information see: http://michiganepic.org/historythemes/index.html.