Students define 'excellence' by comparing high and low quality products, co-creating the rubric that will guide their project and feedback sessions.
A collaborative art sequence where students create a large-scale mosaic mural to honor a retiring teacher, focusing on themes of growth, beauty, and legacy.
A high-intensity, visually striking trivia showdown centered on the deep-cut lore of the Homestuck Beta Trolls. Designed specifically for dedicated fans, this lesson challenges students with complex questions on relationships, quirks, and Alternian history.
A print-ready, high-contrast 2-page Host Guide and Lore Explainer for the Alternian Archive trivia deck. Features a top-secret retro computer printout aesthetic, detailed answer explanations, and a quick-scoring grid.
A sequence exploring the daily lives and creative processes of renowned artists, starting with John Byrne. Students observe artistic routines and apply those methods to their own creative practice.
An exploration of the historical, musical, and cultural impact of the pioneering alternative rock band The Cure. This lesson traces their transformation from late-1970s post-punk to global icons of gothic rock, accompanied by a comprehensive album chronology and cultural legacy analysis.
An expanded, visually striking 30-slide trivia deck about the Homestuck Beta Trolls. Features 12 hyper-difficult, lore-accurate questions and answers, styled in an authentic dark terminal theme with neon color accents matching the troll blood spectrum.
A unit focused on the visual principles of brand identity, moving from theory (color, type) to creation using vector-based tools like Google Drawing.
A creative lyric analysis and songwriting lesson exploring Ryan Ross's influential role as a lyricist in the mid-2000s alternative and baroque-pop music scene. Students analyze his verbose, theatrical style and write their own historically-inspired lyrics.
A print-ready, high-contrast gothic-themed assessment checking student comprehension of the history, musical innovations, and cultural legacy of The Cure. Features a name and score header block.
A comprehensive art reflection lesson designed for secondary art students to analyze their technical progression, artistic growth, and studio contributions across painting and ceramics.
A dark, atmospheric slide presentation exploring the history, complete chronological album catalog, and massive cultural and musical impact of The Cure. Designed with a gorgeous, moody Gothic Dark-Mode aesthetic.
A lesson introducing students to mobile and browser-based video editing. Students will learn core editing concepts like standard cuts, jump cuts, and J/K cuts, and complete a hands-on 30-second mini-documentary project.
