Batman Onomatopoeia
Sixth graders watched a short fight scene from the old Batman TV series.
Batman Onomatopoeia
They then learned about onomatopoiea by creating these signs.
Before students create their onomatopoeia artwork, show a clip from the Batman television series from the 1960s. Pause the video to point out the onomatoepic words that pop up on the screen. Next,show students artwork "Whaam!" by Roy Lichtenstein. Explain how Lichtenstein adapted a comic-book panel drawn by Irv Novick in a 1962 issue of DC Comics All-American Men of War to create the artwork. If you really want to inspire students to think creatively, show them Lichtenstein's pop art "Masterpiece." This work of art sold for $165M in January 2017. To create the artwork, have students select several contrasting pieces of construction paper. With a pencil draw the letters on one color and cut them out. On a contrasting color, students draw clouds, splashes, ink splats, etc. These are cut out and placed behind the letters. Finally, students need a background piece of paper. Once the letters, shape, and background are layered, students may wish to embellish the art with additional shapes cut from additional pieces of construction paper or draw designs with magic markers. The final result looks amazing as a bulletin board.