Cereal Box Satire

Cereal Box Satire
Art 3
Mrs. Wilson
Materials
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Cereal boxes
Newsprint
Drawing paper 18x24
Tempera paint
Brushes
Palettes
Felt pens
Colored pencils
Examples
Cereal Names
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All Bran
Alpha Bits
Apple Jacks
Bran Flakes
Cap’n Crunch
Cheerios
Cocoa Pebbles
Cocoa Puffs
Cookie Crisps
Corn Flakes
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Corn Bran
Corn Chex
Crunch Berries
Froot Loops
Frosted Flakes
Wheaties
Frosted Mini-Wheats
Golden Grahams
Fruit & Fibre
Grape Nuts
Cereal Names
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Raisin Bran
Kix
Honey Comb
Life
Lucky Charms
Nutri-Grain
Shredded Wheat
Rice Krispies
Total
Trix
Manufacturers & Special Offers
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Quaker
General Mills
Kellogg’s
Post
Nabisco
 Specialty Cereals that
are temporary
Playing with Cereal Names
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Experiment with rhymes
Antonyms (opposites)
Synonyms (same)
Homonyms (same sound,
different meaning)
 Spoonerisms- “Wheat
Chex- Cheat Rex”
 Alliteration (Repetition of
a sound “Crispy Corn
Critters:
Project Requirements
 Designs will show the front
of box using:
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Humor
Plays on words
Special offers related to idea
Duplicating original box in
proportion
Lettering style
Color, etc…
Student Activity
 Brainstorm ideas for cereal
boxes.
 Think of visuals as well as
words.
 Trace idea matching
lettering style and
proportions and other
design aspects but with
your alterations in name,
manufacturer, and special
offers.
Student Activity
 Grid drawing exercise- enlarge l ½ in. grid.
 Use the smaller number after you divide. That will be how
many inches the grid squares will be.
X 18”
123456
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X
Y 24”
Y
Student Activity
 Your final paper will
be 18x24 inches with
some cut off depending
on how your grid came
out.
18”
24”
Student Activity
 Enlarge
proportionately onto
final paper.
 Neatness counts.
 Use a grid system.
 Copy original lettering
styles and layout.
Student Activity
 Use tempera paint.
 Fill in large areas and
backgrounds first.
 Duplicate original colors.
 Paint details last.
 Outlining may be done
with felt pens or colored
pencils.
 Matt, sign and turn in.
Student Examples
Student Examples
Student Examples
Student Examples
Student Examples