Unit 4

How Do We Express Ourselves?

Activity

Design Explosion

What does a CD cover tell you about an artist?


In the next part of this lesson, you will analyze a CD cover to determine an artist's message and you will write a story introduction based on the cover.

Click each coloured row for information about the activity.

If you are able, find a school appropriate CD cover or album cover in your home.

Websites

Websites

You can also view CD covers at these sites: iTunes or mp3.

Answer the following questions on the Design Explosion Lesson Questions Page.

  • What do you think a CD cover tells you about an artist?
  • Identify the title and artist of your chosen CD.
  • How would you describe this artist's music and his/her/their personal image?
  • Who is their audience?
  • How does the cover reflect the music, the image, and the audience?




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Turn to pages 36 and 37 of Literacy in Action where you will see CD covers from a variety of artists.


View the Bryan Adams CD cover on p. 37 of Literacy in Action 6B. Notice an elephant is following a man with a guitar case on his back. The words read “Bryan Adams: On a Day Like Today”.

  • Go to the next page to see a sample analysis of this CD cover.
  • Open Assignment 4-3-art-stories.

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  2. Name your Assignment 4-3 in this format: jsmithla6_4-3-art-story and save the file to your Documents folder.

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