6th Digital Arts: Legendary Creatures

Myths and legends have entertained humans for thousands of years. These stories may be humorous, scare us, or teach us lessons.

You will use Photoshop to create a picture and then write a story about a legendary creature. These creatures are imaginary (or are they?), like Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, or the Chupacabra. Use this post to fill out the questions on your worksheet.

What could your Legendary Creature be like? Look at these links for some examples:
1. Photoshop animals
2. More Photoshop creatures. 
These are all fake, and were created using Photoshop. Which is your favorite?

Vocabulary:
1. Go to Word Central. Write the definitions for the following words:
mythological
legend
bigfoot
Loch Ness Monster
allegory
fable

2. Go to this List of Cryptids. Pick three. Write down the names, other names, status, descriptions, locations. Are there pictures?

3. Fables are made up stories that often have a lesson or moral. Go to this page on Aesop's Fables and chose one to read. Which one did you choose? What is the lesson?

4. Think up your own Legendary Creature. It may be a combination of lots of animals. It may be very big or very small. It may be from another planet or a time long ago.

5. First write the legend of your creature on the page provided (fill the page!). Use correct grammar and spelling. In your legend answer the questions: Where is it from? When did it exist? Where has it been spotted? What does it look like? What does it act like? What does it do? What does it eat? We will then type our stories in Word. Spell check!

6. Now you should use Photoshop to create a picture of your creature. You may want to use pictures of other animals. Make your file 8 inches wide by 10 inches high. Set the resolution to 300 pixels per inch.

P.S. Don't forget what all of your tools do.