Students viewed and discussed the Elements and Principles of Art present in the Granary Doors of Africa. They discovered the door was usually made for a leader of the community. Inside the building on which the door was hung, the leader would keep a treasure or something of importance and worth, such as grain. Only this leader would have access to the treasure. He would determine the time of distribution and the amount allotted to his subjects.
Sixth graders then worked in small groups comparing and contrasting decorative doors throughout the world.
Students designed their own door. In relief, on copper foil, they created symbols representing both their identity and their treasure. The foil was then mounted on cardboard. Referring to the doors used throughout the world, boys and girls designed the structure around the foil with colored paper and marker.
The treasure behind the door was drawn in perspective and again finished with colored paper and marker.
