Self-Portrait
Level: Art 1/Drawing 1
Medium: Colored Pencil
Objective: Students created self-portait colored pencil drawings using a chosen color scheme. They chose another color scheme for the background and included words that describe their personalities/interests/hobbies.
Medium: Colored Pencil
Objective: Students created self-portait colored pencil drawings using a chosen color scheme. They chose another color scheme for the background and included words that describe their personalities/interests/hobbies.
Positive and Negative Space
Level: Art 1/Drawing 1
Medium: Graphite
Objective: Students learned about viewing images in terms of positive and negative space. In this exercise, students will translate photographs into positive and negative space, breaking down the images into subject and background.
Medium: Graphite
Objective: Students learned about viewing images in terms of positive and negative space. In this exercise, students will translate photographs into positive and negative space, breaking down the images into subject and background.
Drawing in the garden
Level: Art 1/Drawing 1
Medium: Graphite Pencil
Objective: Students applied their positive and negative space to their drawings of the school garden. Students chose a focal point for their drawings, creating balance and composition.
Medium: Graphite Pencil
Objective: Students applied their positive and negative space to their drawings of the school garden. Students chose a focal point for their drawings, creating balance and composition.
Composition Collages
Level: Drawing 1
Medium: paper, magazines, glue, and scissors
Objective: Students created 3 distinct collages that illustrate symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial balance.
Medium: paper, magazines, glue, and scissors
Objective: Students created 3 distinct collages that illustrate symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial balance.
Watercolor and Nature
Level: Drawing 1
Medium: Watercolor
Objective: Students learned 9 different watercolor techniques. Students incorporated 2-3 techniques in small watercolor studies that depict nature.
Medium: Watercolor
Objective: Students learned 9 different watercolor techniques. Students incorporated 2-3 techniques in small watercolor studies that depict nature.
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Hands: Robot to Realistic
Level: Drawing 1
Medium: Graphite
Objective: Students learned to draw the hand by using geometric shapes, cylinders and rectangular cubes, to understand and capture the form. They then translated their robot style hands into realistic hands using contour line.
Medium: Graphite
Objective: Students learned to draw the hand by using geometric shapes, cylinders and rectangular cubes, to understand and capture the form. They then translated their robot style hands into realistic hands using contour line.
Contour Hand Project
Level: Drawing 1
Medium: Ink and Watercolor
Objective: Students drew their hands in pen using contour lines to express shape and form. Students surrounded their hands with silhouette drawings of objects that represent their personalities. Students chose a composition to arrange their objects: asymmetrical, symmetrical, or radial. Students learned about different watercolor techniques and incorporate 2-3 of these techniques to paint the background in their drawings.
Medium: Ink and Watercolor
Objective: Students drew their hands in pen using contour lines to express shape and form. Students surrounded their hands with silhouette drawings of objects that represent their personalities. Students chose a composition to arrange their objects: asymmetrical, symmetrical, or radial. Students learned about different watercolor techniques and incorporate 2-3 of these techniques to paint the background in their drawings.
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Teacher Sample
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Illustrate a story: Day in the life of an ordinary object
Level: Art 1
Medium: Pencil and Oil Pastel
Objective: Students individually wrote stories to the prompt, "The Day in the Life of (insert ordinary object here)". They illustrated their stories using a 6 frame storyboard before choosing 3 scenes to summarize the beginning, plot, and resolution. Students illustrated their final 3 frames using oil pastel.
Medium: Pencil and Oil Pastel
Objective: Students individually wrote stories to the prompt, "The Day in the Life of (insert ordinary object here)". They illustrated their stories using a 6 frame storyboard before choosing 3 scenes to summarize the beginning, plot, and resolution. Students illustrated their final 3 frames using oil pastel.
Part 1: Planning
Part 2: Execution
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Texture, Texture, and More Texture
Level: Drawing 1
Medium: Ink
Objective: Students practiced rendering different visual textures using pen and ink.
Medium: Ink
Objective: Students practiced rendering different visual textures using pen and ink.
Social Issue Poster
Level: Art 1
Medium: Tempera paint, soft pastel
Objective: Students will create a poster that addresses a social issue. Students must communicate a specific point of view or message in their poster through the use of visual cues: imagery, symbols, color, and composition.
Medium: Tempera paint, soft pastel
Objective: Students will create a poster that addresses a social issue. Students must communicate a specific point of view or message in their poster through the use of visual cues: imagery, symbols, color, and composition.
Part 1: Brainstorming
Part 2: Technique
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Part 3: final Poster
Surrealism
Exquisite Corpse
Level: Drawing 2
Medium: Pencil
Objective: Students learned about surrealist techniques to channel the unconscious mind: automatic writing, collage and exquisite corpse. Students participated in an exquisite corpse activity in groups of 3 to discover a new form through fragmentation and free association.
Medium: Pencil
Objective: Students learned about surrealist techniques to channel the unconscious mind: automatic writing, collage and exquisite corpse. Students participated in an exquisite corpse activity in groups of 3 to discover a new form through fragmentation and free association.
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Paper Painting Collage
Level: Art 1
Medium: Magazine Collage
Objective: Students collaged artworks that demonstrate at least one Surrealist visual device: scale, dislocation, juxtaposition, levitation, transformation/metamorphosis. Their collages needed to include color gradations paper pieces of various shapes and sizes.
Medium: Magazine Collage
Objective: Students collaged artworks that demonstrate at least one Surrealist visual device: scale, dislocation, juxtaposition, levitation, transformation/metamorphosis. Their collages needed to include color gradations paper pieces of various shapes and sizes.
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Metamorphosis Drawing
Level: Drawing 1
Medium: Ballpoint Pen
Objective: Student created drawings that illustrate the metamorphosis of two distinct things in four stages.
Medium: Ballpoint Pen
Objective: Student created drawings that illustrate the metamorphosis of two distinct things in four stages.
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Multiple Points of View
Level: Drawing 1
Medium: Graphite Pencil
Objective: Student explored looking at a singular object through multiple points of view to 8 different compositions that amount to one larger drawing: zoom in, zoom out, aerial, and worm's eye.
Medium: Graphite Pencil
Objective: Student explored looking at a singular object through multiple points of view to 8 different compositions that amount to one larger drawing: zoom in, zoom out, aerial, and worm's eye.
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