7th grade 2020 term 3
Monday, Feb 3
Kiwiet out
Tuesday, Feb 4
Wednesday, Feb 5
Thursday, Feb 6
Friday, Feb 7
warm up: coral reefs
drawing using the properties of an item
observations
riffing
practice coral
warm up: strange fungi
drawing using contour lines and noteability
choose a landscape 12 x 18
fore, mid, back
add building if time
warm up: inspirational moodboard
1) beautiful landscapes around the world
2) strange landscapes from around the world
3) architecture from around the world
upload all 3 to google classroom
pre-instruction: draw a face
use a reference photo
keep the expression on the reference neutral--no smiles or wierd expressions
do your best work at this moment
draw on drawing paper and fill the paper (make the face large)
drawing must be of a realistic human, no cartooning or anime
take at least 20 - 30 minutes
if you finish, you may free draw
start with pre-instruction face
(set up all 3 moodboard to fill time bc I was out--might not want to do all three next time)
Instead, do the moodboards for landscapes and then do the contour line right away
contour line, then divide in 4 sectors (half way vertically and horizontally), then transfer--looking for key properties or characteristics
doing the landscape this way seems to be HUGELY effective--gives us the ability to practice while making a template that we can transform into the layers needed for the piece
Using the properties worked REALLY well--need to make a video
adding to the foreground--not as successful b/c didn't make large. Especially when adding the bugs if they have extra time, need to chat about making big
Doing the peer edit at this point doesn't make sense b/c we are
add coral to foreground of your landscape
large
overlaps other items
bottom of the paper
warm up: microscopic bacteria
Review: how to peer edit
Austin's butterfly
discuss key points
peer edit
Revise drawing
upload to google classroom
1st hour
3rd hour
warm up: microscopic bacteria
Review: how to peer edit
Austin's butterfly
discuss key points
draw a tree
Monday, Feb 10
Tuesday, Feb 11
DEAL available
Wednesday, Feb 12
Thursday, Feb 13
DEAL available
PTC 3:30 - 7:30
Friday, Feb 14
half day
9:06
1st hour
not sure it went well having everyone choose their own tree
kids were very creative when we did the exercises like this, but didn't always follow through with fresh new things when they were given time to work. maybe come up with a way to use each item that we create?
starting with properties together and then ideas together went really well. not all students transferred this well when they wanted to do their own pieces. might need more practice, or another way to remind them to go through the steps--maybe need sketch notes or some kind of form they need to fill out to make them do the brainstorming before they jump in. too many forgot everything we'd done up to that point...
warm up: upload tree drawing
steps to be creative
patterns and properties
practice with tree, insect, fungus
3rd hour
warm up: draw tree from Friday
peer edit, revise, upload
steps to be creative
patterns and properties
practice with tree, insect, fungus
Homework: due Friday 11/14
2) fill in the note sheet--upload
warm up: what are the properties of this flowering plant?
draw a plant using your observations
creativity practice--how could we change this plant to make it new?
acrylic demo--use for backgrounds and for textures
warm up: media review
transforming the drawing to the layered landscape
understanding the layers
using properties for background
using size and detail
using placement
work time for landscapes
homework for face due tomorrow!
2) fill in the note sheet--upload
warm up: how did it go? What could be better?
face notes due, go over together
begin drawing using canon--due Friday
this would be good as a video that kids could access
not many kids did the homework with the notetaking--if it's important enough to know, might need more lessons like this and do them in class
Feb. 24
Feb. 25
Feb. 26
Feb 27
Feb 28
agenda: face and features
whole class instruction for the eye and other parts of face including shading
done with pencil on white paper and colored prisma on colored paper
warm up: muscle memory face
Draw the canon together on drawing paper
work time: landscape, plants, and creatures
plan
practice
pace
warm up: muscle memory face
Draw the canon together on drawing paper--finish face
work time: landscape, plants, and creatures
plan
practice
pace
warm up: value scale
finish drawing face together using the canon
(last day for awhile) work time: landscape, plants, and creatures
plan
practice
pace
warm up: how's it going? landscapes, creature, plants
Face: parts and pieces
eye
finish drawing the eye
adding value to the nose