notes 6th grade term 4

term 3 and 4 both shortened b/c of snow days

didn't get to grid drawing with either (butterfly with 1st and 2nd term)

BUT did do water color with terms 2,3,4 (not 1)

need to redo word design? need to spice things up OR change size of project?

need to have more practice with drawing/ more homework? these kids are really open to having homework (especially with DEAL)

Monday, April 15

Tuesday, April 16

DEAL available for work time

Wednesday, April 17

Thursday, April 18

DEAL available for work time

Friday, April 19

schedule

intro to ideal journals--

    • warm up: visual recap

    • accordion book

      • folding/set up

      • idea journal intro

    • these are really helpful for these kids and for keeping together all of the "unrelated info" to show how it is all part of one project

    • also great to show goals and vocab at beginning of project

    • review questions as you teach are excellent

    • indiv kids answer first as "self quiz", then pod discusses and random students called on to answer

    • need to take review questions/content to kahoot form

    • warm up: how to draw more accurately (#7)

    • practice: draw this bird

need loads of practice sketches--from photos, from how to draw, from cartoons--assign as homework?

instructional video for quote?

make instructional videos for media and add into new instructional page?

create page with content/curric needed for 6th, 7th, 8th????

    • accordion book:

      • research

        • font/name

        • favorite color, food, activities

      • practice sketches in idea journal

        • name, color, food, activities

    • warm up: pg. 8 why use reference photo?

  • Austin's Butterfly

    • how to add emphasis to your quote--messaging within the message

    • research

      • font/name

      • favorite color, food, activities

    • practice sketches in idea journal

      • name, color, food, activities

    • warm up: how to emphasize words in a quote? #1 page 8

    • Accordion Book work time

      • final media: colored pencil or colored sharpie

1/2 day schedule

1st hour 7:35-8:02

2nd hour 8:07- 8: 34

3rd hour 8:39-9:06

4th hour 9:11-9:38

5th hour 9:43- 10:10

6th hour 10:15-10:45

    • media tips: colored pencil and sharpie

    • accordion book work time

Monday, April 22

Tuesday, April 23

Wednesday, April 24

Thursday, April 25

Friday, April 26

schedule

some kids did a great job introducing new media/doing new things to the cover b/c showed other samples--maybe link to the "choose your own adventure?"

    • accordion book work time

      • light pencil sketches onto book

      • media for final draft: sharpie, colored sharpie, colored pencil

    • warm up: use of space #8, colored pencil #9

    • check in for Monday--questions? how far? what do we need?

    • peer edit, fixes

    • work day: accordion book

    • warm up: #2 page 8 representational v. abstract

    • last day in class for accordion books

    • due Wednesday, May 1

    • peer edits:

      • use of space

      • media usage

      • ideas for additions?

    • if you finish early: Zeeland trading cards

    • warm up: use blocking, plumb line, and measuring to make a representational drawing of this bird

    • if you do a bird, then intro space concepts so kids can start thinking about making their own backgrounds. some kind of mash up...

redo as my own videos

  • drawing basics

    • scroll to drawing with shape (watering can)

      • watch video together as a class

        • measuring

        • angles

      • rewatch with sound off OR plug in and listen

      • draw on your own (about 5-7 minutes)

      • add shading if you finish early

    • watch drawing with shape (teddy bear)

      • watch video together as a class

        • measuring

        • angles

      • rewatch with sound off OR plug in and listen

      • draw on your own (about 5-7 minutes)

      • add shading if you finish early

    • draw step by step turtle

      • measure

      • angles

    • IF you finish, choose your own step by step and draw

    • draw ____ and then add something unexpected

    • allow kids to practice but then have some kind of project when done...

Monday, May 13

Tuesday, May 14

Wednesday, May 15

Thursday, May 16

Friday, May 17

schedule

warm ups great for new intros, but then what? need to take it somewhere

watercolor resist letters went really well and gave quick product

    • portfolios due Friday, May 18

      • 2nd hour: 30 minutes to work

    • watercolor resist

      • techniques

      • color mixing

    • subject matter

      • initials

    • warm up: moodboard other traditional art

      • mehndi

    • warm up: moodboard other traditional art

      • aboriginal dot painting

    • water color turtle if you finish early