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?
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
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
step by step
CLEAN UP