term 1 notes 7th
creativity is awesome, but the drawing skills are not. need to build success that does not involve drawing. all projects needed more time.
use papier mache for dwellings--maybe do those first? need to think about storage and drying and how to have space with 6th also building
Monday, 9/09
Tuesday, 9/10
Wednesday, 9/11
Thursday, 9/12
Friday, 9/13
Monday, 9/16
Tuesday, 9/17
Wednesday, 9/18
Thursday, 9/19
Friday, 9/20
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
schedule: Journal 1: Inspiration for your world, parts and pieces
do one web with whole group on big sheet for recall of info on painting and color--they don't get how to do this
idea journal--started with them brainstorming, not sure if this is a good idea, might better to start with clips?
show Avatar and then 2nd clip of Aqua man
time to discuss--different movies already out there, what are back stories and where are they from
reflection worked really well!
energy around the warm up is REALLY good bc of the theme
watched video on blocking out, maybe more gradual next time?
warm up: color kahoot 2.0
Austin's butterfly: what is the proper way to peer edit?
discuss with pod
discuss as class
beginning drawing
draw image using observation
peer edit
revise
Warm up: color theory kahoot
check in: key points for peer edit
reflection: what was it like to draw using the peer edit protocol?
warm up: upload to google classroom
bird sketch
moodboard for bugs
moodboard for landscapes
inspirational google searches/moodboards
warm up: practice drawing
schedule: Journal 2: face
warm up: inspiration for your fantasy world ~ mood board "microscopic bacteria" and upload to google classroom
group building
catch up in google classroom
draw a face without instruction
take photo
upload to google classroom
cut watercolor paper into various shapes
size
number
how to cut well!
warm up: weird animals
accordion book:
cut shapes
color review
how to use glue well
pasting shapes
cool
secondary colors
monochromatic
complementary
really worked well to have students do the cutting and gluing for practice!
headphones and charged ipads needed today
excellent review for color theory
teaching creativity--need to go through first and show how I do it: use what I know from one to apply to the other
warm up: read the graphs
finish gluing your shapes in these color schemes
cool
secondary colors
monochromatic
complementary
individual work: idea journal
headphones and charged ipads needed today
observe properties of a flower
observe prop of flowing plants
do 10 x 2?
video instruction seems to be working well! Focused work + quality outcomes
warm up: accordion book creativity exercise for fantasy world
use what you know
apply characteristics to an unknown
individual work: idea journal
GOAL: draw a face and features using the correct proportion by Monday
headphones and charged ipads needed today
individual work: idea journal
GOAL: draw a face and features using the correct proportion by Monday 9/23
Monday, 9/30
Tuesday, 10/1
Wednesday, 10/2
Thursday, 10/3
Friday, 10/4
schedule: Journal 3: Putting together your world
value
color value
illusion of space
drawing your creature and adding a background: project 1
creating the illusion of space: 10 x 2
need better samples for background--maybe something simple, or combine the two projects
students need some kind of story so the alien thing makes sense--their work alone is not strong enough to carry it
3 faces due: 1 exaggerated, 2 mash up
creating your home world: using fore, mid, background and layered cardboard
mood boards, sketches, references, skills
practicing methods, sketches, media