Mon - Name tents, syllabus + materials, get to know the teacher, scavenger hunt

Tue - Surrealism game - learn to talk about art

Wed - Set up sketchbook, drawing pre-test

Thur - Finish drawing pre-test, learn how to take notes in art

Fri - Talk about the materials, making marks, types of pencils

Mon - FUNdamentals of art - Understanding basic line, and shape

Tue -  FUNdamentals of art - Geometric and organic shapes and basic forms

Wed - How to Hold a Pencil for the right job and what is abstract art?

Thu - Abstract or representational? and Drawing a basic Abstraction

Fri - Thumbnails and coming up with ideas

Mon - Thumbnails and coming up with ideas -- What is balance in art?

Tue -  Discuss basic symmetry and worksheet for symmetry 

Wed - Continue discussing asymmetrical, symmetrical, and radial symmetry and balance 

Thu - Finish balance notes, review project criteria, and plan 4 thumbnails for project 

Fri -  Finish 4 thumbnails, prep project paper, Project work day #1

Mon - Project work day #2

Tue - Project work day #3

Wed - Project work day #4

Thur - Project work day #5 Turn in Project

Fri - Art History break from drawing - Michelangelo

Mon - No school

Tue - Contour lines introduction and how to draw easy/difficult things from observation

Wed - Daily Line of Action drawing -- Picasso upside down practice

Thur - Finish Picasso drawing, Contour lines worksheet, Flowers contour

Fri - The blind contour, practice continued and understanding proportions (pencil measuring)

Mon - Drawing complex contours (2 flowers), pick project partners

Tue - Learn how to pencil measure -- understanding proportions is a crucial skill for drawing things the right size

Wed - Continue pencil measuring to learn proportions

Thur - Pencil measuring review and continue practicing -- this is a difficult skill!

Fri - How to make a solid composition and why it matters

Mon - Project work day #1 - Create a border and planning phase

Tue -  Project work day #2 - Drawing lightly - H pencil

Wed -  Project work day #2.5 - Continue working 

Thu -  Project work day #3.5 - Continue drawing

Fri - Project work day #4.5 - Turn in project and master copies

Mon - Art history start

Tue -  Art history continued and begin talking value

Wed -  Value relativity

Thu - A value scale and drawing the sphere from life

Fri - Finish the sphere and drawing game before break

Mon - Label the sphere and light/shadow interaction

Tue -  Tone + draw worksheet (drawing  as a reductive process)

Wed -  Conferences

Thu - Conferences

Fri - Conferences

Mon -  Label the parts of the light/shadow interaction on two still lives we've drawn, toning worksheet 1

Tue -  Complete both shading / toning worksheets,  pre-test  chess pieces

Wed -  Introduction to the gradient, when to use it versus a scale 

Thu - Finish the gradient, try drawing a chess piece with full toning process

Fri - Teacher absent - master copy chess pieces and toning chess pieces

Mon -  Practice 10 min and project planning day

Tue - Project day #1

Wed - Project day #2

Thu - Project day #3

Fri - Project day #4

Mon -   Project day #5 Turn in

Tue -  Art History Day 1

Wed -  Art History Day 2

Thu - Practice pencil measuring and checking angles

Fri - Practice pencil measuring and checking angles with shading

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