YEAR 9 DES - Drawing for Design
Overview- 9SY
In this class you will learn basic freehand, instrumental and computer aided drawing skills.
Below is a week by week rundown of what we are doing (work in progress) as well as the skills and Key Competencies we will cover as part of this course.
Week 2
Mon P1: Drawing exercise
Setting up websites- add cartoons and drawing exercise
Tues P5: Repeat drawing exercise.
Simple geometric shapes using grids- triangle, circle, Hexagon
Thurs P4: Do now- Repeat geometric shapes
Oblique and isometric cubes, + rendering with pencils (shading) using crows feet.
Week 3
Mon P1: Class Expectations -Responsibility
Rendering a cube using colour pencils
Tues P Instrumental drawing- lines and angles
Thurs P4: Instrumental drawing- lines and angles
Week 4
Mon P1: : 3D instrumentals- oblique & isometric.
Tues P5: 3D instrumentals- oblique & isometric. Extension: - 1 point and 2 Point perspective
Thurs P4: Orthographic projections
Homework: choose a room at home to revamp. Take photos and measurements for next week
Week 5
Room revamp Project
Mon P1: Introduction to Project for the next 4 weeks
Research ideas or play with one of the programmes Sweet home 3D and Planner 5D to learn how to use it. Add an entry to your website showing what you have done.
Tues P5: Introduction to Assessment: Brief Development
Identify issue, write or record brief .
Make a CAD model of your room as it is now and take a screenshot- add to your website
Thurs P4: Make a Mood Board.
Show display boards.
Extension: Start on your first design.
Week 6
Room revamp Project cont
Mon P1: Make your second design
Homework: Get stakeholder feedback from your parents/ whanau on your 2 designs. Add this to your website- either with video or get them to write on your website about which design they like the best and why.
Tues P5: Athletics day
Thurs P4: Updating website completing tasks to this point and writing key attributes using the mood board to help identify themes
Week 7
Mon P1: Complete 2 different designs that meet your brief
Homework: Get stakeholder feedback from your parents/ whanau on your 2 designs. Add this to your website- either with video or get them to write on your website about which design they like the best and why.
Tues P5: Model Making Decide which design to make into a model using paper, card, photocopies and 3D printing
Thurs P4: Model making continued
Week 8
Presentation phase- Tech block corridor
Mon P1: Design how you will display your work to the public.
Tues P5: Make your display
Thurs P4: Install your display
Skills
Freehand and Instrumental drawing skills.
Selection and use of drawing materials
Use of colour and tone to show form and surface qualities
Block lettering and presentation skills
Light and dark lines (weight) , dashed lines, reference lines and drawing symbols
Isometric, Oblique and Orthographic projection drawings
Sweet home 3D and/ or Planner 5D
EXTENSION: 1 and 2 point perspective
Possible Project: Room Revamp- Choose one room in your house to redesign and redecorate. Measure up the room and take photographs. make a virtual version and change the layout and colour scheme. Get stakeholder feedback from your family on 2 different designs and present your ideas as part of a Year 9 TECH End of Module exhibition.
Key Competencies
Thinking- Thinking how their actions will affect others. Research and analysis skills, producing several different designs for your project and choosing the best one, problem solving during designing and evaluating your final design.
Relating to others- Being kind to others, using your manners, sharing resources and equipment in a fair way. Including everybody. Asking for help when needed
Using language, symbols, and texts- Knowing and being able to use different drawing conventions- different line types, symbols, being able to present your work neatly
Managing self- staying on task, working safely, working to the best of your ability
Participating and contributing- Participating in group discussions, giving stakeholder feedback to peers on their designs. Helping others if they do not know what to do