1) Review complex objects in Contour Lines handout.

• Study the more complex contour line drawings of an apple, a banana, a hand, and shoes in the handout

2) Choose a 'complex' object, or a set of objects from your home or from your imagination

3) Create a contour line drawing of the object(s) you chose.

4) Post a photo of your work in Contour Lines Feedback

5) Comment on artwork posted by your classmates; check back for feedback

This is a "catch up" day. As of 5pm on Sunday, May 17, all grading and feedback was completed and posted. Today you should:

1) Check Artsonia for feedback. Reflect and revise work as suggested.

2) Check Power School grade program for incomplete and/or missing work. Finish incomplete work. Choose to complete missing assignments, starting with "Respond to Art: Mood"

3) 'Extend' your learning by completing more artwork. Create additional works of art based upon previous assignments, or your own experiences.

During our class meeting on May 13, we discussed 'mood' in artwork. Those who joined us have completed this assignment. If you were unable to join us during the class meeting, complete the following tasks:

1) View the "Respond to Art: Mood" presentation

2) Answer questions on slides 2, 3, 4, 14 and 15

3) Create a copy of the Respond to Art: Mood google doc

4) Complete your answers; share with Mr Mac

1) Reflect on feedback provided previously via Negative Space feedback Document, and/or in Artsonia.com

2) Revise and improve your drawing and artist statement

• Use feedback to revise and improve your artwork and artist statement - Check Artsonia for feedback.
• Eliminate white area in negative space. This means you are coloring or shading (solid fill, pattern or additional imagery) in the negative space (background).
• Practice Quality Craftsmanship . Take time and put forth effort to produce your best work.

3) Post a photo of your revised work in Artsonia.com (place in "6th Grade Positive/Negative Space" folder), and use feedback to edit your artist statement

Receive feedback for work in progress; post a photo of your artwork to Artsonia.com, (post to "6th Grade Positive/Negative Space" folder)

• Post of photo of your artwork in Artsonia
• check back later for feedback

1) Review feedback provided in Negative Space feedback document

2) Reflect on feedback and use it to revise and improve your work

• Practice Quality Craftsmanship and Creativity
• You may continue working on the work you started, or begin a new version of your work

3) Post a photo of your work to Artsonia.com, (post to "6th Grade Positive/Negative Space" folder)

4) Also in Artsonia, write an artist statement using visual art vocabulary to describe the concepts you learned and used to create the artwork.

1) View the Positive-Negative Space presentation

2) Plan and create artwork - Shade, color and/or create designs in Negative Space so that a recognizable image appears without touching Positive Space with you pencil (marker, or paint brush) - see presentation slides 17-22 for examples.

3) Share artwork with Mr MacBeth by posting a photo of your work to the Negative Space feedback document. Deadline: Wednesday May 6 at 3pm

1) Review feedback provided in Shape Design Feedback presentation and in Artsonia

2) Reflect and revise your work - post (or repost) final version of your artwork to Artsonia

3) Write an artist statement in Artsonia, following the writing prompts.

Extend your learning and artmaking experience:

4) View the "Art Assignment" video given by artist Jonathan Nesci, and choose to complete his Presenter Perimeter challenge. If you complete his challenge, post a photo of your artwork in Artsonia - placing your photo into the "Your Extends Artwork" folder.

Add your artist statement for Shape Design assignment to Artsonia.com

Create a new version of your design that you will color

1) Reflect on feedback received from your classmates and Mr Mac

2) Revise artwork - focus on shapes and balance - color your best work

• shapes: should be flat, and colored using quality coloring techniques - even consistent coloring
• balance: the design should feel evenly weighted side-to-side - this includes shapes and color choices

3) When you have finished your Shape Design, post a photo of it in Artsonia.com - Shape Designs folder

1) Upload a photo of your Shape Design to Shape Design Feedback

2) Comment on artwork posted by your classmates

• Provide two comments for the person who posted before you, and two comments for the person who posts after you:
  • for each classmate, provide one compliment; and one suggestion to improve their work
  • add additional comments to other students as desired
  • go to Shape Design Feedback to complete this assignment

3) Check your Shape Design post for comments/feedback provided for you.

Mr Mac uploaded a photo of your Mini-Masterpiece, which is the intuitive artwork we created during the first week of Term 3.

Today, you will revisit that work in Artsonia.com - add a title and artist statement.

1. Go to Artsonia.com
2. Enter the access code: RMSH-RHCZ
3. Enter your first name and PIN
4. Add a title and artist statement to your Mini-Masterpiece

Some of the visual art vocabulary words I will be looking for in your statement include: intuitive drawing; composition; the 'rule of thirds'; shape and quality craftsmanship.

Write an artist statement about your 'Imaginary Friend' artwork. Include:

• The materials and techniques you used to create the artwork, written using complete sentences and visual art vocabulary (name the elements, principles, materials and techniques)
• The characteristics or story of your Imaginary Friend (describe the ideas or concepts in your artwork)
• Edits (your posted artist statement should be the final version after review and edits are complete)

Post your Artist Statement (with photo of your artwork) in Artsonia.com

*Extend: create more artwork about your imaginary friend.

• Post additional artwork to the Extends

Reflect upon and use:

project criteria,

feedback in Imaginary Friends Slide Presentation, and the

sketching tutorial

to revise and improve your artwork.

Post completed projects to Artsonia.com - Imaginary Friend folder

*Finished? Extend your learning...

• create another version of your imaginary friend - place them in a scene, develop their image and/or story
• post additional artwork to "Extends" folder in Artsonia

Mr Mac will be adding feedback to the Imaginary Friend Slides presentation

Today you should:

1) Confirm that you have made two comments for the person who posted before you, and two comments for the person who posted after you.

~ one comment about what you like (for acknowledging hard work)

~ one comment about what you would like to see (for improvement)

~ two comments on two slides = 4 comments total (minimum)

2) Begin reflecting upon the feedback that you have been given, and developing ideas about how you can improve your work. Sketching tutorial

Imaginary Friend Criteria

**Suggestions to improve artwork (look for individual suggestions on your slide in the Imaginary Friend Slides presentation:

• Consider the Elements of Art such as shape (flat, 2D) , form (value/shading/3D illusion), and color
• Consider textures
• Develop a story for your Imaginary Friend - depict action and a scene from that story, or create a cartoon
• Draw your imaginary friend again, working to improve quality craftsmanship
• Fill the white space in your artwork - consider negative space - what will be added and visible in the area that is not your Imaginary Friend
• What is your imaginary friend holding? wearing?
• Who is with your imaginary friend?

**Suggestions to improve artwork are not limitations ~ be CREATIVE!

For today's art assignment,

1) post artwork and description of your Imaginary Friend (if not yet done)

2) make sure you have provided feedback to your classmates' posts in the Imaginary Friends google.slides presentation:

Required: comment on the person who posted right before you; and the person who posted right after you. (1 comment for each sentence starter = 2 comments per post; w comments on 2 classmates' posts = 4 comments total)

Optional: comment on any classmate's post - 2 comments per slide, no limit

*Remember to highlight sentence starter when commenting. highlight text > right click > comment - add your feedback to comment box

This assignment should be completed Wednesday, April 8

Tasks: Post photo of Imaginary Friend artwork; post description of your Imaginary Friend; give feedback to at least two classmates...

1) Go to google.slide presentation.

2) Read directions and/or watch tutorial.

3) Contact Mr Mac with questions.

Many students have completed their "Imaginary Friend" sketch and description. You may extend your skills and creativity today by adding to either:

1) Draw a close-up version of your Imaginary Friend, or a different pose or view of your Imaginary Friend's whole body. Color your work.

2) Add to the description - check that the description matches the image.

On Wednesday, you will upload photo(s) and the description of your Imaginary Friend to a Google slide that Mr Mac will share with you later. You will also give and receive feedback to/from classmates.