Grade 8

Lesson 3 - Week of 4/6:

We are on our third lesson for the journal we are creating. I sent you all an email last week with a reminder to check the art website and further suggestions as you complete parts of this visual journal we are making. *This is a 2 WEEK assignment.

Instructions:

• Photograph and AREA while standing OUTSIDE.

• Then choose one object or one small part of the photograph to draw. It is important that you have a thoughtful explanation of WHY you have made this selection. For example, you decide to photograph the doorway of a house that has a flower pot on the front steps. You choose to draw the pot on those steps. Maybe this is the pot on the steps of the home where your best friend lives. You miss that friend and being able to walk up those steps to visit him/her.

• Be sure to follow the same directions for name and date location ( upper left corner) and keep the drawing at least half the size of the paper.

• This week, please use at least THREE sentences for your thoughtful explanation. Remember this whole idea connects to your stay at home time in this unique situation.

The three photos I have provided are paintings by the American artist, Edward Hopper. Many of his paintings have to do with the mood or feeling about a situation. There are examples here of Hopper’s paintings that could describe our three lessons. You photographed:

• Inside Your House

• Looking Through a Window

• A Photo Taken Outside

Next week I will post reminders and suggestions for this lesson. More importantly, I will also ask you to send ONE email by April 17th with all three of these journal assignments, as well as the first assignment that went home in your packet about architecture. These FOUR assignments will then be graded.

Wishing you and your family a Happy Easter!

-Mrs. Tasho

Lesson 2 - Week of 3/30:

Hello everyone! I hope you enjoyed taking photos INSIDE your home to create a memory last week. Please remember to submit that drawing according to last week’s direction and keep it in a safe place to bring to school when we return. Then we will put our photo journal together.

This week’s lesson focuses on what we are seeing THROUGH the window. As you observe your day to decide what to photograph, look out the window for inspiration. Tell a story about what you are seeing. Record the time of day. For instance, at 9:00am I observed the quiet and stillness in my yard. But what caught my eye was the bright sunshine on my backyard tree and the tree’s shadow spread across the ground. After taking a successful photo I can draw that tree with its shadow. No need to draw anything else.

Remember:

• Photos are taken from looking THROUGH the window. For example, "I am inside today, it is rainy. I see a bird in a puddle on the street outside". Like last week, your instructions are to focus on a single item. So, in this case, I may choose to draw the bird in the puddle. Enlarge the area you want to draw for a better view.

• Draw in black and white or color if you would like. No markers. Always use the same size paper Set the paper up the same way EVERY time.

• Name and date in top left corner Under the drawing write an explanation of what you photographed ( what situation you observed) and a description of what you drew.

Hope you enjoy this week's recording of a memory through drawing.

-Mrs. Tasho

The Project: Grab your phone to take a picture/pictures to record a memory of something very simple or funny or just something cool looking that catches your eye. It could be…. my little brother eating the SAME cereal, out of the SAME bowl (that’s what he does).

Once you have a picture you like, use it for reference to draw one object from that photo. In this case, you may want to draw the bowl, maybe with the spoon and a spill on the table. (Don’t draw everything in the photo).

Use a pencil or ballpoint pen or do it in color if you have materials. Each week following, I will give you a prompt about where to place your focus. Once you have completed the drawing, please write a caption or small explanation beneath it to explain the moment when you photographed the picture.

Remember, you are focusing on a single item to draw from the whole photo. If you would like to share a photo of your drawing to my school email, please do! But remember to keep your original drawing in a safe place. When all the drawings are complete at the end of this time away, you will be asked to put them together like a book or a journal. So, be sure to keep them safe and in good shape.

Materials: White paper of any kind or size that you have ( it shouldn’t be smaller than 6”x9”)

• Pencil or ballpoint pen is fine if you are drawing in black and white.

• Colored pencils would work also.

• I ask that markers NOT be used. They tend to show through the paper.

Instructions: The first drawing is done from a photo you have taken INSIDE your home. Draw the item or items using most of the space on the paper. Put the date in the top left corner and put your caption UNDER the drawing.

Finally, this is not a cartoon assignment. You are drawing what you see in the photograph.

I hope you have fun creating some great memories. Remember, I am here if you have any questions, you can reach me by email.

Mrs. Tasho