Introduction

Students will be introduced to the the Chinese Dragon.  Chinese dragons are considered lucky and foretell good fortune. Students will begin designing their own paper Chinese dragon.

Essential Question

How do Western dragons differ from those from Asia?

Procedure

Watch the video

Pass out the student art work with a Step by Step worksheet.

Students will finish drawing their dragon heads and tails. Make sure they use the whole rectangle for the face. The tail must start as the same width of the rectangle before it can taper.

Add details: scales, feathers, teeth, and a cunning eye.

Outline in black marker. 

Time  to add color! Choose three to four colors. Outline in color marker and fill in with crayons. See example. Please color in one direction! :)No white areas!:)

Create an according fold on the long piece of color paper. Add scales or not

 Glue head and tail to the opposite ends of the according folded paper.

Materials

• Students: Will  bring their own pencil, eraser, crayons, markers, and glue stick to class

Provided:

• Examples

• Paper

• Worksheet

Clean Up

All work needs to be collected and stored on the butcher block table .

Label each classes work.

Tables need to be wipe clean and chairs pushed in.