Sunday, September 22, 2019
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Genius HOUR
1. Students will select a topic they are passionate about.
2. They will develop an inquiry question about
this topic, research it, and plan a project with a culminating presentation to
share with classmates and families.
3. Students will be assuming adult roles such as author, video game
creator, piano teacher, instructional film producer, cupcake bakery entrepreneur,
rocket designer, architect, sports trainer, website designer, environmental
activist, and historian.
4. Products will
include: short instructional videos, websites, public service campaigns, how-to
books, fantasy novels, rocket and how-to presentation, and models.
You will have 7 weeks of 1 hour work sessions in
class. Students will also need to work at least
1 hour per week outside of class time.
The total number of hours will range from 10-20+, depending upon student
work outside of class.
Sunday, September 15, 2019
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
POPCORN critique
Open your sketchbooks up to your Elements of Art project, place it at the "dinner table"
Sit/stand around the table - we're going to take turns talking about the way you interpreted the elements of art. When your sketchbook is critiqued, you will go next.
Sit/stand around the table - we're going to take turns talking about the way you interpreted the elements of art. When your sketchbook is critiqued, you will go next.
Sunday, September 8, 2019
Elements of Art Assignment
Create a two page journal entry for the ELEMENTS of ART. (If you need more space, move onto another page)
What to do? In addition to a definition for each element, make sure you indicate the following:
Line: Show the following different types of lines: Vertical, Horizontal, Diagonal, Zigzag, Curved, Width, Texture (You can use whatever materials you need, pencils, markers, thread/yarn)
What to do? In addition to a definition for each element, make sure you indicate the following:
Line: Show the following different types of lines: Vertical, Horizontal, Diagonal, Zigzag, Curved, Width, Texture (You can use whatever materials you need, pencils, markers, thread/yarn)
Shape: Create both geometric and organic (make these out of cut paper - construction paper, magazines, newspaper, foil, wrapping paper - be creative).
Form: find pictures of forms - find a ball, cone, cube.
Space: Create positive/negative space. Use cutout paper. You will need scraps for this one. Label background, foreground, middleground.
Color: Make a simple 6-color wheel (primary and secondary colors) You can use colored pencils, markers, magazine cutouts...
Value: Make two value scales using a regular pencil and a colored pencil. Go from light to dark.
Texture: Make at least 4 rubbings of different textures. Glue them into your sketchbook.
SKETCHBOOKS OUT - Answer the following and get a stamp!
Bell Ringer:
What skills did we need to be successful at the beach ball activity?
How can we use those skills to be successful in class this year?
What are we going to learn today?
The importance of the Elements of Art
Why?
These elements are the building blocks, or ingredients, of art.
In your sketchbooks, you are going to take some notes on the following slideshow:
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
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