Friday, September 26, 2014

What's happening in 6th grade art class?

9/29-10/3
Monday
Painting the monochromatic background of Symbolic Self-Portrait project.
Tuesday
Painting the monochromatic background of Symbolic Self-Portrait project.
Wednesday
Tracing, cutting out, and pasting silouhettes to project.
Thursday
Tracing, cutting out, and pasting silouhettes to project.
Finish early:
Presidential Portrait Grid drawing --exercise in shading and creating a high range of value with pencil
Friday
Artist Journal Warm-up Quiz
Answering the following prompt using RACE strategy?
What does this painting tell us about the artist? How did the artist use elements of art to describe him/herself?

9/22-9/26
Monday
Introduce Self Portraits by looking at the history of self-portraits
Analyze one famous self-portrait using RACE strategy together.
Explain requirements for Symbolic Self-Portrait
Tuesday
To prep for Symbolic Self-Portrait project, students will begin sketching symbols that represent them.
(i.e. megaphone, paintbrush, book, football, headphones, music notes, their home state, etc.)
They'll choose 3-4 symbols to draw larger, cut out, and use as stencils for the background of their project.
Wednesday
Cut out symbols to & trace symbols onto background
Thursday
 Learn + practice painting techniques
Complete a monochromatic painting/paint mixing exercise.
Friday
Begin painting backgrounds using a monochromatic color scheme.

9/8-9/12
Students will complete their still life mixed media projects this week!

9/2 - 9/5
Students will complete their space drawing projects from last week. They'll complete a short writing exercise to be turned in with their projects. We'll begin our still life mixed media project by the end of the week

8/25-8/29
Students will finish their Charley Harper bird projects & begin a unit on form drawing. Students will learn correct techniques for creating realistic form and begin an outerspace drawing.
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/media/lessons/KarenCanfield5232002108/space.jpg

8/18-8/22
We'll learn about famous artist Charley Harper and how to draw birds inspired by his style. Students will then start a project featuring a Charley Harper inspired bird filled with zentangle designs.

8/11-8/15
We'll begin our first art project by taking a look at zentangle designs & practicing our own creative zentangles. Students will trace hands and creatively zentangle each hand using a variety of designs, shapes, and lines.
http://mschangart.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/4/5/13451990/3287167_orig.jpg

8/4 -- 8/8
Welcome to 6th grade Visual Arts!
We'll take a look at our semester syllabus, go over basic art class rules & procedures, and discuss grading policies and requirements. We'll spend a few days learning about Elements of Art, Principles of Design & how to analyze art pieces. Expect your first quiz on Friday!

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