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DesignLab2
TrimesterMWF
Dates:Wed1/6TBD
Lesson
Standard(s)
Objective
HorizonLine/
Perspective
th
7
Grade
DevelopPerceptualSkillsandVisual
ArtsVocabulary
1.2Identifyanddescribescale
(proportion)asappliedtotwodimensional
andthreedimensionalworksofart.
AnalyzeArtElementsandPrinciples
ofDesign
1.3Identifyanddescribethewaysin
whichartistsconveytheillusionofspace
(e.g.,placement,overlapping,relative
size,atmosphericperspective,andlinear
perspective).
Skills,Processes,Materials,andTools
2.2Usedifferentformsofperspectiveto
showtheillusionofdepthona
twodimensionalsurface.
th
8
Grade
DevelopPerceptualSkillsandVisual
ArtsVocabulary
1.1Useartistictermswhendescribingthe
intentandcontentofworksofart.
Attheendofthislesson,the
studentswillbeabletocreatea
twopointhorizonand
3dimensionalimages.
LessonSummary
Thefocushereisoncreatingrealisticperspective.Thestudentswillbeginthelessonwith
understandingthetermHorizonLineandapplyingittothesunsettingupontheocean.
Thestudentswillcreateahorizonlinewitharuler,addafocalpoint(dot)andradiatelines
fromthatpointtocreateawallinscale.Thestudentswillthenaddasecondfocalpointto
createa3Dbox.Thestudentswillcontinuetopractice,tryingtocreateabuildingwith
windows.
Lesson
Standard(s)
Objective
DrawingBricks
th
7
Grade
Thestudentswilllearnthe
Skills,Processes,Materials,andTools
2.3Developskillinusingmixedmedia
whileguidedbyaselectedprincipleof
design.
th
8
Grade
Skills,Processes,Materials,andTools
2.1Demonstrateanincreasedknowledge
oftechnicalskillsinusingmorecomplex
twodimensionalartmediaandprocesses.
stepstocreatearealisticbrick
wallandwilldemonstratethis
knowledgebycreatingabrick
wallpatternonpaper.
LessonSummary
Inthisactivitythestudentswillbeginbylookingatapictureofabrickwallandwilltake
noticeofthepatternoftherepeatingbricks.Thestudentswillbetaughttousearulerto
createthehorizontallinesofthebricksandthemortarbetweenthebricks.Thestudentswill
thencreatethealternatingverticalpatternofbricksandmortar,completelyfillingouta
sheetofpaperwiththedesign.Specialattentionwillbepaidtocreatingevenproportionate
bricksandmortar.Thestudentshavetheoptiontoshadeorcolorthebrickwallpattern.
Lesson
Standard(s)
Objective
ShadingBricks/
3Dimensional
objects
th
7
Grade
Skills,Processes,Materials,andTools
2.2Usedifferentformsofperspectiveto
showtheillusionofdepthona
twodimensionalsurface.
CommunicationandExpression
ThroughOriginalWorksofArt
2.5Interpretrealityandfantasyinoriginal
twodimensionalandthreedimensional
worksofart.
VisualLiteracy
5.3Examineart,photography,andother
twoandthreedimensionalimages,
comparinghowdifferentvisual
representationsofthesameobjectleadto
differentinterpretationsofitsmeaning,
anddescribeorillustratetheresults.
8thGrade
Skills,Processes,Materials,andTools
2.1Demonstrateanincreasedknowledge
oftechnicalskillsinusingmorecomplex
two
Thestudentswillbeableto
shadetwodimensional
drawingstocreatetheillusion
ofdepth.
dimensionalartmediaandprocesses
LessonSummary
Thestudentswillbeginbylookingatanimageofanoutlineofaballandaboxandthen
shadedthreedimensionalballandbox.Thestudentswillnotethedifferencebetweenthe
twoimages,howtheshadingcreatestheillusionofperspectiveontheboxandhowthe
shadingmakestheballlookround.Thestudentswilltrytorecreatetheexampleusingvine
charcoal.Afterthisactivity,thestudentscanpractice,eitherbyshadingahorizonline
drawing,orbycreatingabrickwallpatternandshadingtheindividualbricks.Asabonus
assignment,thestudentswillbeaskedtocreateashadedhorizonlinedrawingofabrick
wall.