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UNITPLANGUYSANDDOLLSSETDESIGN

nd
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.

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