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What does Independent

Drawing mean?
The students will create a drawing and
THEY will be making all the decisions!
They have completed an eight- week
boot camp giving them the tools they
need to be successful for this project.
With the help of a planning handout,
the students will do independent
research, experiment with different
materials, and create a beautiful work
of art that they are excited and
passionate about!

Objectives
After this unit, students were able to
identify the elements of art within a Independent
drawing and discuss composition. The
planning process was very important Drawing
for this project because that’s where
they could play with multiple
compositions and intentionally use High School
the elements of art. The students were
able to express their own beliefs,
Drawing I
culture, and other views through their
drawing. During this process they
worked on problem-solving skills,
technique in media chosen, and
critical thinking skills highlighted
with two critiques. By: Ms. Calderon
Pre- Assessment:
Colorado State Pass paper to your left and answer 4-6
about someone else’s artwork
Standards
The Students have been preparing for this
assignment since the beginning of the
4. Write something you like about the semester with boot camp, class
drawing and why. discussions, and their planning
Observe and Learn to 5. What would you change about this worksheet. Before students begin
Comprehend piece if you were the artist? Why? working on any part of their project, they
6. Give this artwork a title and explain meet one on one with the teacher and
Students recognized that making and why you chose it. pitch their idea. Through that
learning about art can be approached conversation we can determine what they
from a variety of viewpoints and Artist Reflection need to learn/research before they get
perspectives. Do you agree with your peer’s responses? started.
Why or why not?
If you did this drawing again what would
Envision and Critique to Post- Assessment
you change about it? Why?
Reflect
Towards the end of the project, as a class
Students completed a midway critique of
Invent and Discover to we would go over the rubric and the
their peers’ artwork and were able to Create students could ask questions for
make improvements based on written clarification. Once their drawing is done,
feedback. The students created works of are the student fills out the rubric, self-
representing personal narratives in the assessing their own work, and then turns
The students did another critique at the media of their choosing. They it in to be graded by the teacher.
end of the unit where they recognized, experimented and practiced with the
demonstrated, and debated their personal media then skillfully used a variety of The rubric is a scale from 0-8
artwork and their peers’ final work, then techniques in their final product. (0=low/8=excellent)
finished with a reflection.
The following categories are what the
Relate and Connect to
student is graded on:
Critique Worksheet: Transfer
1-3 Answer Alone
 Shading and value
The students did independent research to  Craftsmanship
1. What is your drawing of? Why did you narrow down their ideas and used
pick that?  Media and techniques
sketches, plans, and practice drawings to  Theme
2. What do you think is successful? help them prepare for the final work of
3. What part do you think needs the  Personal interpretation
art.
most improvement?  Research to expand knowledge
 Effort and grow

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