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Salmen High School Weekly Lesson Plan
Teacher: C. Despenza Grade: 9, 12 Subject: Tap Art 1
Week: 8/11-9/05/08
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Weekly Overview:
Unit Description: Introduction to Art 1 as a Drawing Course: Using
lines. Drawing on the Right side of the brain. Introduction to sketchbook
and 9 weeks project requirements.
Essential Questions: Is drawing a skill that can be learned by every normal
person with average eyesight and average eye-hand coordination? How often
and how long should I work in my sketchbook? How many drawings do I need by
the end of 9 weeks?
How often and how long should I work on my 9 weeks project in one setting?
How sketchbooks help solve problems in art.
Resources/Materials: Text by Betty Edwards; Hand out (Left Mode…Logical vs.
Right Mode…Intuitive) / newsprint / 60lb drawing paper / drawing pencils.
(Illustrations Master Artist, Lecture, Demonstration as needed…IEP) Text:
Discovering Art History, Themes and Foundations of Art, and Arttalk. Music
at teachers’ discretion mutually agreed upon by students and teacher.
Standards/Benchmarks/GLEs: VA-CE-H7, VA-CA-H1, VA-AP-H1
Objectives:
To demonstrate drawing is more than the skill itself; one must learn to
perceive what they are drawing.
To practice and feel the mental shift from left to right brain by drawing.
Start vase-face drawing.
To practice and feel the mental shift from left to right brain by drawing in
class.
Staying focused;
Managing time when working in sketchbooks and homework projects.
Staying focused;
Managing time in class.
Illustrating the need to focus.
Questions and answers
Complete drawings
Set 1
Student Learning Activities:
Intro. Techniques and Time Management. Start Vase
-Face Drawing an exercise that will help the students’ right side of the
brain take control. News print/pencil
Drawing #1 Discussion on Independent projects; size media and subject
matter.
Vase-Face Drawing.
Work in progress.
News print/Drawing 2
Intro. Drawing Gesture
Techniques and Time
Sketchbook size, media and subject matter. Using the sketchbook first.
Vase-Grotesque Face Drawing
It’s a little harder.
News print/Drawing 3
Intro. Drawing slow contour. Review
Techniques and Time
Independent project. Questions and answers
Vase-Grotesque Face
Drawing.
Work in progress
It’s a little harder.
News print/Drawing 4
Review sketchbook for 9 weeks project problem solving or book progress Vase-
Grotesque Face Drawing.
Work in progress
It’s a little harder.
News print/Drawing 5
Completed drawings
(Set 1)
Homework:
Sketchbook practice for
first nine weeks’ independent project
Assessments: The student will be informally assessed by practiced warm-up
exercises attempting to draw what they “see” and not what they know. Formal
assessment: Students improving their ability to “see” and completing
projects within a given time span.
How will I address literacy these weeks? Literacy is addressed each day
through the students use of the art vocabulary “the elements and principles
of design.” Applying learned techniques and concepts as they relate to their
current projects. This will improve the student’s ability to understand art
criticism, and aesthetics.
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