Introduction Lesson

Students will complete a pretest involving drawing a fruit with any material with no instruction. Students will receive their unit packets, which include learning target pages, vocabulary, enduring understandings, reflection pages, and list of materials to be covered. Students will also complete an activity to learn vocabulary.

 

 

Line Lesson

Students will review vocabulary terms contour line, blind contour line, and modified contour line, and watch a demonstration of the different types. Students will the have time to practice each type with fruit still life subjects.

 

 

Shadow and Value Lesson

Using their knowledge of contour line as a basis for their drawings, students will practice adding shading and value to their fruit drawings after watching a demonstration of fine tip shading.  Students will complete one final value drawing in charcoal and one in pencil, and complete a compare and contrast reflection on the two drawings.

 

 

Color Lesson

Students transfer their knowledge of value into color, starting with chalk pastel and then oil pastel, and then moving into combining materials. After spending one day on chalk pastel and then working with oil the next day, students will complete a reflection about how the different types of pastels are different or more challenging.

 

 

Wrap Up Lesson 

Students have a little bit of work time to touch up pieces and select work for their portfolio. Students are handed back their pretest fruits, answer reflection questions about the techniques they learned and compare their pretest drawing to their best piece in their portfolio. Students then transfer their new drawing skills onto their choice of large paper or black paper

 

 

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