Mrs. Shannon's
Intro to Art
Lesson Plans & Homework
| ART HISTORY LINKS |
| Day | Date | Lesson Plans & Homework | Helpful Information |
| 1 | Aug. 20 -21 | Introductions. Begin making portfolio. | Logo Brainstorming Worksheet |
| X | Aug. 22 | Video on careers in graphic arts. | |
| 2 | Aug. 23 -24 | Study of graphic design. Powerpoint worksheet. Logo search activity.Work on logo. | Logo Design Notes |
| 3 | Aug. 25, 28 | Discuss chapter 1. Chapter 1 quiz. Work on logo. Check in supplies Monday and Tuesday. | WebCT Activities |
| 4 | Aug. 29 - 30 | Discuss Chapter 2. Why is it art? Chapter 2 quiz. | |
| 5 | Aug. 31 - Sept. 1 | Logo Designs DUE TODAY. Sketch. Varieties of line worksheet. Draw contour, blind-contour and outlines of hands. Finish portfolio logo designs and turn in. | |
| 6 | Sketch. Draw plants using expressive lines. Personality activities. Work on hand drawings. | Direction of line and its meaning | |
| 7 | Sketch. Complete value scales using hatching, crosshatching and blending. Work on line drawing. | ||
| 8 | Sketch. Complete blended value scales. Work on hand in circle drawing. | Sacred Circle Drawing Directions | |
| 9 | Sketch. Work on hand drawings DUE TODAY. Experiment with sumi painting for extra credit. | ||
| 10 | Sketch. Chapter 4 test. Introduce low relief tessellation project. Begin experimenting with designs. | ||
| 11 | Escher video with study guide. | ||
| 12 | Sketch. Review geometric and organic shapes. Make Notan collage and turn in. Work on tessellation. | ||
| 13 | Sketch. Geometric tilings. Work on tessellations. | ||
| 14 | Sketch. Test over Escher. Work on tessellations. | ||
| 15 | Sketch. TURN IN SKETCH BOOK. Introduction to figure and ground. Work on tessellation. | ||
| 16 | Finish tessellation. | ||
| 17 | Sketch. Mini-book on perspective. Video on perspective. Practice 1 pt perspective. Work on perspective drawings. | ||
| 18 | Sketch. Draw outdoor scene. Work on perspective project | ||
| 19 | Sketch. Work on perspective drawings. | ||
| 20 | Sketch. Finish perspective drawings. |
| 21 | Chapter 5 & 7 test. Complete 2 pt perspective activity. | ||
| 22 | Begin clay projects. | ||
| 23 | Work on clay projects. | ||
| 24 | Work on clay projects. | ||
| 25 | Finish clay projects. GREENWARE DUE TODAY | ||
| 26 | Begin implied texture drawing activity. | ||
| 27 | Continue working on implied texture drawing activity. | ||
| 28 | Glaze pottery. Work on implied texture drawing activity. | ||
| 29 | Finish implied texture drawing | ||
| 30 | Video on Georgia O'Keefe. Discuss value study project "Dem Bones" | ||
| 31 | Work on value drawings. | ||
| 32 | Work on value drawings. | ||
| 33 | Finish value drawing | ||
| 34 | Work on bone drawing. | ||
| 35 | Turn in bone drawing. Begin color studies | ||
| 36 | Work on watercolor painting. | ||
| 37 | Color wheel notes. Work on watercolor painting. | ||
| 38 | Color wheel review. Continue painting color scheme painting. | ||
| 39 | GROTON FINE ARTS COMPETITION. Color wheel quiz. Continue painting color scheme painting. | ||
| 40 | Review color schemes. Paint examples. Turn in watercolor. | ||
| 41 | Begin drawing color abstract. Build in raised areas and add textures. | ||
| 42 | Begin painting. | ||
| 43 | Continue working on abstract. | ||
| 44 | TURN IN SEMESTER PROJECTS. Continue working on abstract. | ||
| 45 | Value and color test. Finish abstract painting. | ||
| 46 | Semester TEST review | ||
| 47 | Semester TEST |
