Testing Week

We're in the middle of our six-day spring testing window and each class has been doing a marvelous job getting work done! I've had to adjust our lesson plans a bit during this time because classes are shortened, so I've squeezed in a really neat grid lesson. Students have been working on two grid drawing technique worksheets to practice the skill before being introduced to this project. Through steady focus and perseverance, students have created near perfect copies of a provided image. The trick is to look at the lines inside each square instead of focusing on the picture as a whole; those who try to draw what they think the image looks like, draw too quickly and the image is a bit disproportionate. Here are a few stellar examples:

Students started with this easier hand drawing before moving on to the more complicated tiger.  

What I love about this one is that you can tell that the artist had some difficulty at first, trying to draw what she thought the tiger was supposed to look like. After comparing what she had to the original image, she could tell that the features did not line up correctly, and was able to correct her lines to create a strong image!

 

After school today I am going to hang the class flags each group made last week. I will hopefully double-post today or post tomorrow to show off what the creative classes came up with. Stay tuned!