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The Figure at Rest and at Play

— 6 Lessons


Gesture Drawing
Looking at Proportion
Drawing the Figure in Action
Developing a Sustained Investigation of an Action Figure
Creating the Illusion of Volume
Light and Shadow

Grade 5

Drawing

Nature Inspired Collage Compositions

— 5 Lessons


Drawing Organic Shapes
Experimenting with collage
Selecting colors
Exploring Positive and Negative Space
Adding Textured Papers

Grade 5

Collage

Designing Environmental Awareness Posters

— 7 Lessons


Introducing posters and the project
Conceptual design: brainstorming with word webs and thumbnails
Design symbols and pictographs
Selecting Lettering
Creating Thumbnail Compositions
Production: creating posters
Production: creating posters 2

Grade 5

Two-Dimensional Applied Design

Painting a Neighborhood Scene

— 6 Lessons


Creating a Sense of Place
Observing Details
Tints and Shades
Mixing Secondary Colors
Balancing Color
Rethinking a Painting

Grade 5

Painting

Creating an Animal Print

— 5 Lessons


Creating Texture with Lines
Adding Visual Texture
Transferring our Drawings to the Styrofoam Plate
Making a Print
Creating an Edition of Prints

Grade 5

Printmaking

Digital Narratives

— 6 Lessons


Exploring Drawing and Painting Tools on a Computer
Sketching and Storyboarding
Saving and Organizing Images on a Computer
Assembling the Composition
Creating the Second Digital Collage of a Sequence
Creating the Third Digital Collage in a Series

Grade 5

Media Technology