I've adapted a drawing unit for Grade 7 students by Lacey MacLeod (original below). I completed three of the given lesson plans and made some slight changes as I went through.
Lesson 1: Frottage
In this lesson, students were asked to create frottage (rubbings) of various textures. Then, the replicated the drawing by sketching the rubbing. The goal was to practice using drawing techniques to create texture, and to focus on using positive and negative space together to add dimension. Here is my completion of the lesson:
(I've just included my sketch I completed after I had done the rubbings)
Lesson 1: Frottage
In this lesson, students were asked to create frottage (rubbings) of various textures. Then, the replicated the drawing by sketching the rubbing. The goal was to practice using drawing techniques to create texture, and to focus on using positive and negative space together to add dimension. Here is my completion of the lesson:
(I've just included my sketch I completed after I had done the rubbings)
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One thing that I would add is to have the kids do a prediction sketch before they do the frottage. They would do a sketch of what they predict the rubbing will look like. This will help them practice visualizing 3D texture in 2D. It would be cool to see how different their predictions are from their final sketches.
Lesson 2: Shading
In this lesson, students are practicing shading to give dimension. They are each asked to draw an egg using a lamp light source and focusing on the shadows to give dimension. I completed the lesson much the same as she had suggested, and I thought it was well done. The only edit I might make would be to have students analyze a few objects before they draw so that their eyes get some training to see where the shadows and light parts are on an object. Here is my egg drawing:
Lesson 2: Shading
In this lesson, students are practicing shading to give dimension. They are each asked to draw an egg using a lamp light source and focusing on the shadows to give dimension. I completed the lesson much the same as she had suggested, and I thought it was well done. The only edit I might make would be to have students analyze a few objects before they draw so that their eyes get some training to see where the shadows and light parts are on an object. Here is my egg drawing:
Lesson 3: Gridding
In the third lesson, we practiced gridding. Gridding is the process of drawing a grid onto an image and then using that to help guide your replication of the piece. I chose to replicate a sports logo because it was my first time using gridding and I wanted to try a simpler image. As a beginning project, students would love to replicate their favourite logos or brands. If I were teaching this, I would encourage them to do so. This lesson leads into the next lesson, which is a class mural in which each students creates one square of the overall picture. Here is my gridded Patriots logo:
In the third lesson, we practiced gridding. Gridding is the process of drawing a grid onto an image and then using that to help guide your replication of the piece. I chose to replicate a sports logo because it was my first time using gridding and I wanted to try a simpler image. As a beginning project, students would love to replicate their favourite logos or brands. If I were teaching this, I would encourage them to do so. This lesson leads into the next lesson, which is a class mural in which each students creates one square of the overall picture. Here is my gridded Patriots logo: