Field trip to Crystal Bridges 2015

Murals fall 2015

This is one of our major collaborative projects.  I select an image for each class, and I use an online program called BlockPoster to enlarge the image to about 4 pages in size.  It needs to be cut out and taped together, and then divided on the back into a grid that will make at least one piece for each student.  I then add numbers and a symbol to each to keep it organized.  I find it easiest to work with a square grid.  Each piece ends up being around 2-3 inches in size, which students enlarge to 12 inches.

Rubric

Accurate Shapes          20

Shapes/lines across 

boarders match            40

Accurate Color            20

Craftsmanship             20

Total                           100

Doodle 4 Google 2015

Rubrics

Here are some of my rubrics

Crossing critters lesson

Based on visual problem solving, this project has students blending together an animal and an inanimate object.

Here is the lesson I present to students.

Crosslink Critters

Directions: Day One

1.     Start by dividing sketchbook pages into 2 sections.

2.     Select two items, one from the first category, one from the second category, or think of a similar item not listed.

3.     Try to “cross-breed” these two items in a drawing. (look at examples on the back.)

4.     Select another two and continue cross-breeding these into new creations.

5.     These are preliminary sketches for tomorrow.

Day Two

1.     Select one and draw it LARGE.

a.      Include a name for this new creation. 

b.     Also include a background/setting for the creature.

Day Three-and on

1.     Color using colored pencils, markers.

Grading Rubric

2 ideas in sketchbook                  20

Successful cross link                   20

Name and environment               10

Finished with color                     30

Craftsmanship                             20

Total                                           100