Day

 3
Time Learning Activities Purpose

5 minutes Orientation/Engagement/Motivation: Students will quickly review in their

heads what they learned from last
Open PowerPoint Day 3 week, and apply their knowledge
to determine the similarities and
Hello! I have two pieces of art up here on differences to the pieces on the
the board. Let’s take about 2 minutes to board.
look at them and right what differences
and similarities you see.
● Who can tell me similarities?
● Who can tell me some
differences?
● Which one is contemporary art?
And Why?
Day  3
10 Presentation/Explicit Instruction:
minutes
At your seats you will find your folders, Their folders are essentially a mini
final drawing sketches, and your toy/ portfolio that contains any of their
stuffed animal. sketches, drawings, notes, etc.
Is anyone missing anything? These are set up to help them with
their creative learning process.
Before we get started today, I want to go
over some of these different mediums Some of the students may have
that you will have the opportunity to use. never heard of some of these
mediums. I want to make sure they
Colored pencil- I’m sure many of you know the different ways that they
have used these before. I would not can be used. These mediums do
recommend using these for your entire not have one way they can be
drawings, however they would be great applied.
for small details.
Chalk- These are a very soft material. By sharing my ideas with them, the
They will leave a dust on pretty much students can either use them, or
anything they touch, and look great on interpret them in their own way,
either black or white paper. Their colors creating their own personal ideas.
are extremely vibrant, and when used
correctly can achieve a lot.
NuPastel- This is similar to chalks,
however they are not quite as soft. They
have a little bit of oil to them, but not
much. I only have one box of these, but I
thought you might want to try and
experiment with them a little.
Black/white charcoal- These are great
for covering large spaces. I usually start
out with something like this, and then
use either by pencil or chalks to do the
finer details.
Black/ white charcoal pencil- These are
great for smaller details.
Day  3
5 minutes Structured Practice/Exploration:

I realize that you may be unsure of which The students were able to see my
mediums you would like to use, an are ideas and watch me use the
curious as to how each of these work medium, however they need to be
with the paper you have. able to try it for themselves to
Over at the this table, I have placed each determine what would be best for
of the mediums, along with smaller test them, and their drawing.
sheets of Reeves paper, for you to test
thins out.
● Try to take a couple minutes to
do so. Once you have chosen 3
different mediums, write them
down on a sticky note, and place
it on the inside of your folder.

Please continue working on the final

draft. Your final sketch should be
complete on your Reeves paper today,
and you should start using your 3
mediums.

15 Guided Practice/Feedback:
minutes
While you are working on your sketches, This time is dedicated for a studio
I will be walking around the room work period
meeting with each of you.
● Walk around to each student,
ensuring that they are on the
right track.
Day  3
5 minutes Closure

It is time to clean up! Please put all
your materials away, where they
belong. Your folders should go right
here on the front desk, and your final
drawing papers should go here.
Please make sure your name is on
your work!!
Did the students understand what
was taught to them today? Can
they tell me 1 new contemporary
artist they learned about, and any
similarities/ differences.

Closing Q’s
● What was one medium you
learned about today?
● Turn to someone sitting next to
you and tell them which mediums
you are going to use.
I want to know about what they
either liked or disliked. What was
easy or hard about the mediums
given?

Line up- 1 table at a time.