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Developed for the African American Academy after school Arts Corps class. Class meets twice a week for one hour. Class Description Learn about making drawings of people, nature, and our communities. The class evolves week to week beginning with making drawings about ourselves and then progressing into drawings about our families, nature, animals, cities, and the world. Students learn art skills that they continually build on. Every class begins with a “Circle Up” session where students come together as a group. This is an important ritual for building our community, learning to respect each other, and make art together. Skills to be Covered
• how to draw human bodies •
how to self-reflect and make art about yourself •
how to respect each other and listen to each other WEEK 1: SELF-PORTRAITS Students receive a large piece of paper and markers and begin working on their self-portraits. Each student also receives a small mirror so they can look at themselves while they draw. They are encouraged to take their time and incorporate aspects of their personality into their self-portrait.
WEEK 2: DRAWING OUR FAMILY Students make big drawings of their families incorporating different aspects of their family life. They are encouraged to explore different body representations, their homes, and family rituals & traditions.
WEEK 3: DRAWING FACES Students draw many different types of eyes, ears, noses, and mouths on big pieces of paper. They are encouraged to explore different shapes and lines. Students cut out their favorites and create a face from it.
WEEK 4: DRAWING SHAPES & PATTERNS FROM NATURE How can we look at things from nature and make drawings of the shapes we find? Students get a pile of natural objects (shells, leaves, pine cones, etc), using a markers they draw the different shapes they find in the objects: each student finds different shapes to draw.
WEEK 5: TREES & HABITATS Students make drawings of many different types of trees. They are encouraged to use their imagination and think of different habitats for trees. They are also encouraged to use the shapes and patterns to create trees. Students bring their drawings together and we bind the book. We share the book as a group and look through the drawings.
WEEK 6: CUT PAPER SHAPES & ANIMAL MASKS Students begin to create their animal mask by cutting and pasting different shapes from colored paper. They look at animal books as reference for creating a mask of their favorite animal.
WEEK 7: THANKFUL BOOKS (WITH THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY) Students will make their own small books about things they are thankful for. Students take paper and fold it to create a small book. Students illustrate each page of their book with something they are thankful for.
WEEK 8: CITIES: A GROUP MURAL Students will make a group mural of our city. First students will make places (buildings, parks, schools, libraries) using cut paper and drawing. Then, they will make the people and animals of the city. As the students make parts of the city, they will attach it to a large piece of paper creating our mural.
WEEK 9: MANDALAS & WORLD PEACE Students receive big circular papers and draw circles within circles. Using different ideas about peace in the world, students create their own peace mandalas. Students are encouraged to use different shapes and patterns in their mandalas. At the center of the mandala student draw something that symbolizes peace to them.
Please note this is an abbreviated version of the curriculum.
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