Grade 9 Cubism Cover; Dec 1 Pics for blog

Unit 2: Cubism Oct. 20.- Nov. 24. 2011

Grade 9

Unit Question: How is painting like a perfume?

AOI: Human Ingenuity: Impact of innovation and creation on society;

Taking Action to think creatively.

You will be assessed through all four criteria:

A.Knowledge and Understanding: (DW blog assignment) discuss a cubist painting, and how it relates to your painting, using some specialized language, terms, and concepts.

B. Application: Develop skills and apply techniques of cubism in your own works.

C. Reflection and Evaluation:(DW blog entries) Evaluate your work; consider feedback.

D. Personal Engagement: Demonstrate curiosity, self-motivation and willingness to take informed risks. Support and encourage peers.

Objectives: 1. Gain an understanding of the cubist style of Picasso.

2. Develop drawing skills and composition skills (contours, shading)
3. Create a multi-media studio still life (analytic cubism)
4. Create a multi-media cubist artwork using objects important to you
   (synthetic cubism.)

(Cubist drawings to upload to your DW blog)

Grade 9 Cubism

Portrait of Picasso
by
Juan Gris

 Le Guitariste

Nude Descending a Staircase
by
Marcel Duchamp

Ambroise Vollard
by
Picasso

 Girl with Mandolin
by
Picasso

 Les Demoiselles D'avignon
by
Picasso

 Still Life with Chair Caning
by
Picasso

Three Musicians
by
Picasso

The Guitar
by
Juan Gris

Grade 7 Infographics

Grade 8 Food Factor/Comics

Here is the coversheet for the current unit:

Grade 8 Art Food Factor Comics

5.October- 9. November 2011

Unit Questions: What could go wrong with your food? How can you make sure this doesn't happen?

Area of Interaction: Health and Social Education

Your task: Design a comic that illustrates the above unit questions, exploring the theme of this year's lego challenge, Food Factor. http://firstlegoleague.org/challenge/foodfactorproject

http://hjernekraft.org/

Use the creative cycle to make your comic strip: Investigate, Plan, Create, Evaluate. Record these steps (research, brainstorming, sketches, plans, etc.) in your Developmental Workbook. Research (criterion A, knowledge and understanding) will involve researching food, as well as thinking about a comic character or style that will best allow you to communicate your message.

Things to keep in mind as you draw and write your comic strip:

• Your character(s) can be simple or detailed.
• After you have a character/s, write a script.
• Characters can be human, animal, or anything else—even geometrical shapes.
• Take time to research (investigate) styles of comics—use links, books. The more you investigate, the more chance you can find a style that is “you.”
• They can be funny, or serious.
• How much drawing and how much writing do you need to communicate your story? (Some comics are very visual, others are very verbal.)
• How do you want others to see your comic? (You can self-publish a booklet, put it in a newspaper, put in on a poster, or/and publish it on the web as a web comic.

Due Date: Wed, Nov. 9^th.

Useful reference links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comics

http://lambiek.net/artists/index.htm