Quarter 3 Art

6th Grade Personal License Plate/Geography Project - FISK & Hampton

All three drafts for the license plate project were due last Thursday.  This week we will strictly be working on final pieces for the three states chosen.  Make sure you have your materials in class and start the third quarter prepared!

7th Grade Social Action Poster Project - FAMU & Howard

Posters bring awareness.  What's your issue?

Continue to bring in your resource material for the social action posters.   Have your thumbnail sketches and ideas in class.  Remember, this project is also going to count as an ELA grade in Quarter 3.

5th Grade Sculptors - Tuskegee and Xavier

Scholars will complete their self-portrait sculptures based on Alexander Calder and continue with vocabulary quizzes this week.

8th Grade Graphic Novel Projects

The completed Graphic Novel Project will be due Monday, February 2nd.  Criteria for the project will be reiterated in class.  Here is the checklist:

• Story will have a beginning, middle and end
• Story must make sense
• Include ALL of the following: Dialogue boxes, at least 3 narrative boxes, panels
• At least 3 characters
• Between 3-4 pages (not including a cover page)
• Cover page (not due February 2nd)

Questions about any of this?  Email: jhillman@cpcsschool.org.  

Full Speed Ahead - Week 2 Art

6th Graders FISK & Hampton Artists and Geography Experts!

This license plate is TOO BORING…it needs the 6th Graders

STUDY FOR THE STATES QUIZZES…YOU MUST KNOW THE STATES.  Use the online quizzes in earlier posts in this blog for help.

License plates project criteria must have:

- Line variations in your text design (length, width, texture, degree of curve, directional)

- between 5-7 letters/numbers/characters

- the name of the state somewhere on the license plate

- two drawings that are related to things to do in that state (you have done the research in class or at home over the break!)

- The real state motto (you must look that up)

AFTER WE DESIGN THE PLATES, WE ARE GOING TO DESIGN OUR ITINERARY as if we are planning visits to the best attractions in these states!  Questions? Email jhillman@cpcpsschool.org

7th Grade FAMU & Howard

The Children's March Documentary

The video on The Children's March and the article on Emory Douglas was meant to inspire you to think deeply about the visual aspects of your Social Action Poster.  It must have text and imagery that matches theme of the issue you are working on.  The posters resume this week but HAVE YOUR IDEAS and don't fall behind with what you are expected to have for class.

8th Graders

Bring your ideas for your graphic novel this week.  You must have a story to tell, so bring yours this week.  We are getting the ideas together and working on panels, using the drawing techniques we have been working with.
Look at this link to start thinking about drawing facial expressions in comic form:  http://www.grimace-project.net.  Remember CONTOUR LINES and how to make them…lines.

Calder's Work

5th Graders

Alexander Calder inspired wire sculptures begin this week.  You must have the completed 4 self-portraits in class this week.  Any missing work is due Monday.  Questions? Email Ms. Hillman: jhillman@cpcsschool.org.