Project List and Pacing Guide

Week 1 Aug 29-Sep 2: Eye-hand coordination exercises

Week 2 Sep 6--9:Break down methods and angle finding

Week 3 Sep 12-16: Line and Shape Drawing of Building

Week 4 Sep 20-23: Value Intro and Short Still Life Drawing

Week 5 Sep 26- Sept 30: Start on landscape in charcoal

Week 6 Oct 3-7: Finish charcoal landscape

Week 7 Oct 10-14: Start on color landscape

Week 8 Oct 17-19: Finish color landscape- start city scape night drawing 1 day lesson if time permits

Week 9 Oct 24-28: Start on drawing animals- project to draw an animal in its habitat

Week 10 Oct 31-Nov 4: Finish drawing animal- start and complete a portrait of an animal.

Week 11 Nov 7-11: Start learning about drawing human figure- practice drawing in contour method then gesture method. Start project of drawing a human in motion.

Week 12 Nov 14-18: Students learn how to draw hand. Create a 4 letter word with hands

Week 13 Nov 21-23: Finish hand drawing  

Week 14 Nov 28-Dec 2: Start on abstract drawing- close up of an object- finish by end of the week

Week 15 Dec 5-9: Learn about surrealism. Start on surrealism drawing

Week 16 Dec 12-16: Finish surreal drawing. Draw abstract with shapes. Then draw in cubist style.

Week 17 Jan 3-6: Art drawing styles- expressionism and impressionism. Start a drawing in expressionism

Week 18 Jan 9-13: Finish expressionism style and begin and finish impressionism.