Cell phone contracts due today! Get them out, make sure YOU signed it and your PARENT signed it, place in the center of the table You can turn them in after today for partial credit

Do Now: Take a sketchbook Use a black Sharpie marker to write your name on the FRONT at the TOP On the INSIDE of the FRONT COVER you will paste the rules and expectations sheet On the FIRST PAGE at the TOP write “Do Now 8/15” in PENCIL Put your supplies back in their cups

Do Now 8/15: Copy Definitions Realistic: Art that shows a recognizable subject as the eye sees it. Abstract: Art based on a subject you can identify, but some details are left out. Non-objective: Art that does not resemble a recognizable subject.

Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztE- tL0jJXY&list=PL3ov5fQHM3ez0QuBWculvUZk9ScrAyW_i&index=1

Are these kaleidoscopes realistic, abstract or non-objective?

Quiz using Plickers!

Quiz on abstract art! After you receive your “Plicker” check to make sure you have the right number. Read the multiple choice question to yourself and hold up the “Plicker” so that the correct letter is facing up. Make sure your finger is not in the way. Make sure it is not at a diagonal. Face the scanner.

Reading assignment A long time ago people didn’t have cameras so realistic paintings were very important. Read how abstract artwork came to be Answer the questions on the back on a separate piece of paper #1-8 multiple choice #9 short answer LIST TWO REASONS #10 Extra Credit

Do Now 8/16: Answer one of these questions below with one sentence. In your opinion, should art look real? Why or why not? Is realistic art better than abstract? Why or why not? REMEMBER: restate the question in your answer! For example: I believe art should look real because…

Compare and Contrast Compare and contrast responses of class members to realistic, abstract, and non-objective artworks. https://create.kahoot.it/#/preview/38 c6b30e-a160-40c2-87a0- b1a96b0870cb

Kahoot.it https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=f75704c9-70d7-4d30-9e7d-5f528fa313dc

What is symmetry? Both sides of a center line are exactly or nearly the same Like a mirror image This is also known as FORMAL BALANCE in art

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25JXJhixUtA

What is a kaleidoscope? a toy consisting of a tube containing mirrors and pieces of colored glass or paper, whose reflections produce changing patterns that are visible through an eyehole when the tube is rotated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWwQn6ucnNg

Our project: Using our names, we will create an abstract piece of art that resembles a kaleidoscope. First, practice writing your name in bubble letters in your sketchbook. Be creative!

Follow closely! Fold your 8 ½ x 8 ½ square in half twice Fold the small square in half to make a triangle Unfold the small triangle and refold it the opposite way You should have a small square with an “x” fold in the middle

Objective: I will be able to identify and use symmetrical (formal) balance

Do Now 8/17: Positive space is the area INSIDE of an object Negative space is the area AROUND an object

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLGwbVonfA4

Positive Space Negative Space How are we using positive AND negative space in our Name Kaleidoscopes? Positive Space Negative Space

Objective I will be able to identify and use positive and negative space in my art

DEMO The next step is to trace our name using symmetry to fill the square Watch the demonstration

What are we working on? Finish drawing your name in bubble letters on your triangle Trace both the front and back in sharpie Begin tracing your name on your 8x8 square using symmetry Flip your triangle over each time you move to a new section (some of them will be backwards) Make sure your letters line up and connect with each other as you trace

It should be near your Do Now from yesterday. Take a scoring guide for the project and glue it in your sketchbook and label it Do Now 8/18! It should be near your Do Now from yesterday.

Review Objectives: I will be able to identify and use symmetrical (formal) balance. I will be able to identify and use positive and negative space.

Review Representational VS Non-representational Read the passage Answer the questions on a separate piece of paper

Today: Finish tracing your name with pencil Check that all of your letters are connected Carefully trace the letters in Sharpie You can choose to divide your letters or connect them Erase any pencil lines that are showing

What do you think of when you hear the word unity? Do Now 1/19: What do you think of when you hear the word unity? Unity: when all parts of a design are working together as a team

Today: Choose your colors wisely! All connecting letters should be the same color! Repeat the same colors throughout to tie your design together! Check your rubrics to make sure you have met all of the requirements!

Do Now: Take a “Self Reflection” sheet and put your name on it. Project: Kaleidoscope Check the boxes that best describe your work on this project. Be honest with yourself. It will not affect your grade. Under “Feedback” provide me feedback about the project. Did you like it? Was it difficult? Easy? Etc. Glue it in your sketchbook and label it “Do Now 1/21/16”

Our project is due end of class today! Check your rubrics to make sure you have met all of the requirements!

DO NOW: In art, gluing a piece of artwork to a background paper is called MOUNTING. The background acts as a frame for the artwork. The dimensions of your artwork is 8 ½ x 8 ½ inches. If we were to mount your artwork with a ½ inch border on every side, what size paper would we need for the background?

Today: Silently, finish your art projects if you got behind. If you are finished, you will receive the Abstract Art reading assignment. STAY QUIET! Students who have finished both assignments will have time to free paint after 20 minutes.