1. In the beginning… The Cave-Wall Journal The Cave- Wall Journal
There were sticks…
…and there were stones…
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…and they helped make fire, around which stories were told…
…and from those same sticks and stones arose Stickman to help tell those stories and write them on the walls of caves.

2. Drawing Lesson #1 The Cave-Wall Journal Drawing Lesson #1
Draw a circle about the size of a quarter
Add a little neck
¾’s shoulder rule
Create the spine, giving you a female symbol
PPP rule
(Perfectly Parallel Pelvis)
Two jointed arms (don’t fear lines that cross)
Two jointed legs (not too angular)
Hands and feet? Optional!
Add a facial expression (see handout for help)
Hang on! One last step!

3. Add props, costumes, or accessories to your stickman.
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Drawing Lesson #1
Drawing Lesson #1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M
super model
Viking
rock star
cowboy
nurse
child
sports star
lion tamer
princess
king
gladiator
graduate
hobo N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
bride
groom
super hero
Columbus
dancer
law enforcer
criminal
inebriate
dragon fighter
prom queen
cat juggler
entertainer
pioneer
continued…
Add props, costumes, or accessories to your stickman.

4. Drawing Lesson #1 The Cave-Wall Journal Drawing Lesson #1
One last step…
Add an interesting sentence underneath the drawing, which gives your character a name; three words in the sentence must rhyme with each other.
Share your Mr. Stick creation with two other people. Don’t explain it or apologize for it; just show it and let them enjoy your sentence.

5. Drawing Lesson #2 1 2 3 4 5 6 walrus elephant giraffe shark polar bear
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Drawing Lesson #2
Drawing Lesson #2
Stick Animals 1 2 3 4 5 6
walrus
elephant
giraffe
shark
polar bear
lion
leopard
alligator
eagle
deer
cow
dinosaur 7 8 9 10 11 12

6. Drawing Lesson #2 The Cave-Wall Journal Drawing Lesson #2
Stick Animals
Decide which animal you think you drew the best as a “stick animal.”
Write a haiku underneath that animal that uses two awesome action verbs and one amazing adjective.
Share your drawing and poem with two people on the other side of the room.

7. Drawing Lesson #3 The Cave-Wall Journal Drawing Lesson #3
Fantasy Sticks
Which two Crayola colors would you want on a deserted island?
Fire-breathing dragon
The mummy
Medusa, the Gorgon
Outer space alien
The big bad wolf
Bigfoot/Abominable Snowman
Cerberus, the 3-headed hound
A mermaid
BLUE
YELLOW
GREEN
RED
PURPLE
BROWN
ORANGE
BLACK

8. Drawing Lesson #3 The Cave-Wall Journal Drawing Lesson #3
Fantasy Sticks
Which two Crayola colors would you want on a deserted island?
Completely surround your two drawings with wonderful adjectives that would describe the creatures, if they were more than just fantasy.
Share your drawings and words with the person sitting next to you.
BLUE
YELLOW
GREEN
RED
PURPLE
BROWN
ORANGE
BLACK