LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE

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Lesson Plan
Gradeisubje ct; 6/7

Art

Unit: Gesture Drawing lesson

OUTCOililES FROTT ALtsERTA

PROGRAM OF STUTXES

Lesson

LEARNI!{G O8JECTII/ES

Duratioc

50 min

ASSESS{rilENrS
(Observations, Key Questions,

Written Assessments, Performa nce

Assessments)
Grade 6: Component 10 (iiD MEDIA
AND TECHNIQUES: Concept A.

Drawing:

Make gesture drawings or

scribble drawings to show
action or movernent.
Grade 7: DRAWINGS Concept A.

Recording change and

movement of figures is
one of the purposes of
drawing.

Students will observe and

discuss how to gesture
draw.

Observations of class
discussion
Key question: How can you
depict movemenUaction in a
60 second gesture drawing?

Students will depict a

gesture drawing.

Observations of
sketchbooks WTH
CHECKLIST looking for:
proper notes. Observation
of sketchbook activity
looking for: NO details,
depiction of the models
pose with emphasis on the
action lines, relative
proportions.

LEAR}IING RESOT'HCES COIISULTED

Resource #1: Gesture Drawing PowerPoint
Resource #2: mydrawingtutorials.com/gesture.figure-drawing
Resource #3: ket orc/oainfiney'cesture draryins.htm

MATERI*LS

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Smartboard

sketchbooks
daEhite

olored

ffiils

PROCEDUHE
lntroduction (5 min.):
Hoolr/Attention Grabber: write on the whiteboard that they need their sketchbooks and pencils.
"Comingfrom realism, your brains are all in a very analytical state because you were trying to make these images
look qbsolutely perfect. It's time to give our brqins q break and to do thqt we are going to get as far uway from
creating detail as possible by learning how to gestare drqw!"
Assessment of Prior Knowledge: Who can tell me what a gesture dra,ving is?
Advance Organizer/Agenda: Jirst I'm going to give a presentation on what gesture drawing is and how to do it, we
will watch afew short video aeamples and then ifwe ltave time we will do or,e or two gesture dratnings at the end of
the class. After 4 lessons we will be making a final piece that will be a collection of gesture fuawings all on one page,
we will go through the rubric together in a liulewhile, butfirst...
Transition to Body: lets take a look at what a gestare dra,vins is...
Bodv (40 rnin.).'
Learning Activity #I: Play the gesture drawing PowerPoint, give your presmtation, talk about (and show exampks
ofl Leonardo da Wnci's gesture drawings, IIenry Moore, Giochametti and show video examples. Hand out the
rubilcs and discuss it with students. Ask if anyone has any questions about iL
Assessments/Dffirentiation: question students throughout the presentation to checkfor understanding.

Leaming Aetivity #2: Hsve studen* wrttu in their skdchboaks:

Gesture Druwing: 60 second (or less) drawings wtth little to uo detuil capttrring the m*tion and shape af theftgure.
Tips: NO DETAILS,STAY LOOSE,LOOKATTHE MODEL OFTEN TO GET CORRECTPRAPORTIONS,

PUT EMPHASIS ON TIIE ACTION LINES.

Nert have sludents begin to mork mnke using graphitefor tods! only: t4'srm up asing lang loose sfio*es, then
begin to m4ke afigure sturting with o spine line and lintb lines, and hsve them pructice scribbtinc in mass and
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this (students will mave so they arefucing to the center of the

room eomfortably and cen see me eteafiy).

Assessments/Dffirentiatian: if a student has trauble writing, I will help write tke information in their sketchbooks.

If time, we will prtctice alfew geslare drawings using grophitefar lodry only (as lhey are
used to graphite fight now it i; best to leorn s new lechnique with ilfirst, and then *e will *p*imeal Talk about
what mskes a good pose. For today I will be the model so I esn show you all how to be a gaod one! Afier today you
will be drawing each other und other sfrtdcnfr aruund the school YAY!

Learning Actiuity #3:

Assessments/Differentiation: check sketchbaoks at the end of the fuy andfill out checWist lookingfor: no detail, depiction of the

Closure (5 rnin.):
Consolidation/Assessmerrt of Learning: keep in mind what we have learned today, as we will be practicing our gesture
drawing and experimenting with dffirent drawing materials over the rrcxt fan days in order to hqve a variety of
technique qnd tools to usefor thefinal piece.
Feedback From Students: how do you think practicing gesture drawing can help you in art overall?
Feedback To Students : great.job everyone !
Transition To Next Lesson: please clean up andwait at the door for the bell, hwe q great d6vt

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