Unit Information
Grade Levels
For: 4th Grade 5th Grade
Objective
What: Students will tell a simple story through an illustration.
What: To develop drawing skills and learn how images can tell strories.
What: By using Mad-Libs to generate stories and combining skills developed in formative drawing exercises.
Standards and Indicators
AR.400.55.i - Mood
AR.500.55.i - Mood
AR.400.55.a - Art Elements -
Color: Primary, Secondary, Warm, Cool, Neutral
Line: Thick, Thin, Dotted, Dashed, Zig-Zag, Jagged, Curved, Straight, Horizontal, Vertical, Diagonal
Shape and Form: Geometric, 2D, 3D, Organic
Space: Overlapping, Background, Middleground, Foreground, Perspective
Texture: See and Feel
Value: Monochromatic, Shade, Tint
AR.500.55.a - Art Elements -
Color: Primary, Secondary, Warm, Cool, Neutral
Line: Thick, Thin, Dotted, Dashed, Zig-Zag, Jagged, Curved, Straight, Horizontal, Vertical, Diagonal
Shape and Form: Geometric, 2D, 3D, Organic
Space: Overlapping, Background, Middleground, Foreground, Perspective
Texture: See and Feel
Value: Monochromatic, Shade, Tint
Essential Vocabulary
Illustration, Background, Middleground, Foreground, Mood
Materials
Mad-Libs, Construction paper, newsprint, drawing paper, colored pencils, tape
Resources
Procedure
Day 1
Introduction to illustration focusing on the idea that illustrations are images that tell stories.
Complete Mad-Libs.
Share Mad-Libs.
Day 2
Discuss how drawing animals could be intimidating.
Show guides and demonstrate how animals can be broken down into simple shapes.
Students practice drawing the selected animals using guides.
Day 3
Demonstration on how to change placement of shapes of animals to perform an action.
Students practice drawing animals doing action from Mad-Lib.
Day 4
Pre-Quiz on Background, Middleground, Foreground
Introduction to BG, MG, FG.
Have students identify in groups where different regions are in composition.
Day 5
Introduction to Mood. Mood can be created through subject matter, lines and colors.
Group students by mood in Mad-Lib. Generate list of how they can create a certain mood in their artwork.
Create sketch of background with elements to create a certain mood.
Day 6
Sketch background on final paper. Use visual guides for help.
Day 7
Sketch animals into positions.
Day 8
Finish sketching and trace onto final paper.
Day 9
Demonstrate proper color pencil technique.
Complete color pencil practice. Must pass before using color pencils on final.
Day 10
Add color.