To test for prior knowledge, students will be given a flash card with either an art term and definition or a visual depiction of that term. Students will go around the room seeking the match to their card. Cards will be redistributed several times so students will have the key vocabulary reenforced in a fun way. Each matched group will present their term to the class.

Assignment 1: Color Wheel and Value Scale Worksheets (one adapted for learning disabilities)

Teacher will present this website to students to introduce the lesson and walk through the worksheet

• Colored Pencils
• #2 Pencils
• Erasers
• Color Wheel Worksheets
• Color Wheel exemplars

Procedure

• Students will render a 9 gradation value scale with #2 pencil only (adaptation has only 5 values)
• Students will render each of the color wedges with a hue, shade, tone, and tint with colored pencil (adaptation does not include tones)
  • Shades and tones will be done with values of #2 pencil under the colored pencil
• Students will add the color key elements for analogous, complementary, primary, and secondary colors (adaptation has only complementary)

• Heavy white paper, tagboard, or gesso covered cardboard
• #2 Pencils
• Erasers
• Compasses, Rulers, Protractors
• Gouache or Tempera paint in primaries, black, and white only
• Good brushes, preferably flats
• Small white plastic plates or palettes for mixing paint
• Containers for water

Step by Step Procedure for Assignment (teacher will demo for small groups and whole classes)

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1. Find the center of your paper by measuring the center of the sides and make lines crossing perpendicularly in the center
2. Place compass pivot point over the center and make the largest circle possible on the paper (our safety compasses make a 10" circle)
3. Use a protractor and divide each quarter circle into thirds (three 30 degree angles each quarter for a total of 12 sections)
4. On a separate paper, construct four 30 degree angles, no longer than 6" each
5. You will design 4 distinct wedges with at least 4 interesting sections(hue, shade, tint, and tone) It may be more complex however
   • One wedge design will be organic
   • One wedge design will be geometric
   • One wedge design must incorporate a letterform
   • One wedge design may be any combination you choose
6. Trace your favorite wedge design onto tracing paper with ebony pencil
7. Transfer the designed wedge onto each of the 12 sections
8. Mix paints for one hue at a time, using only what you need for one class period
   • Students will receive only primary plus black and white paint
9. Use gouache or tempera paint to fill one area with the hue, another with tint, tone, and shade
10. Paint with great care to maintain clean lines and evenly colored shapes

Steps 1 to 3

Steps 4 to 7

Finished Student Samples

• Craftsmanship: Duplication of design, application of paint and technique (10 pts.)
• Color Mixing: Gradation of tints, tones, and shades (10 pts.)
• Complexity of Design: Creative risks and originality (5 pts.)
• Setup, Participation, Cleanup (5 pts.)

30 pts. Total

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Monochromatic Self Portraits

Eighth graders utilize color concepts in this self portrait project. They use pure hues, tints, and shades in a monochromatic, duochromatic, or original palette. Gouache; or opaque water color, was the medium. These designs were done in December 1998 & January of 1999.

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