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Grid Drawing

The document provides the lesson plan for a grid drawing art class. The objective is for students to enlarge a small picture into a larger drawing by using a grid system. The teacher will discuss the history of grid drawing through famous artists like Durer, da Vinci, and Close. Students will select a small picture, trace a grid on it and the larger paper, and use the grid to transfer the image and create an enlarged drawing. The teacher will demonstrate the grid drawing process and check student understanding throughout the lesson.

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Grid Drawing

The document provides the lesson plan for a grid drawing art class. The objective is for students to enlarge a small picture into a larger drawing by using a grid system. The teacher will discuss the history of grid drawing through famous artists like Durer, da Vinci, and Close. Students will select a small picture, trace a grid on it and the larger paper, and use the grid to transfer the image and create an enlarged drawing. The teacher will demonstrate the grid drawing process and check student understanding throughout the lesson.

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Class: Studio in Art Mrs.

Lorin Easton

Unit and Specific Lesson: Grid Drawing Date:

Objective: Given the specific instructions and materials, students will demonstrate the process of
enlarging a picture by creating a grid on a smaller picture and drawing it larger and to scale on a larger
paper that shows understanding of creating shapes and value to create a whole picture to the best of their
personal ability.

AP: To create a 12x18 drawing from a 4x6 picture that the student selects using a grid to enlarge.

AH: To discuss the history of grid drawing using the artists Albrecht Durer, Leonardo da Vinci, and Chuck
Close.

AC: To compare each others grid drawing to the original pictures.

AA: To answer the question, “How accurate does my drawing look compare to the original picture?”

NYS Standards: 1, 2

Anticipatory Set: With students around a table, show examples of grid drawings and discuss famous
artists who used grid drawings to create their own art. Go through step-by-step with students to show
process of grid drawing with the appropriate materials.

Teaching/Input:

Sub Objectives Information Strategy


Select a pic with contrast, detail, Students will select a 4x6 Discuss and show examples
value, & emphasis (no cartoons, photograph, personal drawing or from artists and personal art
keep it realistic) other picture
Trace over pic with tracing paper to Tracing paper placed over Visually demonstrate & discuss
get the basic shapes in the pic picture, draw outlines and pic process
border
Draw a grid on the traced 4x6 pic Using a ruler draw 1x1” grid on Visually demo & discuss
paper
Draw a grid on the 12x18 drawing Using a ruler draw 3x3” grid on Visually demo & discuss
paper paper
Use viewfinder to help transfer Cut out 1” and 3” square in Visually demo & discuss
image manila paper
Go over all lines with a sharpie to Trace over all drawn lines with a Visually demo & discuss
prep for painting sharpie, except grid to prep for
painting later
Modeling: As class is around table, visually demonstrate the process of creating a grid and drawing from
it. Ask important questions that relate to the process of grid drawing to check that each student
understands the process.

Check Understanding: Visually check each students work and ask class questions that relate to each
process of the project.
Guided Practice: As class starts out, guide them in drawing the grid and drawing the important lines from
the original picture.

Closure: Group critiques throughout the project will ensure that each student gets as much feedback to
improve work as possible. At end of each class session, students will fill out: “Write a question on today‘s
lesson”, “What is still going around in your head?”, “Light bulb and Questions”, or “Ticket to Leave”
papers.

Independent Practice: All work is created in class. Students will work on their own project
independently while also helping each other out with any problems that they may have.

Preparation Checklist: Paper, rulers, sharpies, pencils, erasures, view finders.

Vocabulary Words: Grid, Albrecht Durer, Leonardo da Vinci, Chuck Close, & handouts for grid drawing.

Evaluation of Lesson/Possible Changes for Next Time:

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