Description
This visual arts drawing curriculum is everything I use to teach a semester of high school art drawing. With this bundle, you won’t have to plan a single day of a semester in your drawing class. Each lesson includes a lesson plan, supply list, vocabulary, step-by-step instructions, PowerPoints, rubrics, critique sheets, handouts, and anything else needed to complete the project. This art curriculum was created for 9th-12th grade high school art students.
This drawing curriculum focuses on the basics of drawing techniques but also goes beyond traditional materials such as pencil and charcoal. In addition to the basics, still life, and charcoal drapery drawings, students also learn about mixed media, scratchboard, printmaking, colored pencil, bookbinding techniques, and much more.
All in all this drawing curriculum includes:
First day of school handouts
- Syllabus
- Tell me about you worksheet
Visual Journal Lesson
- Lesson plan (with a big idea, objectives, vocabulary, national middle and high school art standards, and step-by-step instructions on implementing the project)
- PowerPoint with examples
- Rubric
Belgian Bookbinding Sketchbook
- Belgian bookbinding PowerPoint
- Lesson plan, including big idea, goals, objectives, supply list, and step-by-step instructions.
- Belgian bookbinding how to handout
- Belgian bookbinding how-to video
- Rubric
Shading Review
- A lesson plan (with a big idea, objectives, vocabulary, national middle and high school art standards, and step by step instructions on implementing the project)
- Graphite pencils worksheet
- Shading general worksheet
- Hatching worksheet
- Cross-hatching worksheet
- Stippling worksheet
- Scribbling worksheet
- Grading checklist
Personalized Still Life
- A lesson plan (with a big idea, objectives, vocabulary, national middle and high school art standards, and step by step instructions on implementing the project)
- Viewfinder template
- Still Life PowerPoint
- Critique sheet
- Rubric
Technology and Art: Creating a GIF
- A lesson plan (with a big idea, objectives, vocabulary, national middle and high school art standards, and step by step instructions on implementing the project)
- PowerPoint to introduce the assignment with project examples
- PowerPoint to go into the specifics of how to upload and edit drawings
- GIF how to handout
- Critique sheet
- Emoji critique signs
- Rubric
Introduction to Charcoal Drawing
- A lesson plan (with a big idea, objectives, vocabulary, national middle and high school art standards, and step by step instructions on implementing the project)
- PowerPoint, to introduce the assignment
- Sketchbook assignment handout
- Critique sheet
- Display signs
- Rubric
Metaphorical Self Portrait
- A lesson plan (with a big idea, objectives, vocabulary, national middle and high school art standards, and step by step instructions on implementing the project)
- PowerPoint, to introduce the assignment with project examples
- Project instructions handout
- Critique sheet
- Rubric
Self Portrait Scan, Social and Political Art
- A lesson plan (with a big idea, objectives, vocabulary, national middle and high school art standards, and step by step instructions on implementing the project)
- 4 PowerPoints, to introduce the assignment with project examples, plus three PowerPoints that focus on different artist exemplars.
- Project instructions handout
- Pawel Kuczynski research worksheet
- Artist research worksheet
- Critique sheet
- Rubric
Unexpected Beauty Colored Pencil Drawing
- A lesson plan (with a big idea, objectives, vocabulary, national middle and high school art standards, and step by step instructions on implementing the project)
- PowerPoint to introduce the assignment with project examples
- Artist research worksheet
- Critique sheet
- Comment sheet
- Rubric
A Day in the Life of… Scratchboard
- A lesson plan (with a big idea, objectives, vocabulary, national middle and high school art standards, and step by step instructions on implementing the project)
- PowerPoint to introduce the assignment with project examples
- Project homework assignment handout
- In-progress critique sheet
- Rubric
Printmkaing and Portraits
- A lesson plan (with a big idea, objectives, vocabulary, national middle and high school art standards, and step by step instructions on implementing the project)
- 2 PowerPoints to introduce the assignments with project examples
- Photo Editing How To Handout
- Creating a Registration How To Handout
- Relief Printmaking How To Handout
- Creating Skin Tone with Colored Pencils Worksheets
- Critique sheet
- Rubric
Design Your Own Final Project
- A lesson plan (with a big idea, objectives, vocabulary, national middle and high school art standards, and step by step instructions on implementing the project)
- PowerPoint to introduce the assignment with project examples
- Rubric
Each of my classes is designed to build on the last. This drawing curriculum builds on the lessons and techniques taught in my Introduction to Art course. Check out my yearlong Introduction to Art curriculum bundled at a discount price here.
Most of the lessons included in this drawing curriculum bundle pack can be purchased individually. Check out the product links below:
- Check out my visual journal pack here.
- Check out my Belgian bookbinding lesson here.
- Check out my shading review lesson plan here.
- Check out my still-life drawing assignment here .
- Teach students about combining drawing and technology into a GIF here,
- Check out my introduction to charcoal drawing lesson plan here.
- Check out my metaphorical self-portrait drawing lesson here .
- Check out my social and political-themed drawing assignment here .
- Check out my unexpected beauty colored pencil drawing lesson here .
- Check out my drawing scratchboard assignment here.
- Check out my printmaking and portraits lesson here.
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