The Academy for Technology & the Classics

Lesson Plan
Instructors name: Cermanski
Week of: November 23 to December
4, 2015

Course/Grade: Visual Arts IPERIOD

1
Unit Name: Perspective & Fantasy
Cities

Common Core/ NM Content Standards:

NMVA1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7,8
Essential Question(s):
Connections (prior learning/prior
knowledge):
HowdoIunderstandperspectivesothatmy
drawingsappear3dimensional?
Students are familiar with resists
HowdoIusemyimaginationtocreatea
from science class, and
fantasycityutilizingoneortwopoint
watercolors from previous art
classes.
perspective?
Other considerations (modifications, Resources/Materials
accommodations, acceleration,
Teacher: Oneandtwopointperspective
drawingsbyvariousartists,Perspective
etc.):
Handout
Students who are having trouble
Students:
with resist painting will get
Pencil,coloredpencil,12x18whitepaper
assistance from me
More advanced students can do a
series of pieces
Assessment (How will you monitor progress and know students have
successfully met outcomes?)
Daily: Daily observations of students working on projects.
This Week: Completion of sketch
Unit: Final perspective drawing and participation in critique
Time allotted
MON 11/23
Learning Target- TSW learn about
perspective vocabulary. TSW
know this after he/she can
respond correctly to cold calling
on perspective vocabulary.

Lesson activities for instructor and

students
Do Now
1. Howdoartistscreatedepthindrawingsand
paintings?
2. Slideshowofpaintings/drawingsusing1and2
pointperspective.
3. Lookatperspectiveinthevariouspaintings
hangingaboveboardanddiscuss.
4. ReviewPerspectiveVocabularysheetand
Handout
5. Createseveraltypesofonepointandtwopoint
perspectivedrawings
(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: One on one check
on doing 1-point perspective

(1B)Closing

TUES 11/24
Learning Target- TSW learn how to
draw 1-point perspective on
his/her own and will know this
after correctly drawing buildings
in 1-point perspective.
MON 11/30
Learning Target- TSW learn how to
do a 2 point perspective drawing.
TSW know this after he/she
completes 2-point perspective
drawing.
TUESDAY DECEMBER 1
Learning Target- TSW learn how to
do a detailed sketch for a 1 or 2point fantasy city and will know
this once sketch is complete.

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 2
Learning Target- TSW learn how to
be sure his/her perspective
drawing is balanced. TSW know
this once the buildings in the
drawing are balanced.

THURS DEC 3
Learning Target- TSW learn how to
be sure his/her perspective
drawing is colored correctly to
show depth and a light source and

Activity: What is a vanishing point?

Work on 1-point perspective on own

Work on 2-point perspective on own

Do Now
1. Whatisthepurposeofperspective?Howdowe
createa1pointperspectivedrawing?2point?
2. Demonstratecoloringwithpencils(coloringwith
parallellines,coloringwithlinesgoingtowards
focalpoint,coloringlightly)
3. Explain fantasy city project
4. Get pencil, paper & 12 x 18 paper
5. Start sketching with pencil USE RULER!!!!
(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: One on one check
on doing 2-point perspective
(1B)Closing Activity: What is the horizon line?
Do NowTake out fantasy city sketch and
continue
Work on Fantasy City
(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: One on one check
on coloring highlights and shades
(1B)Closing Activity: What is the purpose of showing
shading in a perspective drawing?
Do NowTake out fantasy city sketch and get
one bin of colored pencils for table.
Demonstrate how to color and shade to show
light source and depth
Work on Fantasy City

will know this once a light source

is clear.

FRI DEC 4
Learning Target- TSW learn how to
unify perspective drawing. TSW
know this once his/her drawing is
unified in form and color.

(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: One on one check

on coloring highlights and shades
(1B)Closing Activity: What is the purpose of showing
shading in a perspective drawing?
Do NowTake out fantasy city sketch and get
one bin of colored pencils for table.
Work on Fantasy City or finish animal/flower
painting
(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: One on one check
on final piece
(1B)Closing Activity: How can you show highlights with
color