PORTRAITURE UNIT

RATIONALE:

Many students are intimidated by the notion of drawing a realistic portrait. Breaking down the process into manageable steps, and allowing students plenty of time to develop their skills gradually gives them confidence to proceed. Having developed some mastery at all the basic skills required, students enter the task more confidently and are often impressed by the results when they put all that they have learning into a portrait. Being able to choose who to draw as well as adding personal touches to the background triggers students' intrinsic motivation and makes their portrait truly unique to them.

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Lesson Plan Breakdown

Sketch Rubric

Portrait Gallery

Final Portrait Rubric

Specific Learning Objectives by Lesson Plan

Visual Arts Competencies - Q.E.P.

Curricular Competencies - Q.E.P.

Drawing the face is broken down into manageable steps:
- Drawing the structure of the face (proportions)
- Drawing the eye
- Drawing the nose
- Drawing the lips
- Drawing the hair
For each step, the students first follow a tutorial step by step and then draw a sketch on their own.

1

To produce individual works in the visual arts

To adopt effective work methods:
- Tutorial &sketches: To become familiar with all the elements of a situation.To define the objective, recognize the issues involved and envisage the outcome.

Students bring the initial steps together and draw the portrait of a person of their choice. Through peer evaluations, based on the elements and principles of art, they have the opportunity to improve their work before submitting it.

2

To produce individual works in the visual arts.
To appreciate works of art, traditional artistic objects, media images, personal productions and those of classmates.

To adopt effective work methods.
- Drawing their own portrait: To adopt a flexible mode of operation. To go through the whole process, in the same or a different order, as many times as necessary in order to attain his/her objective. To try out new ideas. To choose new strategies and techniques.