S.VARIAN        REFLECTIVE STILL LIFE DRAWING- GRAPHITE 
                Lesson: Reflective Still Life Drawing- Graphite 
                Grade Level: 9-12  
                Materials: 
                    o  Watercolor Paper 
                    o  Brushes 
                    o  Water 
                    o  Paper Towel 
                    o  Candy Still Life 
                    o  Pencil 
                Essential Question(s): 
                How can graphite be used to demonstrate shadow, value, and reflection? 
                How do you use visual measuring tool to create an enlarged composition? 
                How do you portray highlights and translucency using only graphite? 
                 
                Objectives (Students Will Be Able To/ SWBAT): 
                       Students will be able to build on prior knowledge of drawing from observation. 
                       Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of visual measuring and balanced 
                        compositions through proper visual measuring and proper shading techniques.  
                       Students will be able to use visual measuring to create proper proportions and dimensions 
                        of the objects that they are drawing. 
                       Students will be able to create a final work that demonstrates knowledge of realism and 
                        reflective surface painting. 
                Standards 
                        National Visual Arts Standards 
                                VA:Cr2.1.HSII Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate 
                                acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form. 
                                VA:Cr2.1.HSIII Experiment, plan, and make works  
                                of art and design that explore a personally meaningful theme, idea, or  
                                concept.  
                        PDE Academic Standards for the Arts and Humanities 
                                9.1.12A- A. Know and use the elements and principles of each art form to create 
                                works in the arts and humanities. 
                                9.1.13 E. Delineate a unifying theme through the production of a work of art that 
                                reflects skills in media processes and techniques. 
                                9.1.12 H. Incorporate the effective and safe use of materials, equipment and tools 
                                into the production of works in the arts at work and performance spaces. 
                                9.1.12 Analyze and evaluate the use of traditional and contemporary technologies 
                                in furthering knowledge and understanding in the humanities. 
                 
                Accommodations / Modifications / Adaptations: 
                *All accommodations are available for all students, but are provided to support diverse needs of 
                student populations.   
                -Laminated Erasable check list 
                -Laminated ‘Practice Pad’  
                 
                 
                S.VARIAN        REFLECTIVE STILL LIFE DRAWING- GRAPHITE 
                -One-on-One teacher support 
                - Seating and Room Arrangement for artist movement and supportive practices 
                -Visual Aids and References 
                 
                Lesson Overview: 
                Students will build on their prior knowledge of still life drawing through a large scale reflective 
                still life graphite drawing. Students will be exploring visual measuring and how to draw object 
                from observation with correct proportion and value. Students will be focusing on reflective object 
                to practice and build understanding of the drawing techniques needed for translucent and reflective 
                surfaces.  
                 
                Overall Lesson Steps: 
                    1.  Introduction to reflective still life through visual examples in PowerPoint and through 
                        physical demonstration. 
                    2.  Group demonstration of watercolor techniques, artist examples, and drawing/ compositions 
                        examples. Students explore techniques through hands-on practice.  
                    3.  Students build their still life and begin to draw their first sketch. 
                    4.  Begin to work on final drawing paer. 
                    5.  Continued studio practice to work on final drawing. 
                    6.  Critique options: 3,2,1 exercise, post-it, or verbal small group to big group 
                 
                Introduction: 
                       PowerPoint Images and introduction to examples  
                       Physical demonstration of value drawing techniques 
                       Wrap up/ What is expected in their projects? 
                       Practice 
                 
                Association/ Art History:  
                                                        
                Janet Fish:                                                 
                                                                       
                                                                       
                Closure:  
                Verbal Critique:  
                            o  Students look at their artwork and their peer’s artwork. Students will be asked to 
                                speak about their artwork and what they learned.  
                                Guided Questions 
                                -   What are you portraying here?  
                                -   What part of this artwork creates a balanced composition? 
                 
                    
                   S.VARIAN        REFLECTIVE STILL LIFE DRAWING- GRAPHITE 
                                       -    Are there areas that need more finalizing?  
                                       -    Where in your artwork are the best example watercolor layering to create depth 
                                            and value in your of a reflective surface or translucency? 
                                       -    Could you argue this is a good representation of reflective and translucent still 
                                            life? Why or Why not? 
                   3,2,1 Critique: 
                                  o  3 things you like, 2 things you would change, 1 question you have 
                   Post-It Critique: 
                                  o  Written Critique OR 
                                  o  One question you have for the artist 
                   Assessment:              o  Artist will answer 
                             -    Formative:  
                                  o  Rubric attached & posted in the classroom 
                             -    Summative:  
                                  o  Independent one-on-one meetings and check-ins 
                                  o  Collaborative in-progress critique discussion 
                                  o  Classroom checks: 
                                           Check-In Questions 
                                           Vocabulary Checks