Day Eight: Stage Construction and Adding Color

General Art:
As usual, this class immediately went to work without being prompted by Mr. H. As I walked around the room I became aware of just how different students were interpreting the prompt and how far some students were in comparison with others. The students spent the hour constructing and decorating their stages to their liking. Mr. H acted as facilitator today through assisting students with questions and commenting on their work. There was little that either of us really needed to assist students with in retrospect; we talked about student projects and organized the room while remaining accessible for students. This class went smoothly, most students made significant progress and there were no issues within the room.

Prep-hour:
Mr. H and I spent more time discussing student lessons and how to engage their minds and encourage reflection while teaching them about a new culture/art history. I really look forward to this hour and find this time to be very encouraging as a prospective teacher. I learn such different things from directly working with students verses talking with Mr. H about teaching. I think the combination of both is what makes this observation experience so enlightening and fulfilling.

Eighth Grade:
This class continued their two-point perspective drawings; the majority of students were finishing up their addition of color (chalk-pastels) and were preparing to outline their buildings with a fine-tip marker. Mr. H emphasized that students need to layer colors, create focal points, and make sides of buildings distinctly different. For those that were finished, Mr. H allowed students to attempt to write their name using two-point perspective. This was the first day that Mr. H had to discipline students while I was present; one girl rubbed her chalk-covered fingers on another girl's face, at the time Mr. H and I were discussing art history and were brought back to the class by their hysteric laughter. Mr. H chose to re-arrange seating due to the frequency of their off-task/distracting behavior. The two girls were separated and at the beginning of each class are expected to move their desks in to corners to avoid distracting others.