General Art: Continuing stage design
I feel like this class keeps becoming more open to me; I was
very excited about working with them today and felt really invested in their
work. I asked many of the students what they selected as books, gave positive
feedback, and suggested additions of methods for them to use. I was able to
joke around with students and talk to them about books and music, I think some
of these students are starting to really like me. They no longer shy away from
me or answer me with short replies. Students were telling me about their school
play, their family, and anything else they could think of related to their
books. The only problem is I only have one more day with them! There are some
really great kids in this class who have come up with very creative ways to
design a scene and portray emotion. It’s going to be sad saying goodbye,
knowing that we have just begun to build a relationship.
Prep-hour:
During this time I spoke to Mr. H about rules; he does not post
rules in his class. I had noticed this within the first couple of days that I
was present in his room. Mr. H said that he expected his students at this age
to understand social rules and the general expectations within a classroom. The
only rules students received were on the syllabus and would only be discussed
if there were a discipline issue.
Lesson Day two:
This was another exciting day! Mr. H was out of the room for
a parent-teacher conference during the majority of the prep hour and missed the
first couple minutes of class. Nora and I began shortly after the bell rang and
started with a recap of what students learned the day before. We split the
students into small groups of three to four and gave each group a word to define.
(Symmetry, asymmetry, balance, negative space, and positive space.) We asked
them to write the word and define it in their own words together and present it
to the class. The students did a great job of coming up with definitions and I
tried to connect the definitions they gave with images that we looked at
yesterday. Nora then gave a demo on how to use the exacto knives and how
students should flip the pieces and paste them. We gave a few suggestions on
methods that might help them create well-crafted designs. Students began
working on cutting their designs out and pasting them on their large sheets of
white paper. As Nora and I rotated through the room we were asked a couple
questions that we addressed to the class. It was exciting to see how the information
we gave them was leading to understanding and successful designs. Some students
were getting excited about how their projects and other student’s work were
looking. Mr. H decided to extend the project through Monday because he was
pleased with how their work was looking and wanted to make sure their projects
turned out well. Nora and I will be returning to the class to finish up the
lesson on Monday and see how their work as paid off. To finish class we asked
another closure questions, “What did you gain inspiration from for your
design?”
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