8th Grade Art                                                                   Project Sheets

Thursday/Friday                                                                                                        Art Research Journal

YOU MUST BRING YOUR SKETCHBOOK TO EVERY ART CLASS!

Current Week

Thursday 12.17   

Studio:  ARJ workshop day.  Bring completed reflection questions (see below) to class today.  You will meet with your peers to discuss topics and share journaling techniques and ideas.  

Mask project and reflection due today.  Your reflection should address the following:

1.  My mask symbolizes my identity . . . OR My mask changes my identity. . . 

2.  Make a list of the characteristics and how you symbolized them

3.  What did you learn about yourself through this project?  (Think back to the discussion we had as a class, how our peers see us and how we see ourselves.)

Past Weeks

Week 2

Studio:  Finish Identity Masks.  Assess and reflect on design decisions in your sketchbook.  When you are finished with your masks go on to create a page in ARJ.  Reflect on your topic.  Write and answer the following questions in the ARJ section of your sketchbook.  

1.  What have you learned about your topic when viewed through the lens of popular culture? 

2.  What challenges have you encountered with your topic?

3.  What area of your topic would you like to pursue next?

4.  What questions or suggestions do you have for future pages?  

Studio: Exhibition "Sense of Place in America.  We will display and share our art pieces.  Bring a mug for hot cocoa! 

Week 1

Studio:  Finish up Sense of Place in America and be prepared to present it to your peers on Friday. Studio time for mask work.  

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