This document outlines a lesson plan for an art class on observational drawings in different media and viewpoints. The lesson introduces students to key concepts like observation, form, line, shape, and use of different media. Students will create a series of timed drawings of sports equipment from different angles using pencil, pen, pastels and coloring pencils. The lesson aims to improve students' skills in detailed observational drawing and use of techniques like positive and negative space.

1. Teacher: AT Date: 5/1/10 Period: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Class Code: If setted,
Set:
out of: NOR:
Present:
Other Adults
Present:
Yes
Status: Art
teacher SW
Room: ST1
Subject: Year 7
Observational drawings in
different media and
viewpoints
Topic:
Visual Skills
Literacy (Key Words):
(copy the ones marked red into vocab sheet in books)
*Observation: drawing from life
*Form: The shape and structure of an
object.eg. a pot, shoe, table
*Line: A thin continuous line using pen or
biro
*Shape: An outline of many objects we
see…eg. table, figure
*Formal elements: include line, tone, texture,
shape, colour and form.
*Annotation: notes to review the work-what
has been achieved, how and why?
*Positive and negative space
*Detailed image
*Sketching
*Shading
Viewpoints
Promoting Creativity/ Use of
Multiple Learning styles (VAK):
Creativity: Visual Recording:
Learners will be encouraged to think
about to create a series of timed
observational drawings in different
media’s and from different viewpoints
based on different sport equipment in
still life/natural form.
Visual: Learner’s will have the
opportunity to see images of different
detailed observational drawing
showing positive and negative space
and key words.
Auditory: Learners be asked
questions to help them think about
how to create their observational
drawing and to include all the key
words.
Kinaesthetic: Learners will be
required to draw a series of timed
observations using key words and in
different media.

2. Assessment opportunities:
AFL
Self Assessment :Peer evaluation: 4 students pick
students work who they believe is the most successful
and also areas of improvement using appropriate
technical language.
PLTS:
Reflective learners: 3B: Set goals with success
criteria for their development and work.
Links with SMSC (spiritual, moral,
social, cultural)/Citizenship:
Social: Contribution to group
discussion/ Listening skills
Rewards Criteria:
Gold slip 1: Excellent detail
Gold slip 2: Excellent use of media
Gold slip 3: Excellent
contributions(based on 3B PLTS
Resources: (Including Health and Safety Issues)
-Sketchbooks
-A really detailed drawing also showing key words
-biros
-Pencils
-Pastels
-Colouring pencils
-rulers
-Trainers/shells
-Starter envelopes with words and images
Context of this Lesson (Summary of groups’ learning over past 3 weeks):
This is the students first lesson on the Visual skills unit that introduces learners to foundation level
Art skills and critical study. It will include: research, use of media, making, artists research and
evaluating and developing at NC level 4. The theme is based on the London Olympics 2012.They
have completed title pages and discussed key information about the Olympics.
Students with Identified SEN/Gifted and Talented/EAL:
Name Identification Reason Differentiation strategies to support
student
Planning for Beginning of Lesson (Overview and prior learning):
5 Looking at completed h/w as a group

3. Timing Learning Objectives: by the end of the lesson pupils will…
UNDERSTAND about positive and negative space
KNOW how to use basic media for sketching and shading
BE ABLE TO produce a highly detailed 3-D image showing form
Timing Aims/Learning Outcomes: by the end of the lesson...
All will have created a number of timed, observation drawings from sport
equipment based still life/natural form in sketching pencil and pen. As well asto
complete a number of drawings and viewpoints on one page and working
towards a larger highly detailed drawing on A4 page. This will be produced in a
range of media and focusing on positive and negative space.
Some will still be working on their highly detailed drawing based on a series of
sketches from different viewpoints
Timing Home Learning (H/W):
Take in books to mark for next time I see them
Following
Monday (2
weeks time)
Planning for Main Body of Lesson:

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Look at competed h/w as a group to cover sketchbooks: ask
them to look at their own tables…. Then a few students to
share back what they have done on each table: which images
they have chosen and why.
Starter: Have a series of images and have sub-headings of
-Detailed: form, line and shape are clear
-Positive and negative space
-Shading/sketching
-different media
Students are to work in groups and to think about which
image goes under which title to help them think about how to
re-create the key words.
Feedback what groups have said: have the 4 headings: ask
them to put hand up for each group and show them each
image write down the image and how many votes per each
image.
Mention aims of the day: ask pupil to read key words and
define them
After reading key words ask them to write these words(in
red)-on their vocab pages and define each word: show image
below to help them remember it.
To refer back to key imagesand key words to capture in their
drawings
Spilt the page into 2: using a ruler: bring out their trainers or
shoes to draw/have a box of shells for those who don’t have
their trainers
Using pencil to drawn-sketch: focusing on details in the first
box in silence
Using pencil and pen to draw out: focusing on positive and
negative space and detail
AFL: peer assessment: each student to walk around and see
what each has done. Chose 4 to come to the front and chose
one that has been successful and say why and what else can
be improved
A new page spilt into 2
Draw in colouring pencils the shoes/shell in a different
viewpoint
Change viewpoint now using pastels and colouring
pencils(all in silence-like an exam)
1 A4 highly detailed drawing: using different media’s
Recap what they have all learnt today. Some pupils to hold up
their highly detailed drawingsso far.
Tidying up, gold slips and register
gp
Gp/ind
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Ind
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Ind
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Planning for End of Lesson Review:

5. Timing Plenary & links to future learning Gp/Pair/Ind
Evaluation:
Teaching
Learning
Detailed: form, line and shape are clear
Positive and negative space
Shading/sketching
Different media

6. X4 images 10 times for each group (cut out)

13. X4 bigger images in board(labeled 1,2,3 and 4)
with subheading
Eg:
Detailed different media positive/negativ
Image 1: 0
Image 2: 9 (hands up)
Image 3: 2 (hands up)

14. Image to show the formal elements: