Franklin High School HOME OF THE BRONCOS

310 Crescent Drive Franklin, Virginia 23851

Phone: 757-562-5187 Mr. Travis W. Felts, Principal Fax: 757-562-3656 Mrs. Shonda Harris-Muhammed, Assistant Principal

WEEK4 INSTRUCTIONAL WORK PACKET

April 29, 2020

Dear Parent and/or Guardian:

To ensure the safety of citizens of Virginia during the COVID-19 outbreak, the Governor of

Virginia closed all schools for the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic year (Virginia Department

of Education Superintendent’s Memo #077-20). While the health and well-being of students and

staff remain the top priority, the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) also recognizes the

incredible strain that extended closures have placed on local school divisions in meeting their

obligations to students and the state. Like all educators, the VDOE is devastated that the end of the

school abruptly ended and has disrupted the lives of our schools, staff, students, and families

((Virginia Department of Education Superintendent’s Memo #077-20).

Included with this memo includes a packet/or virtual packet with 2 weeks of work to continue with

instruction for all students while our students are out of school. As your child’s teacher, I will still

be available by email. Please feel free to contact me anytime. My email is BBoone@fcpsva.org.

This packet is also available on our school website under two areas, the news feed and curriculum,

for your convenience. The school website address is: www.fcpsva.org

Below please find online usage links to reinforce learning daily in addition to the packet of work:

Sincerely,

Shonda Harris-Muhammed

Shonda Harris-Muhammed

Assistant Principal and Instructional Specialist

757-651-1829

Zentangle Project - A Zentangle is a miniature abstract work of art created by a

collection of patterns. It is typically done on a 3 ½” x 3 ½” paper “tile” using a pencil and a

black pen. The small size allows for a work of art that can be completed in a relatively short

period of time. The “zen” part of it is that it can be a very relaxing and meditative experience.

1.) Using a pencil, put a small dot in the each of the corners of your paper.

2.) Connect the dots with a line, not necessarily a straight one though.

3.) Using the pencil, sort of “scribble” in some lines, going this way and that, until you have

created several spaces on the paper.

4.) Using your black pen, create a different pattern in each one of the spaces that you have drawn

with your pencil.

Here is an example :

The following websites will be helpful in guiding you through the steps to make the perfect

Zantangle :

https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Zentangle

https://zentangle.com/pages/get-started

Blind Contour Drawing - When making a blind contour drawing, the eye is

not watching the hand as it draws on the paper. Blind contour drawing is an excellent way to

train the eye to draw what it really sees rather than what it thinks it sees.

The first contour drawings you do will look, well, funny. However, with practice, you will find

that you will be able to accurately record an image on paper without looking at your hand as it

draws!

You will need :

Pencils

Paper

Everyday Objects (shoes, plants, desks, pencils, people, etc.)

What You Do:

1.) Choose an object to draw (a door, a book, shoes, window, plant etc.).

2.) Pick a point on the object where the eye can begin its slow journey around the contour or

edge of the object. Remember, the eye is like a snail, barely crawling as it begins its journey.

3.) When the eye begins to move, so should the hand holding the pencil. At no time should

you look at your hand as it draws. Try drawing the entire contour of the object without

lifting your pencil form the paper.

4.) Practice this drawing method often and you will find your drawings looking more and more

like what you are looking at.

5.) If you are feeling adventurous, poke your pencil through a paper plate before you draw …

that way there is no possible way for you to see what you are drawing! Try it. And

remember … don’t panic if your drawing of a shoe looks more like a squashed beetle.

Relax and keep it fun.

6.) Practice, practice, practice. That’s how the real artists do it.

Example :

Egyptian Book of the Dead - Students will use scroll shaped pieces of

paper and colored pencils to create their own Egyptian Book of the Dead.

Objectives:

- Students will learn about the Book of the Dead and its importance to Ancient Egyptian

culture.

- Students will identify with ancient Egyptians through learning about their culture and religion.

- Students will use scroll shaped pieces of paper and colored pencils to create their own Book

of the Dead.

- The student will describe relationships between a culture and it’s art.

- Understanding the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.

Concept:

The Egyptian Book of the Dead provided instructions for a mythic journey from this world to

the afterlife.

Project : Students will create their own Book of the Dead using colored pencils and scroll

shaped paper.

2 examples of illustrations from the Book of the Dead

Colored pencil visual

Papyrus visual

Demonstration materials

Vocabulary:

Scribe: Person who was in charge of recording events and writing documents in hieroglyphics.

Egyptian Book of the Dead: Written by scribes and illustrated by artists, this series of books

was like a map to the Afterlife.

Afterlife: The Egyptians idea of Heaven\Paradise.

Papyrus: Paper made out of reeds in ancient Egypt.

Osiris: God of the Dead.

What You Need:

newspaper

colored pencils

scroll shaped paper

yarn/string

What You Do:

1.) Pull out your scroll shaped paper, colored pencils, and string.

2.)The second thing we have to do, after picking our character, is to figure out what kind of

obstacles they will need to overcome.

3.) Then you will need to figure out how to divide the space, kind of like drawing a comic strip.

(Demonstrate this.)

4.) Then have the first frame showing your character dead or broken or however you choose . 5.)

After that, you go ahead and illustrate the rest of your character’s journey to the afterlife.

*Remember the balance and the colors that the Egyptians used when you do this.

5.) Then go ahead and add the text. Then, after it’s dry, you can roll it up and tie so it looks like a

scroll.

Example :

Painted Shoes Project - Students will make painted shoes in the style of

Teodoro Dragonieri, a Canadian artist who paints, collages and reconstructs old shoes to

represent great artists of the 20th century.

You will need :

Old shoes that no one will ever wear again

Acrylic or liquid tempera paint (you can make tempera paint thicker and stickier by adding

flour or white glue)

Brushes

Water

Water containers

A covered work area

Examples of paintings created by the masters (VanGogh, Monet, Picasso etc.)

What You Do:

1.) Take the laces (if any) out of the shoe.

2.) Choose a picture of a painting that you like.

3.)Try sketching out the painting on a piece of scrap paper or on the worksheets provided.

4.) When you feel comfortable with the image, transfer it onto the shoe. You might want to

sketch lightly with pencil first or just start with the paint.

5.) If you are painting a dark colored shoe, you might want to “prime” it with a light paint

before drawing an image onto the shoe.

6.) When you are finished, put the laces back in and admire your masterpiece.

Examples :

Color the Zentangle