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** This Week: ** Students will design and create their own sketchbook. The sketchbook is used all year for note taking, brainstorming, free drawing, and weekly sketchbook assignments.
 * Current Information: Art II **

** Next Week: ** Students will review the **Elements of Art** and do a few warm up drawings to get creative juices flowing. Next, they will learn about the **Principles of Design** and create small mini-projects using marker. **Elements of Art** Vocab: Line, Shape, From Space, Value, Texture, Color: **Assignments:** Free Drawing (5pts), Still Life Drawing (5pts) **Skills:** Drawing, Shading, Color Mixing, Visulatization/Planning/Execution Principles of Design: Unity, Movment/Rhythm, Emphasis, Balance. Assignments: Sketchbook notes, Mini Design Project (20 pts). ** Mini Designs: ** Students will create a series of spontaneous designs using marker. These designs should be completely non-representational, and comprised of only dots and lines. The challenge of this assignment is represent each of the Principles of Design. **Skills:** Drawing, Design (using principles to create an effective design), Visulatization/Planning/Execution