8^TH GRADE SKETCHBOOK ASSIGNMENT

Elements of Art & Principles weekly Sketchbooks: Turn in on the last day of the week, Use the knowledge from class and previous assignment to create pictures.

Sketchbooks are also to be used to take notes, mini projects, and do thumbnails for projects, therefore must be with you every day.

TO MAKE A SKETCHBOOK:

Take 15 sheets of paper and one piece of construction paper

Fold in half to make a book

Staple the middle

ASSIGNMENTS: any medium maybe used, all work should be in color and 3D and take up the whole page, unless teacher specifies. Each assignment is worth 25 points each *one day late graded at 60% (-10 points), day 2 is a zero. Examples are online at www.quia.com/pages/mrsyounghome.html, 8^th grade link and missing assignments under 8^th grade

Due Date

______Week 1 Continuous line - 2D & does not have to be colored

______Week 2 Emotion – write an emotion word in the style of the feeling

______Week 3 Favorite place

______Week 4 Last weekend

______Week 5 Favorite thing to do

______Week 6 Self-portrait – PENCIL – head only

______Week 7 Future

______Week 8 Design candy bar

______Week 9 Your choice

If you do not know what the element or principle, means then please look it up in your Art Dictionary