4th Grade - Lesson 1 : Line Character
-
Download Lesson
Description of Project
Students establish facial proportion, and then use line characteristics to vary basic facial drawing by associating line qualities with personality. (Teach in multiple sessions.)
Washington Masterworks
Saharet by Franz von Stuck
Old Man with Locket by Henry Raschen
Photos courtesy of the Frye Art Museum.
Instructional Video
Learning Standards
Arts GLEs
- 1.1.1, 1.1.2 Elements: Line quality; Shape/Proportion
Common Core Math
- 4.NF.B,3.a. Understand addition and subtraction of fractions as joining and separating parts referring to the same whole.
Common Core ELA
- 4.RL.3 Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or a drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g. a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).