Emily Briody
St David's Artane, Co. Dublin
Mixed Media Painting
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The class was very co-operative
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Engaged well in class discussion about well-being, interests, sport, video games and music
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The whole class engaged in the blind and contour line drawings
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The class used different mediums to draw, attached two pens together etc
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The class asked questions when they were not sure
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Using physical visual aids worked very well. The quality of the powerpoint projector was very bad so we prepared well for use of physical aids. Students seemed more interested when using a physical sheer rather than looking at the powerpoint. Writing down examples helped well especially for students struggling to spell.
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Recapping on the last class through the handout was very important. Students, especially lower- order students, struggled to verbally explain what they had done in the previous lesson. By writing down a few points on the recap they seemed to gauge a better understanding of the concepts.
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Introducing a new artist which students hadn’t heard of was received well. They were interested in the large-scale aspect of Joe Caslin’s work.
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Demonstrating with students at the table worked well. They engaged with me more when I was doing a practical task, rather than responding to text or verbal questions.
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Breaking the Value Scale down using the jigsaw pieces worked well. It helped them visualise how to go from one shade to another. They also could easily number it from 1 - 5.
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Using a variety of mediums worked really well. From my evaluation sheet, there was a variety of responses of which medium they preferred. Some liked pencil, paint, marker etc. Giving a variety helped each student to excel in some way.
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Dividing out tasks to students individually and in pairs was great as clean up was completed much quicker.
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The evaluation sheet gave a really good indication of where the students were at with their understanding. I can see some still need more explaining of certain concepts. It also helps to see what they enjoyed doing and artists that they found interesting.
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Recapping on the steps of the transfer print worked well. Students had a good understanding of what we did and we clarified details of the tasks.
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Some students noted that revealing the transfer print was exciting and enjoyed the process as they could take their time at it.
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Working with students individually one-on-one was very beneficial. Some students found the task difficult so working individually allowed each student to be able to ask questions and support.
Art Club​
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Showing our Line drawing and Monoprint visual aids at the beginning of the lesson excited the students and they were very enthusiastic to learn a new process.
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Having two stations while team teaching worked well; they got to work as a group on line and individually on a monoprint. Working individually on the monoprint gave quieter students a chance to speak up.
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Introducing new mediums worked well. It encouraged them to complete more Line drawings and they enjoyed finding more mediums.
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Monoprint worked well as an extension of ‘Line’. They got to use their line drawings completed in class already for their monoprint.
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Student questioning before demonstrations. Students engaged well verbally, and demonstrated good problem solving skills when asked questions eg. Why would we do this like this? Why would it be important to continually look at your object?
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Students really enjoyed the tactile aspect of the stencils. The foam was a good material and easy to cut. This could work well for students with additional physical needs.
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The students were super enthusiastic about viewfinders as it was their first time to ever hear about them.
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The students picked out what shapes they wanted their viewfinder to be
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The viewfinders the students made were big enough to place on top of their objects
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Charcoal worked well because it speeded up the process as the medium is big
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Introducing the joining, scoring, tabs, cylinders techniques
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Showing the students a new form of art, paper and wire construction and drawings
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The students got to develop/refine their 2D forms into 3D forms
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The students got to use their new skills from the previous lesson such as slots, tabs
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Hands on, practical tasks like cutting and glueing. Students found other tasks like drawing difficult, and they had more confidence in their ability today. They found that the task was more practical so I think this worked really well and each student could complete the book making to a high standard.
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Stations for folding, cutting and sticking made the task organised and well run.
