scgc unit 01 student master

SCGC Visual Arts Student Lounge

Hands Across Curriculum

Visual Arts

Lesson designed by teachers @ SCGC of Dallas ISD

art forms that focus on the creation of works which are primarily

visual in nature PaintingsPhotographyPrintmakingStreet ArtScrap ArtFashion Photography

art that is primarily visual in nature

Introduction

The principal of SCGC has approved the use of one of the classrooms for a visual arts lounge.

She is trying to decide if the lounge should be for the faculty or for the students.

Introduction

She is holding a competition to select the best student or faculty proposal.

Each proposal must address certain guidelines.

You and a group of your peers have decided to persuade her that students need a place of their own to hang out. You want the lounge.

• Design your project using a budget of $10,000.

Your Challenge: The Tasks

• Choose a theme for your lounge.

• Create guidelines and establish how the space is to be used.

• Explain the positive reasons for having a student lounge.

This is the classroom in SCGC that has been selected.

Location for New Lounge:

Think / Decide / CreateAll shelves and counters are to be

taken apart & removed.

What will you do with the remaining walls & floor?

The storage area walls are to be taken down to provide a larger room.

Think / Decide / Create

Let’s look at the each wall. Think about what colors you might use.

Think about what kind of theme you will use to tie the room together.

Think about what pieces you will need to add to the room to make it a student lounge.

Here’s the space you will be working with.


Wall #1 = 25.5’

Wall #2 = 8.75’

Remember all shelving & counters will be removed.

Wall #4 = 9.2’

Wall #3 = 5’

Height = 9.75’


Wall #5 = 19.25’

Height = 9.75’


Wall #6 = 35.25’

Height = 9.75’

Remember this storage area will be removed.


Wall #6 = 35.25’


Wall #7 = 28.75’

Wall #7 = 30.25’

Height = 9.75’


Consider the condition of the floor.

What is a budget?

You will have $10,000 to convert a classroom into a visual arts student lounge.

It is a means of keeping track of exactly how much money is coming in and exactly how much money is going out.

What is your budget?


You have to decide how you need to spend this money.

This might include ...


Step One: The Budget

Let’s begin by estimating how many (wo)man hours will be needed to prepare the room:remove the walls of the storage unit,remove all shelving units, andPrepare walls/floors for …(?)


Step One: The Budget

Click below on the dollar icon. This will take you to your budget sheet.

First, type your name. (You will update your budget periodically.) For now, estimate the number of

hours needed to prepare your room.


Step Two: Dealing With Restrictions


Before we can look at the cost involved in painting the walls and doing the floors. We must deal with regulations about the quality of paint used.

• Your principal has certain health codes and Environmental Protection Agency standards to follow to ensure the safety and well being of students.

• So, when choosing paint you must be aware of volatile organic compounds (VOC’s) that can be found in paint.

Step Two: Dealing With Restrictions

VOC’s consist of any carbon compounds that evaporate under high atmospheric vapor pressure.

Paint

Atmosphere of Room

Vapor Pressure Released into Air

Question: Are the compounds that will be released into the room toxic or non-toxic?

Solution: The paint that you pick must be non-toxic.

VOC’s contribute to viscosity levels ….

Click to See Demonstration of Viscosity

deals with the paint’s thickness. How easily will your paint flow? You want paint that is thick enough to cover your walls but not so thick that it is difficult to paint. Chemical compounds make the difference. The wrong chemicals have toxins.

VOC’s contribute to viscosity levels, reflectance of the paint color ….

The percentage of light that is reflected off a

painted surface.

Reflectance can make the difference between a hot

and cool roof.


For example, if you paint a wall in "eggshell white," light will be diffused, scattered, and spread out. Light will not be concentrated in any one area. Your wall will maintain an even pleasant "glow" no matter where your lights are placed and no matter where you stand in the room.

Eggshell Color


If you use a high-gloss polyurethane paint, your surface will reflect far more light. You create harsher, brighter images.

Question: How much reflectance do you want in your room, and how many toxic or non-toxic chemical compounds are needed to obtain the effect you want?Solution: The paint that you pick must be non-toxic.

VOC’s contribute to …

viscosity levels,

reflectance of the paint color, and

absorption of paint through surface painted.

As you can see, different compounds may cause the paint to become toxic.

Paints that do not contain VOC’s are considered to be nontoxic.

Paints that contain VOC’s are toxic. They contain carcinogens.

Carcinogens can contribute to human illnesses.

Many carcinogens are found in paint, paint thinners, spray paint, and other paint products.

However, a certain amount of VOC’s are permitted in paint because the things we expect paint to do currently depend upon them.

In order to help you make the right paint selection, you will be given three leading

chemicals commonly used in paint products to research.

All of these chemicals are toxic. One of them is a carcinogen.

Remember, your proposal cannot include paint that is highly toxic nor any substance that is

carcinogenic.

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To help you investigate these compounds. Click on and complete the “Paint Data Sheet.” The information you need is located within each of the blue links below.

The three paint compounds you are investigating are:

m-xylene

lead

Ethyl Acetate

Orlando, we need

PDF files for these

links.

Think / Decide / CreateNow that you have researched these chemicals, use the link below to determine if the Mythic Paint (recommended by the building) contains any of these compounds.

M -Xylene Lead Ethyl Acetate

Click on one of

the paint cans.

Is Mythic Paint toxic?

What are your conclusions?

Does Mythic Paint contain Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s)?

M -Xylene

YES NO

YES NO

Lead Ethyl Acetate

Answer the questions below about Mythic Paint.

Guidelines for Purchasing

Nontoxic paint may be more expensive than toxic paint. However, your proposal cannot include toxic paint.


Mythic Paint is estimated to cost $50.00 a gallon. Feel free to explore other brands of paint if you feel you can find a better price for nontoxic paint.

Once you determine the brand of paint you want (by the gallon or can), you are ready to estimate how much paint you need to buy.

Estimating Amount of Paint Needed


Click Here.


What else do you need to purchase in order to paint the student lounge?


Click the sites below for ideas and cost. Then add these items to your budget.

Did you update your budget?

If “Yes,” continue.If “No,” please do so now.

What have you done thus far?

Stop & Consider

Met Environmental Protection Agency’s Paint Standards

Started a budget sheet to estimate cost of ….

(wo)man hours needed to prepare the room.

estimated quantity of paint to purchase (walls/floors).

additional paint supplies for project.

Before going any further, let’s stop and consider the theme that will establish your lounge’s personality.

Stop & Consider

THEMATIC FOCUS

First, let’s define a few terms so as to better understand your task.

• THEME (What is the main idea or overall point you are trying to convey?)

Rustic Decorating Theme Patriotic Decorating Theme Casino Decorating Theme

• COLOR (How does color define the mood you are trying to establish? How will you use color to support your theme? )

THEMATIC FOCUS

• PERSPECTIVE (the way objects appear based on their spatial attributes AND the position of the eye relative to the objects)

THEMATIC FOCUS

THEMATIC FOCUS • DECOR (Will the overall arrangement and

furnishings of my lounge support my theme?)

BEFORE:

No Focus

Unbalanced Spacing

Overpowering Window Treatment

Fireplace Focal point

Light Window Treatment

Small Rocker Adds Balance

AFTER:

THEMATIC FOCUS • DECOR (Does the overall arrangement and

furnishings of this room support my theme?)

AFTER:BEFORE:

Crowded

Unbalanced Spacing

Feels Small

Sparsely Decorated

Honey Cabinets “Pop”

White Counters “Pop”

Floral Décor Adds Color

Clutter Cleared Away

THEMATIC FOCUS

There are 4 important thematic considerations:

Theme

Color

Perspective

Decor

Decorating Theme

Mood

Visual Effect

Arrangement

THEMATIC FOCUS Let’s take the components of a Thematic Focus and build a description about

the lounge you are designing.

This description will give you an opportunity to

develop and refine your theme, color choices, room perspective, &

décor.

Description: Imagine reading a description about how a lounge for Barbie might be described.

For example,

We suspect that there may be use of vocabulary like “pink,” “frilly,” and “soft.”

We might read descriptions about tables and chairs set for tea with a soft green vase filled with pink flowers.

Description: How would a lounge with a Dallas Cowboys’ theme be described?

For example,

Would there be lots of color descriptions using blue, grey / silver, and white?

Would we read about helmets, t-shirts, footballs, team members, and a picture of Jerry Jones? Might there be a football shaped couch?

The next few slides are to help you brainstorm your artistic development of your proposed student lounge.

THEMATIC FOCUS

Click below for a Word document that will help you draft your thoughts as you answer the questions on the following pages.

THEMATIC FOCUS

Click here.

THEMATIC FOCUS

While you are formulating your ideas, use imagery. Think about the images you want to create in the lounge.

When brainstorming, stay within the floor space.

THEMATIC FOCUS

Theme

Will someone entering your lounge immediately pick up on the theme? Describe this first impression and what s/he will see. How have you emphasized it?

THEMATIC FOCUS

Imagine that the principal is standing in the doorway. What will she see that ties the room together?

What questions are you asking yourself as you try to narrow a theme for your lounge? Are you pulled in a number of directions or know exactly what you want?

Record your reflections before moving on.

Color

What mood do you want to establish? Describe the colors you have chosen and why. Explain how you plan to use color throughout your room and why.

THEMATIC FOCUS

Could someone react to the color in a way you had not thought about?

What is the bottom-line or deciding factor in settling on the color(s) you want to use?


Click here to read an article about the psychology of color.

Perspective

What interest might you use based on perspective? What perspective would invite others to not only enter the lounge but also to explore it completely?

THEMATIC FOCUS

What perspective is seen from different angles: the front door, a corner chair, the media center, etc.?

Will you have elements of surprise built into your perspective? What visual treat might delight a visitor?


Decor

How will you use the entire space? Describe how and where you will place pictures, flowers, furniture, media, etc. and why.

THEMATIC FOCUS

Talk about how you have used a sense of space. Did you leave a lot of blank space? Did you focus on a particular area? Etc.

What are some of the challenges you faced with space? How did you come to terms with problems? Were there turning points where you decided to go in a particular direction?


You have just finished brainstorming …

THEMATIC FOCUS

• 4 important thematic topics to help you design your room and

• images of what your lounge might look like.

Did you finish writing your draft?


Before you go any further, draw each area of your lounge, using color. Sketch each area of the room thinking about perspective and decor.

THEMATIC FOCUS

You have now drafted your ideal student lounge based on a thematic focus.

THEMATIC FOCUS

The next few screens will help you estimate cost for flooring, furniture, electronics, and art.

The question is, can you afford it? Let’s go back to your estimated budget.


What will you be doing with your floors?

•If you are painting them, use the square footage determined previously and estimate the cost (unless this was already factored in with the paint).

•If you are using carpeting or another surface, visit a link below, estimate the cost, and include the information on your budget sheet.

Did you add the floor’s cost details to your budget sheet?


width

height

For Example:

Product dimensionsWidth: 81 1/8"Depth: 36 5/8"Height: 31 1/2"



When selecting furniture, media, art, etc. Don’t forget to pay attention to

size. Everything must fit.


Electronics:Furniture, Lamps, Decorative Items:

Art:

Click below to locate items & cost of items:

Did you add all of the cost details to your budget sheet?


What have you done thus far?

Stop & Consider

Met Environmental Protection Agency’s Paint Standards

Drafted an estimated budget and made adjustments to meet the cost of …

(wo)man hours needed to prepare the room.

estimated quantity of paint to purchase (walls/floors).

additional paint supplies for project.

preparing floors.

selecting furniture, electronics, & art.

Brainstormed your theme, color, perspective, and decor


It is time to pull all of your efforts together and write your principal about

the proposal.

It is time to convince her that students

need the lounge more than the faculty.

Persuasive Writing

Your task now is persuasion. To persuade someone is to influence

them or to gain them over by argument, to convince them to see it your way.


As part of your proposal, you have to

write a persuasive paragraph in which

you explain the reasons for having a student lounge.

Persuasive Writing


When completing a writing assignment, it is important to follow the

writing process:

•Prewriting•Rough Draft•Revision and Editing•Final Draft

You do not want your writing

process to look like this!


When completing a writing assignment, it is important to follow the

writing process:

•Prewriting•Rough Draft•Revision and Editing•Final Draft


Let’s go step-by-step

together.

The first step of any writing project is prewriting.

In prewriting, you make a plan before the actual writing

starts.

Prewriting


What do I want to

say?

How should I say it?

Think about the following questions as you prepare to write your paragraph:

•How will students use the lounge?

•What benefit will it provide for students? For the entire school?

Prewriting


Did you write your thoughts down on a scrape piece of

paper?


Think about the following questions as you prepare to write your paragraph:

•Why is it important for students to have their own space?

•How will a lounge affect academic time?

Prewriting


Did you write your thoughts down on a scrape piece of

paper?


Now it is time to write a rough draft. Your draft needs to include the following:

•Goal or Thesis

•Main Reasons

•Facts or Examples


Rough Draft

Look at these examples for ideas:

Building a Persuasive ParagraphA step-by-step guide for building a persuasive paragraph

Sample ParagraphAn example of the finished product


Rough Draft

The Process

A thesis statement describes one side of an

arguable viewpoint.

Rough Draft

What is the thesis or point you are trying to argue?

(Students or faculty should get the lounge?)

Did you write your thesis sentence on a scrape piece of

paper?


The Process

Main ReasonsYou need to state

three main reasons that would convince someone that your

thesis is valid.

Three Great Reasons for a

Student Lounge1.2.3.

Example

Rough Draft

Did you write three great reasons on a scrape piece of

paper?


The Process

Facts or ExamplesFor each of your three main reasons, you need to include facts or examples that support each.

Rough Draft

Did you write examples/facts for each of your 3 reasons on a

scrape piece of paper?



Now, it is time to take all of your notes, and put them into a document that you will be

able to print.

Rough Draft

Click on the “Persuasion Map” to the right. Follow

instructions, write in complete sentences, type notes in, and print the resulting document.

Did you print your Persuasion Map?


The Process

Using your Persuasion Map, you are now ready to write your persuasive

paragraph.

Rough Draft

The Process

•Add an introductory sentence in which you introduce your topic.

•Put your paragraph together based on your Persuasion Map outline. Start with the goal or thesis.

•Add a concluding sentence in which you summarize your argument.

You need to …

The Process

Open up a Word document and compose

your persuasive paragraph.

Rough Draft

Remember, your audience is the principal

of SCGC.

Did you write and print your Persuasive Paragraph?


The Process

•Do your reasons make sense? (Are they logical? Are they free of emotion?)

Reread your paragraph asking the following questions:

Revision & Final Draft

•Did you check your writing for spelling and grammatical errors? (Did you run spell-check?)

•Did you use facts and examples to support each reason? (Are the facts true? Can you support your examples?)

The Process

It is time for self-assessment.

Self-Assessment

Use the Persuasive Paragraph Rubric to determine where your strengths are and where you might need a bit of improvement. (link wont open) Orlando

The ProcessStep Four: Persuasive Writing

Congratulations—you’re done!

Your paragraph looks great; you make a really good argument!

The ProcessStep Five: The Pitch

Now that you have done all of the hard work to put your proposal together, it’s time to pitch it the principal. One way to do that is to create a brochure.

Pitch (v.): To promote, advertise, or attempt to sell.


Audience and Purpose Your audience is the people who read your writing. Your audience might be your instructor, classmates, principal, or any other number of possibilities.

You should anticipate the expectations of your audience in order to argue for a particular claim.

The ProcessStep Five: The PitchAudience and Purpose

Purpose is the reason why you are writing. Focusing on your purpose as you begin writing helps you know how to organize your writing, what kinds of content to include, how formal or informal your style should be, and how much you should write.

The ProcessStep Five: The PitchBrochure Content

Use your audience (the principal) and purpose (to convince her to convert a classroom to a student lounge) to help you decide on the content of your brochure.

Choose information from among the tasks you have completed; you could include any of the following:


•Budget summaryYou don’t have to include your entire budget, just a summary of how much you would spend in each of the following categories: renovation (paint, flooring, etc…), furniture and decor, art, and electronics.


•Description of themeYou could include images of art or color swatches–anything that illustrates your theme.

•Design PlanHow would you design the space? What would be its main functions?

The ProcessStep Five: The PitchBrochure Content•Persuasive paragraphSummarize your argument–you could include your main reasons as bullet points, or quotes from students and teachers in support of the lounge.

•Health ConsiderationsWhat steps did you take to ensure the lounge is a safe environment?

The ProcessStep Five: The PitchBrochure Design

•Preview the Brochure Layouts to decide on your design.

•Create your brochure using the Brochure Printing Press. The guide will provide instructions for using the tool and completing your project. You can add images after you print your brochure.


Brochure RubricHere is the rubric by which your brochure will be judged.

ResourcesClick on these links for a Sample Brochure and Persuasive Brochure Writing Guide

scgc unit 01 student master

News & Politics

paint color

polyurethane paint

quality of paint

paint flow

room preparation think

room toxic

larger room

storage area walls