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Line Language: Types, Moods and a Line Sampler
Students learn six kinds of line, link each to a mood, and fill a line sampler and two mood drawings with pencil.
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Logo Concepts: Six Types and a Page of Thumbnails
Students learn six logo types and what makes a good logo, then sketch six thumbnail ideas for a fictional tutoring business.
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Logo Lab: Design a Mark for an Imaginary Business
Students learn six logo types and design principles, brainstorm for an imaginary business, sketch thumbnails, finish one logo and critique it with a rubric.
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Loud, Soft, Fast, Slow: Dynamics and Tempo Terms
Students read a short glossary of Italian dynamic and tempo terms, match them to their meanings, rank them from soft to loud and slow to fast, and plan the markings for an…
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Major and Minor Triads: Build the Chords
Students build major and minor triads by counting half steps, then match chord symbols to names and spell the chords of a simple progression.
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Meet the Instrument Families: Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion
Students read about the four instrument families, sort thirteen instruments into their families, and answer questions about how each family makes sound.
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Music and Emotion: A Listening Journal from Memory
Students recall a piece of music they know well and write a journal analyzing tempo, dynamics, tone color, texture and form, and how those choices shape mood.
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One-Point Perspective: A Road to the Vanishing Point
Students learn horizon line, vanishing point and convergent lines, sequence the steps for drawing a box, and then draw a box and a road in one-point perspective.
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Pattern Mandala: Radial Symmetry and Repeating Line Designs
Students practice four line patterns, learn about radial symmetry with angle math, and design an original mandala.
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Photo Composition on Paper: Thirds, Framing and Leading Lines
Students learn five composition techniques, identify them in written scene descriptions, and practice them by sketching on a grid.
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Plan Your Practice: Read a Practice Log and Build a Weekly Plan
Students analyze a week of practice minutes in a sample log, match practice strategies to their purposes, and build a realistic practice plan with a goal.
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Poster Layout Plan: Thumbnails, Hierarchy and Design Careers
Students learn layout basics, do margin and thirds math, match design careers, and plan an event poster with thumbnail sketches.