- STEP 1: Identify an object in the room to depict and create a contour line drawing of that object. A contour line drawing is a continuous drawing where the pencil never leaves the paper from the start of the process to the completion of the drawing.
- STEP 2: Have students begin at the start of the line and write a poem about the object they have chosen to depict.
- STEP 3: Have students write their poem about the object along the actual line of the contour line drawing.
- STEP 4: Instruct the students to continue writing their poem until they run out of line.
LESSON IDEA:
This warm-up relates text and image and also focuses on line. Use this warm-up to engage students in mind connectivity before teaching a lesson that involves communication and interpretation.
EXTENSION:
What else could be considered a contour line? There are many instances where students need to begin something and not stop until completion. Explore how to use this technique to warm up for such events.
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