The third graders were very busy last week. We opened class by making obersvations about the positioning of figures in Egyptian art. We even had a student try to hold one of the poses and we soon found how unnatrual (and uncomfortable) these poses are. One student noted that 'if they eye is facing forward and the clothes are facing forward, the viewer can see who the person is and notice more details about the inividual- BUT when their arms and legs are sideways, we can see the figures in motion.' (This was a very proud moment for me!) After finshing their cartouches from last week, they then applied these convetions to self portraits- including their name in hieroglyphics in a cartouche as well as symbols of their interests.
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Last week, I used a pretty amazing youtube video (link below) called " A Kid Explains History" to give a brief overview of ancient Egypt. From the video, students leared about the beginning of farming and how it allowed Ancient Egyptians to have leisure time on off seasons, and thus a great opportunity to create art. Students observed hieroglyphics in the video, and I explained that hieroglyphics is a system like our alphabet that uses imagery instead of letters to symbolize meaning. I also introduced students to a cartouche, the symbolic frame that surrounds the name of royalty. This class, students practiced writing their name in hieroglyphics in their sketchbook, then began to copy it onto yellow paper for their cartouche.
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