One-point perspective
Course: Exploratory Art Grade Level: 9-12
Lesson Occurs in Unit: One-point perspective
LESSON TITLE: Road to no where
Short Description/Goal Students will create an artwork that demonstrates the
understanding of one-point perspective.
Essential Question Where in the universe do you see one-point perspective. How do
artists use one-point perspective in art to give a drawing a 3D
element?
Acc.VA:Cr2.1: Through experimentation, practice, and
Strand/ Standards persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a
ART/ELD chosen art form.
Prof.VA:Re7.2: Analyze how one’s understanding of the world is
affected by experiencing visual imagery.
Student Objectives Learn the basics of one-point perspective and have a drawing the
diminishes of into the distance. Students will also learn the history
of how drawings and painting used to be flat and how one-point
perspective came about.
Assessment
Students will have a packet with different worksheets on one-point
Informal perspective.
Student Self- Students will re-work the worksheets after they have received
Assessment feedback. After they finish the students will drawing their name in
perspective for more practice.
Formal Assessment Final road to nowhere with a matboard finish.
Rubric Objective: Practice using one-point perspective by drawing a
landscape using the rules of one-point perspective.
Directions: Use only PENCIL for number 1-6
1. Use 8.5” x 11” paper horizontally
2. Draw a horizon line 2.5 down from the top.
3. Place a vanishing point on the horizon line.
4. Use the rules of perspective to draw 2-4 buildings.
5. Use the rules of perspective to draw 3-5 trees in a row.
6. Do something with the sky- clouds, birds etc.
7. Go over everything in sharpie.
Extra credit: Shading/color
Key Knowledge / Skill
Prior The students will be working on a one-point perspective packet
and draw their name before their final road artwork.
New Concepts/Skills
Vanishing point, Horizon line, Constructions lines/ orthogonal lines
Parallel lines, Horizontal lines, Vertical lines
Academic Vocabulary:
Vanishing point
Horizon line
Constructions lines/ orthogonal lines
Parallel lines
Horizontal lines
Vertical lines
Materials/ Resources
Resources/ Materials One-point perspective packet, newsprint, pencil, sharpie.
Technology Ipads to find photographs where one-point perspective is apparent.
PHASES OF THE LESSON
Hook Show examples of my work and students past work. Also show a
video on elaborate examples of one-point perspective and how
they could turn this into an architect job.
Adaptations or The red is the change in the rubric.
Modifications Objective: Practice using one-point perspective by drawing a
landscape using the rules of one-point perspective.
Directions: Use only PENCIL for number 1-6
1. Use 8.5” x 11” paper horizontally
2. Draw a horizon line 2.5 down from the top.
3. Place a vanishing point on the horizon line.
4. Use the rules of perspective to draw 1-2 buildings.
5. Use the rules of perspective to draw 2 trees in a row.
6. Do something with the sky- clouds, birds etc.
7. Does not have to go over everything in sharpie.
Extra credit: Shading
Instructional Strategies Student Activities
(What the teacher does) (What the students will do)
Day One Day One.
Show students a video on the history of one- Students watch video on the history of one-
point perspective. point perspective.
Go over the vocabulary handout Popcorn read the handout on vocabulary
Show and have students do the “labeling Follow along with demonstration on the
perspective lines” worksheet different types of lines.
Demonstrate how to do the one-point Watching the demonstration students will be
perspective box worksheet. following along and drawing boxes as a class.
Have students do the one-point perspective Students will finish the rest of the boxes on
worksheet on their own. their own to receive feedback the next day.
Day Two Day Two
Pass back graded worksheets and have Students will look over their feedback and ask
students look at their feedback. questions as they arise.
Demonstrate the letters worksheet and As a class we will move onto the letters
revisit boxes worksheet. worksheet.
Students will work for the rest of the period on
the worksheets.
Day Three Day Three
On newsprint have students make their own Students will use a pencil and full newsprint
horizon line, and vanishing point, and 8 sheet to create 8 boxes and make them 3D on
boxes (3 above, 3 below, and 2 one the their own.
horizon line),
Day Four
Day Four
Their final assessment will be to create a road
For the student’s final project, they will to no-where or their name using only a pencil
create their own road to no-where or their then going over it with sharpie
names taking up 70% of the paper. For extra credit the students could color it with
Demonstrate how to start. colored pencil on a copy.
Closure At the end of the lesson I will mat artwork to show students how
to make their work look professional and add it to their digital
portfolio.
