• Take your time to come up with a creative idea for hair using a variety of types of lines (remember all the kinds of lines we talked about in class).
• The hair should come from an interesting face about the size of your hand.
• Make sure you use interesting repeated patterns between your lines.
• Use lots of detail.
• Work in light pencil first, then go over your design with a black sharpie.
• Make your lines dark, neat, and crisp.
• Erase any pencil lines that remain.
• Once you are finished, select one small item in your drawing to be red.
• Make sure your work is creative and aesthetically pleasing (balanced, with good use of the whole page, etc.).
• Always do your best work!

Assigned:  Monday October 28, 2024

Due:  Friday November 22, 2024

Choose a novel that you have read in the past month, or that you are currently reading and will finish soon. You may not choose a book that we have read together in class.

Fold paper (11″ x 17″) into an 8 sided booklet, the way that I showed you in class, or using this video to help you .  You may use portrait or landscape layout when completing your book report.

Page 1, Cover Page: The cover page will have the book title, the author, the illustrator if there is one, and your name. It should also have a drawing which should be your own creation, it doesn’t have to be the same as actual book.

Page 2, Character(s): Inside the cover: This page should talk about the main character(s) and perhaps one other character. Describe what  you know about their personalities, some of their strengths or challenges, etc.

Page 3, Setting: This page describes the setting of the book. Where and when does the book take place? What is the mood? What does the setting look like, smell like, feel like, etc. It should include an illustration and description of the mood.

Pages 4 and 5, Plot :  Describes the main plot points of the story. What actually happens? Describe the climax of the story, if there is one? How is the problem resolved? This should be the centre-fold of the booklet. You can use a plot diagram (that looks like a mountain) to help you, if you wish.

Page 6, Theme / Moral:  What is the big message behind this story?  Describe and give examples.

Page 7, Illustration of Important Moment: On this page, draw a picture with a caption of your favourite part of the story, or a part of the story that you think is important or made an impression on you. Don’t forget the caption!

Page 8, Opinion: This is the back cover of the booklet. This page is where you tell us your opinion of the story. What did you like about the story and not like about the story? Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not? You may use a star system as a part of this page, if you like.

Assigned:  Thursday October 17, 2024
Due:  Friday November 15, 2023

Grade 7 students have chosen the following design and colour for their hoodies this year. More information will follow soon. We are not ready to order yet, so please be patient.

• Use one piece of black construction paper and one piece of white paper. I have cut the black paper to be about 6″ x 9″.
• The black paper needs to be much smaller than the white paper. We will use the large white paper, 11″ x 17″.
• Think about what you want to do before you start.
• Make sure that the shapes that you want to cut out of the black paper will fit onto the white paper.
• Cut out shapes from the black paper and flip them over like a mirror image onto the white paper so that the edges are still touching.
• Detail is what makes this spectacular.
• Be creative and enjoy the process!
• Here are some very detailed examples to inspire you.

Assigned: Friday September 20, 2024

Due: Friday October 4, 2024