Generation Z , it's a  COPY, PASTE, PRINT Generation, the organic side of creating and being able to develop ways of solving problems and reproduce images with out a printer, by their own hands can bring them the satisfaction of taking a whole credit of a small product.

Besides working on individual projects, the collective activities gives them a sense of community and makes them be part of something.

Day of the Dead Vivir

DAY OF THE DEAD, one of the most colorful and quite interesting holidays that we celebrate in Mexico has become a worldwide phenomenon in the past 5 years, the Ofrenda was built by 9th graders under the coordination of Humerto (FV teacher) who let us participate decorating with a sugar skull tile.

We also collaborate with  one of the videos projected as a multimedia introduction for the audience to understand who was the person we were dedicating this altar.

Cartoon Project

 

Anatomical Diagrams will always help to develop better and accurate products, further than animating a stick figure or a muscle diagram, this exercise will allow them to explore and learn body parts with out a tedious and long memorizing process. 

  

The materials that we use in class, are basic affordable types. Markers, card boards and easy to carry and hand. Assignments get publish on an algebraix platform so the parents can always have access to it, and to make it easy, materials are being posted graphically to avoid confusion and missuderstandings. 

 

 Students from 7th, 8th and 9th graders can have different perspectives and different interests, However what they have in common, is sharing generational figures in all fields:  political, educational, entertainment and even as a part of their generation, the new public figures such as YouTubers, bloggers, and online gamers, and art producers that were portrayed in this exercise.

For them to never been in art programs or specifically in the habit of drawing and painting, this black and white illustrations were a success, students themselves were proud and it was hard to believe that they were the authors and creators of  this art work.

With this type of exercises, we can explore what's in their mind and the conflicts that affect them or topics that they get interested in.

Caricatures are for centuries an effective way of portraying an idea. Not only the sarcastic content, but also the multiple elements such as: COMPOSITION, THEME OR CHARACTER TO ILLUSTRATE, STYLE and EFFECTIVENESS.
 
Drawing can be intimidating, but when it comes to develop an asymmetrical and exaggeration of features and non precise product, any one can do it with out any fear of failure. The most insignificant doddle can be strong enough to reach the objective.

Cross Hatching

Cross Hatching is a technique to texture drawings using line saturation, and this technique is used for caricatures and black and white illustrations, this tool will help us to develop the next project.

HUMAN ANATONY

Drawing super heroes are just not about juvenile or a childish project, drawing anatomy and understanding the motion of the human body and differences between female and male body functions, strengths and capabilities.

Human Rights it's a topic that schools in general don't spend a lot of time on it, when it's actually an essential field of study and recognition as an important source of values and principles for students to learn from.
Our Super Hero Project is about this, students will pick a topic that they are most interested in and they will develop a color selection, a full description of powers and characteristics of their character.