UNDERSTANDING BY DESIGN: PERSPECTIVE

Pastel of Truck Showing Understanding of One Point Perspective

Stage 1: Desired Results

Established Goals:
1. Learn to draw in one point perspective.
2. Learn a little about the history of the invention of perspective.
3. Learn a little about how artist’s have used perspective from the time of it’s invention.

Understandings:
Students will understand that:
1. perspective is a mathematical construct
2. perspective can be used to make things look “real”
3. perspective can be used to create distance

Essential Question(s)
1. How can drawings that are not accurate compared with what we know to be true (parallel lines never meet) give an accurate representation of reality?
2. What events or changes in world view led to the invention of perspective?
3. Does one have to be taught perspective or can it be self-taught?


Stage 2: Assessment Evidence
Performance tasks
1. Accurately draw a city in one point perspective.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of perspective vocabulary.
Other Evidence
1. Students focus on their work without signs of frustration.
2. Students can help others if asked.
3. Students can explain what they are doing.


Stage 3: Learning Plan
Learning Activities
1. Two days of critical exploration.
2. Two days of direct instruction on rules of 1 point perspective. (draw along with teacher).
3. Slide show of drawings and paintings in perspective.
4. Work on drawing till they are completed.

Advanced:
Two Point Perspective