Monday, October 6, 2014

Abstract Names

I gave my seventh and eight graders an assignment that worked with their names and have them take it to an abstract level.  We divided our paper into a grid that had a rectangle for each letter of their name.  From there, students had to fill in their rectangles by having one letter touch a minimum of three walls of the box.  This can be tricky and requires some teacher demonstrating but eventually they get the hang of it and have a blast filling in the grid.

On day two, we talked about color use and positive and negative space.  I had students choose two colors to work with and alternate from positive to negative as they work their way through their name grid.  The finished results are awesome! 




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