IAEA 2013 Conference Presentation by Ross Roadruck.

1. Collaborative Murals
Utilizing ratio and proportion to
create a cross-curricular drawing
lesson.
Ross Roadruck
Bloomington Jr. High School
roadruckr@district87.org
roadruckartclass.wordpress.com
Sunday, November 10, 13

2. Collaborative portrait of
Vincent van Gogh
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3. Collaborative drawing after
van Gogh’s Cafe at Night
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4. Vincent van Gogh
Hallway Display
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5. Vincent van Gogh
Hallway Display
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6. Collaborative portrait of
Frida Kahlo
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7. Collaborative drawing after
Kahlo’s Self-Portrait with a Monkey
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8. Frida Kahlo Hallway Display
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9. Collaborative portrait of
Jacob Lawrence
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10. Collaborative drawing after
Lawrence’s The Runners
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11. Lawrence hallway display
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12. Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci
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13. Collaborative drawing after
Leonardo’s Mona Lisa,War and
Flying Machine
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14. Leonardo hallway display
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15. Portrait of Salvador Dali
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16. Collaborative drawing after
Dali’s Persistence of Memory
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17. Dali hallway display
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18. Portrait of Kehinde Wiley
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19. Drawing after Wiley’s Morpheus
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20. The process...!! ! ! ! !
first be
to the terms
• Students will and howintroducedbe applied to “ratio” and
“proportion”
they can
art
• Ratio: a comparison of two numbers (1 inch to 1 foot)
ratios (comparing
• Proportion: a comparison of two equal the length of the the
length of one line on a small square to
same line on a larger square)
• Common Core Standards:
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CCSS.Math.Content.7.RP.A.1 Compute unit rates associated with ratios of fractions, including
ratios of lengths, areas and other quantities measured in like or different units.
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CCSS.Math.Content.6.RP.A.1 Understand the concept of a ratio and use ratio language to
describe a ratio relationship between two quantities.
CCSS.Math.Content.7.RP.A.2 Recognize and represent proportional relationships between
quantities.

21. The process...
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22. The process...
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Students will be given a small photocopied square
and a larger piece of blank paper or poster board
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Students will use ratio and proportion to transfer the
photocopied image on to their paper.
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After they students finish with pencil, I approve the
drawing and they go over it with sharpie.
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23. Resources
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www.ramahughes.com
Portraits for Classroom Bulletin Boards
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Artists
Women Artists

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