Constantly being aware of your pencil pressure can be a real challenge if you are not used to it. So, 7th Grade has been sharpening their value skills by undertaking a project called 'Value of Words'.
Students first had to use their math skills to measure out an evenly spaced grid. Then, they had to think of two different words that would fit on the top and far left row. The length of their word depending on how many column and rows they created. (Only school friendly words were excepted.)
Each letter was repeated down/across the column and row, rotating the letters as they went; this lead to some interesting division space within their rectangle. We found that capital letters that touch the edge of our boxes worked best.
When students were ready for shading, I offered two different options for filling in their spaces. They could fill their spaces with a gradient or within the square spaces they shows a varied of values as solid tones.
Some students challenged themselves by picking colors pencils to show value.
Those that struggled seemed to find some relief if they traced over their lines first in marker before shading. The marker helped keep their lines in places when they needed to erase or adjust their spaces.
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