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Escape Room: Anime Portrait Drawing

In this drawing class, students will experience going through a Van Gogh-inspired escape room to create an anime/manga portrait.
Dorothy Wawa, M. Ed.
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What's included

1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

Escape Rooms are a great way for children to learn while having fun.  This class is perfect for kids who love drawing and exploring.  The students will get an overview of the work of Vincent Van Gogh.  They will learn how to find and use the step-by-step instructions to draw an anime/manga-style portrait. They will understand the difference between Japanese anime and manga styles. They will use their imagination to personalize their artwork.  Finally, they will make a real-life connection by using their portrait to create a character for future stories.

The children will be interacting during the class through a PowerPoint presentation. They will be using critical thinking and creativity throughout the process.

Class Structure:
0-5 minutes: Introduction 
5-10 minutes: Vocabulary/Theme discussion
10-20 minutes: Process presentation
20-30 minutes: Process details and discussion

Outcomes:
1. New knowledge about anime/manga style 
2. New knowledge about design principles
3. New Knowledge about original designs 
4. New knowledge about character design 
5. New knowledge about portraits

This class is a prerequisite to a series of 10 lessons using a total of 40 emotions/feelings words that support emotional intelligence. This is the sequence:

Escape Room: Anime Emotions 1 (A-C)
Escape Room: Anime Emotions 2 (A-D)
Escape Room: Anime Emotions 3 (A-G)
Escape Room: Anime Emotions 4 (B-H)
Escape Room: Anime Emotions 5 (C-H)
Escape Room: Anime Emotions 6 (D-S)
Escape Room: Anime Emotions 7 (D-S)
Escape Room: Anime Emotions 8 (D-S)
Escape Room: Anime Emotions 9 (H-S)
Escape Room: Anime Emotions 10 (S-W)

Online Class Policies:
For your child’s protection, I will need to verify each attendee’s identification at the start of each section.  Students will need to turn on their video at the beginning of each class. The exception to this rule is if your child has been verified by Outschool Safety and has a green checkmark next to their name.  After verification, I recommend that the child keeps their camera on for the best interaction experience. 

Eating and drinking are acceptable during class, as long as it doesn’t become a distraction to the other students. 
All students are expected to be respectful to everyone attending the class.  Disagreements are to be carefully expressed in order not to hurt anyone’s feelings.

REFUND POLICIES:
Life happens.  You can get a refund a week in advance, or within 24 hours of purchase (until class starts). 
Outschool policy states that if no Learners show up to class after 10 minutes of the start time, the teacher will log out of the classroom.  Student no-shows may not entitle you to a class refund.  However, if there is an emergency, please notify me and support@outschool.com as soon as you know your student will not attend the class. 
To read more about Outschool’s refund policies: https://support.outschool.com/en/articles/16379-outschool-s-happiness-guarantee-and-refunds

Learning Goals

Learners will practice drawing a basic anime/manga style portrait that will serve as a starting point for learning how to create characters and comic books.
learning goal

Other Details

Supply List
The learner will need white drawing paper with a pencil, eraser, and sharpener.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined July, 2021
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I teach STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) project-based classes to help young children find their passion while reaching their highest potential. STEAM projects mimic what happens in real life.  It is the perfect gateway to playing while experimenting and learning. I enjoy teaching the visual arts to keep students creative.  As Albert Einstein famously said, "Imagination is more important than knowledge".  That's my motto.

In 2002 I graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, majoring in Computer Animation. In 2009 I was awarded a full scholarship to pursue a Master of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction, specializing in Educational Technology. I am ESOL endorsed.  I hold a current teaching certificate in Art, Primary Education, and French.

For more than 15 years, I have been the only art teacher at my elementary school. In 2017, when I came across, the then-novel idea of STEAM lessons, I immediately spearheaded what is now a Gold award-winning STEAM program.  

I believe that thinking creatively is the key to unlocking students' potential. In my classes, children use their critical thinking skills to create. I use an immersive interactive style to help them become passionate about using their unique talents to shine. 

I live in the sunshine state of Florida, USA.  I love the beach. It can get steamy there. I’m always looking forward to STEAM up my students’ imagination. All aboard! Let's STEAM away!

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$4

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Meets once
30 min
Completed by 2 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-12
2-9 learners per class

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