Unit 1Still Life
3 lessons3 Weeks
Still Life
 Week 1
Lesson 1
drawing basics and value scale sketch
Students will learn the basic drawing tools and use that knowledge to create three value scales.
 Week 2
Lesson 2
line drawing and simple shaded still life
Students will learn how to draw with accurate proportions by making a line drawing of an object.  Students will then learn how to shade basic objects by making a simple shaded still life sketch of a cube, sphere, and cylinder.
 Week 3
Lesson 3
final personal still life
Students will make a final shaded composition of three to five personal objects.
Unit 2Figure Drawing
3 lessons3 Weeks
Figure Drawing
 Week 4
Lesson 4
basic figure and facial portrait
Students will learn the basic proportions of the human figure and the face by drawing a simple line drawing of a figure and a line drawing of their face.
 Week 5
Lesson 5
hands, feet, and clothing
Students will learn how to draw hands, feet, and wrinkles and make a sketch of both a hand and foot.
 Week 6
Lesson 6
final figure drawing
Students will draw a shaded, clothed human figure from a model or photograph.
Unit 3Comic Strip
3 lessons3 Weeks
Comic Strip
 Week 7
Lesson 7
comic history and cartooning styles
Students will learn about the history of superhero comics and will also learn the major cartooning styles, creating a sketch of a character in four different styles.
 Week 8
Lesson 8
storyboard
Students will plan out their upcoming comic strip by creating the story and sketching out a storyboard for each panel.
 Week 9
Lesson 9
cartoon panels
Students will draw out their story in three to five cartoon comic panels and will add text and a cover page.
Unit 4Animal Illustration
3 lessons3 Weeks
Animal Illustration
 Week 10
Lesson 10
animal sketches
Students will make a line drawing of animal after learning how to proportion the illustration of each major type of animal.
 Week 11
Lesson 11
ink
Students will learn how to use ink to create shading.
 Week 12
Lesson 12
final animal illustration
Students will draw a fully shaded animal featuring its whole body, shaded in either ink or drawing pencils.
Unit 5Collaged Drawing
3 lessons3 Weeks
Collaged Drawing
 Week 13
Lesson 13
gridded sketch
Students will learn how to draw from grids and make a sketch of a cartoon using the gridded method.
 Week 14
Lesson 14
collaging a composition
Students will learn how to create a collage of images that can be later used in a drawing composition, will choose three to five images to collage, and create a collage on the software of their choice.
 Week 15
Lesson 15
final collaged illustration
Students will draw their digitally collaged image and shade that composition with colored pencils, drawing pencils, or ink.
Unit 6Linear Perspective
3 lessons3 Weeks
Linear Perspective
 Week 16
Lesson 16
what is linear perpsective
Students will learn what linear perspective is, how it was discovered, and how it is used in art.
 Week 17
Lesson 17
one-, two-, and three-point perspective
Students will learn how to draw a building in linear perspective and will sketch out one building in one-point, another in two-point, and the final building in three-point perspective.
 Week 18
Lesson 18
final perspective series
Students will make a series of three or more drawings, with each using linear perspective.  Drawings will be shaded with the drawing tool of choice.