This lesson was a lot more of a hodge podge, because we were trying to prepare for the show the next week. Since students still had a couple things to glaze, the first half of class was spent glazing the rest of their work. Because I wanted them to make the most of their time, we discussed some different ideas on how we could present our work at the show. We discussed some different ideas, and I suggested some ideas that they all ended up agreeing with. Since some were very aware of the deadline, and rushing to finish their works, I also spoke to them about how it is okay to present unfinished work. I think this calmed them down a bit, and helped them to prioritize the work they really wanted to show. After glazing, students brought out writing materials and wrote the title, name, medium, and statement for each of their pieces, as well as an overall artist statement for their work. Then, we finalized our ideas for how we wanted to present the work at the show. Finally, we ended the class discussing their work as a whole, and what direction they eventually wanted to take their work in.
I think this class was more or less okay, but I really should have set up better prompts for their general statements about their works. I think they did well enough on their artist statements, but for the individual pieces, the statements were general and not very insightful. These works were supposed to be expressing emotion, and explain to the general audience what these works were representing, and I did not convey that to them very well. Other than that, it went very well, and I think they did a great job reflecting on their work as a whole.
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