24ú Meán Fómhair 2018

Class: 1Ealaín– 4.1

Time: 10:20 – 11:40 (double period)

Date: 24/09/18

School: Coláiste Choilm (GaelCholáiste)

Mentor: Emilie Doyle

The class was quite small today, due to a school activity (choir practice) there were many students absent. The co-operating teacher decided to leave checking the homework until the following class, so that everyone would be able to have their homework checked. Continuing on from continuous line, the pupils were given A3 blown up photocopies of their drawings. They then proceeded to do string drawings. They were engaged with the project, concentrating on their work, talking quietly among themselves. Still very quiet, I’m not entirely sure if this a good thing or not. Yes it’s important to have control over the class, but it is also important to have a good and most importantly creative environment, the co-operating teacher is happy with them, saying that they are just a quiet bunch. After they had finished with this task, they moved onto water resistant drawings using oil pastels, they followed the line of their drawings and painted a wash over them.

Foclóir - Dictionary

Dul Thar Chéile - Overlapping

Líníocht Léanúnach - Continous Line Drawing

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