Freehand Sketching I – Meaning/Definition of Freehand Sketching | Techniques of Drawing Lines, Curves, Circle and Irregular Shapes JSS 1 (Basic 7) – Basic Technology

BASIC TECHNOLOGY 

BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

THIRD TERM

WEEK 8

JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL (JSS 1)

THEME: DRAWING PRACTICE 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Board Practice II – Positioning and Drawing the Title Block | Writing (Freehand) legible Letters and Numerals JSS 1 (Basic 7) – Basic Technology

TOPIC – FREEHAND SKETCHING 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introductory Activities

2. Meaning/Definition of Freehand Sketching

3. Basic Freehand Techniques of Drawing

3. Revision and Weekly Assessment (Test)

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the lesson, most of the students should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective and psychomotor) and should be able to make neat freehand sketches of lines curves and irregular shapes.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The students can make freehand sketching.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of HB pencil, drawing sheet, sharpener, eraser, board and tee-square.

METHOD OF TEACHING

Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of Work

2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

3. Course Book

4. All Relevant Material

5. Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION

Drawing is a way of representing an object on paper using pencil and other drawing instruments. This drawing communicates how something works or constructed.

The instruments used for drawing are tee square, set square, compass, French curves, etc. When some of these instruments (pencil and eraser) are used in/for drawing, the drawing is called freehand drawing.

MEANING/DEFINITION OF FREEHAND SKETCHING

Freehand sketching can be defined as a drawing without using measuring instruments.

The drawing is basically drawn with the help of basic technical drawing instruments and materials such as pencil, cleaner and drawing sheet or paper.

Freehand drawing is the blueprint of the actual drawing or object. It is very quick and save save time.

QUICK ASSESSMENT

Differentiate freehand sketching from other drawing.

ASSIGNMENT

Sketch a straight line and a circle.

LESSON 2 – BASIC FREEHAND TECHNIQUES OF DRAWING

Teacher’s/Student’s Activities – Demonstrate and guide the students to sketching the following –

1. Lines

2. Curves

3. Circles

4. Irregular shapes

LESSON 3 – REVISION AND WEEKLY ASSESSMENT (TEST) 

ASSIGNMENT

Sketch any image and object.

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the students some questions; then, the teacher –

2. Asks students to define freehand sketching.

Student’s Activities – Define freehand sketching.

3. Demonstrates correct techniques of freehand sketching.

Students Activities – Watch teacher’s demonstration.

4. Assigns freehand drawing.

5. Assists students when necessary during exercises.

Student’s Activities – Practice freehand sketching.

6. Summarizes the lesson on the board.

Student’s Activities – Copy as the teacher writes.

CONCLUSION

To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

LESSON EVALUATION 

Ask students to –

1. define freehand sketching.

2. correctly draw thin, thick lines, curves, circle and irregular shapes.

 

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