Bonus Cards Activities

Courtesy of the Graphic Fairy

Hi Art Student! As promised, I am posting a couple opportunities to earn bonus cards if you are short on relic cards. I am hoping to give you lots of opportunities to do this year. There are  so many extra fun activities to try and we never have enough time in class to do it all, bummer!  But as I have told you before, what you put into art class, is what you will get out of art class. These are both optional activities.

One thing that would be fun to do on break week is to make some ink like the Monks did in the Middle Ages. They used whole walnuts, berries and other things found in nature.  There are lots of YouTube videos and recipes on the Internet,  but here is a link to a simple version HERE  This link has some nice photos as well. Try it and see what happens!

Google image for educational purposes

So to earn your bonus card make some ink and practice your Roman hand. You will need to use a dip pen or you can make your own by finding a stick the diameter of a pencil and sharpening it with a knife. Make a chisel point! Please be careful and have a parent help you if you are unsure! Bring your practice sheet to class.

Another way would be to answer the questions from the last post on the Roman hand on the back of your practice sheet that you worked on at home during break week. You can do the walnut ink at any time this year but the questions and Roman hand practice must be brought to class the week we are back to earn your bonus cards.

Calligraphy- The Roman Hand

Inscription on Column of Trajan 

photo from Google images for educational purposes

 For translation go HERE

Hello Art Students! I am sorry for getting this out a bit late.

For this coming Co-op day we will be introduced to our first hand of calligraphy study, the Roman hand. I have uploaded our practice sheet to the co-op web page so if you need an extra copy for practicing, download and print another at home.

 I will instruct you some in class, as well as, give you time to practice.  Some practice will need to be done at home 20-30 min. throughout this week would be great.  I will be collecting your practice sheets from home next week and looking at your work. You will not be graded, but I would like to give you some feedback on your progress. We will use the best set to fix in our Book of Hours.

I also want you to also answer the following questions on the back of your practice sheet that you will be turning in to me next week. (This assignment will earn a bonus card so if you are short please do this assignment for make up)

1. Why did the Romans write this way? Look in your History of Writing document if you get stuck.

2. What can you tell about the Romans just by looking at the way they write?Explain.

Here is a link to a website that has further explanation. Look at the first photo, inscriptions and translations to give you more information to answer the questions above. Think in general terms. What can we learn about the Romans from what they wrote about and the way it looks? If you wish to know more about the Column of Trajan go to the website listed below.

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~trajan/?page_id=11