Triceratops pencil drawing

: Triceratops pencil drawing

Approach: Independant task

Time: 10 Minutes

Level: Year 4 and year 8

Resources:

(each student) one model triceratops (15 cm long), polystyrene block, 4B pencil, one piece of B4 cartridge drawing paper, drawing base board .

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large image of the model

Description:

The model triceratops was positioned on a white block of polystyrene at the centre of the student's table. The student was instructed to make a pencil drawing of the triceratops standing on block, just as they saw it in front of them. The models were placed so that all students would view them from the same angle. They were given the opportunity to handle and examine the model before commencing the drawing. (A few students deviated from these instructions.)

Instructions:

It is important that you do not touch the triceratops while you are making your drawing.
Make sure it is left in the same position all the time.
Try to make your drawing of the triceratops as real as possible. Just as you see it.

It's a good idea to start with very light lines, then make them clearer when you are satisfied with the way you have drawn them.
You don't need to use a rubber.
Just change your lines if you need to.

You have 10 minutes, and I want you to spend all of the ten minutes on your drawing, so that it's as good as you can make it. I will let you know when you have 5 minutes left.

Students were not penalised for incomplete drawings

66 per cent of year 4 students' work was given low ratings of 1 or 2 compared to 23 per cent of year 8 students. At the high end, 1% of year 4 students' work was rated 5 or 6 compared to 18% at year 8.

View Triceratops drawing exemplars

Key attributes (1 low - 4 high)

Qualities

mean score

main features

main body part and features observed and recorded;
different parts appropriately shaped and in reasonable proportions.

1.7

2.5

3-dimensional quality

appropriate placement and size of near and far legs, horns, etc; use of shading.

1.6

2.4

detail

fine detail of features observed and included; appropriate tonal marking (texture, pattern and line).

1.7

2.3

expressiveness

lifelike quality; confident treatment; enriched through subtle individual interpretation.

1.8

2.4

Global Rating (1 low - 6 High)

2.2

3.3

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