Visual Journal Assignment #8 (Term 1)

Due: Monday, November 3^th

Gliese 581 g is an extra solar planet, orbiting the red dwarf star Gliese 581, 20.5 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Libra. It is the sixth planet discovered in the Gliese 581 planetary system and the fourth in order of increasing distance from the star.

Studies indicate the planet is situated near the middle of the habitable zone of its parent star, where temperatures are neither too hot nor too cold to sustain Earth-like life.

Because of Gliese 581 g's proximity to its parent star, it does not have day and night, meaning that it is permanently light on one half and permanently dark on the other half of its surface.

For this visual journal assignment, you will create an illustration of what you think life on Gliese 581 g would look like. Decide if your “life-form” lives on the “dark side” or the “light side” of the planet and reflect this in your drawing. Also, the gravity of Gliese 581 g is 1.1 to 1.7 times stronger than Earth’s. This may also influence your design.

How would dealing with a lot of gravity affect how your alien’s are formed? How would a creature adapt to living in an environment that’s permanently light? Or permanently dark?

Write a paragraph telling me a little bit about your life form. How was your design influenced by the gravity and the light/dark aspects of the planet. What is the name of this alien species you’ve created.

Visual Journal Assignment #7 (Term 1)

Due: Monday, Oct. 27^th

Imagine that you’ve been hired by Apple (or some other tech company) to develop a new app for their smartphone that is gear toward the middle school age group that is beneficial (helpful) in some way.

What type of app would you design?

For this visual journal assignment, please create a drawing of what you imagine the logo for this app would look like. In your paragraph, tell me what the name of your app is, what the features of the app are, and why you think it would be useful to kids your own age.

Perhaps you create an app that reminds and helps students study for a test or you create an app that somehow helps prevent cyber-bullying.

Visual Journal Assignment #6 (Term 1)

Due: Monday, October 20th 

Artists sometimes combine the features of several animal to create a totally new create. Describe and draw such a creature.

You should combine the features of at least 3 different animals, but you may combine more if you wish.

Write a paragraph that includes the following information:

*The name of your animal

*Where your animal lives

*What your animals eats

*What special abilities it has

**Remember**

Your visual journal assignment MUST include artwork AND and paragraph (3-5 sentences) of writing. Each assignment should take up about a page in your sketchbook.

Visual Journal Assignment #5 (Term 1)

Due: Tuesday, October 14^th

You will create a drawing of your “dream room”. If you had an unlimited amount of money to create a room for yourself, what kind of room would you build?

An art studio? A music studio? A gaming room?

Create a detailed illustration of what you envision your “dream room” to look like and write a paragraph to tell me what would be in your room and why you chose this particular “dream room”.

Your illustration can be a top view of your room (as if you were looking down at the room from the ceiling) or drawn as if you were standing in the room.