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Day OneTo help us learn what it takes to produce quality work, we are going to learn how to create an impossible-looking paper sculpture. Today, we will learn the steps and make our first draft. For homework tonight, you need to practice making the sculpture and bring your best one to class tomorrow. Making the Sculpture1. Start off with a blank piece of paper, and fold it in half.
2. Fold it in half twice more the same direction.
3. Now refold along the creases so that it makes a zig-zag shape.
4. With the paper all folded up, fold one side up as shown and make a good crease. The better the crease, the easier the next step will be.
5. Unfold the paper and invert the folds (make them go the opposite direction) on one half of the center fold. This is the most difficult step, and it can be frustrating at first, but in the end your patience will pay off!
6. Fold your paper back up and re-crease it so the folds will stay.
7. Now, with your paper folded up again, make two more folds, one to the left and one to the right of your original fold. Each new fold should make your paper turn the opposite direction of the last one, making another zig-zag pattern.
8. Open up your paper and invert the folds again, working at one end of your paper at a time. When you are finished, remember to fold it back up and re-crease so that the folds will stay.
9. Now use your imagination to add more folds or twist your paper to make it look even more incredible.
Day TwoUsing the sculptures everyone made for homework last night, we are going to create a rubric to evaluate them. A rubric is a chart showing the quality of your work in several categories. We will use rubrics to evaluate all major assignments in this class. First we will look at everyone's sculptures, making a list of positive qualities of each of them. Then, in groups, you will try to group these qualities into two to three main categories. Together in class we will start making the rubric, and then you will finish writing it in groups. Homework: Tonight for homework, you will use your rubric to do a self-assessment of the sculpture you brought in for class today. Using this feedback, you will make another sculpture tonight that will meet or exceed in every category on your rubric.
Day ThreeWe will begin today's class with a peer evaluation of your most recent sculptures. Within your groups, switch your sculptures so that everyone has someone else's to evaluate. Then, grade each other in each category and share your feedback. Then answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper: 1. How did using the rubric help you create a high-quality sculpture? 2. How did the self-evaluation help? 3. What did the peer-evaluation tell you? 4. How could you still improve your sculpture and how do you know? 5. Why do we use rubrics? 6. Why do we take assignments through multiple drafts? If you have time, you can check out the following links about paper-folding: Origami Bat with Flapping Wings
Pictures from Paul Haeberli in Grafica Obscura. Last Updated April 15, 2006. |
