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Insidethelineslessons.com2018
Cycle2,Week3–BookofKellsUpside-DownDrawingAges7-9
Materials:
• Print-outofcalfdrawing(seepage2)• Print-outsofdottedlinepaper,1perstudent(seepage3)• Pencils• Coloredpencils• 9”x12”folderorenvelope• Tapeorputty
1.Haveyourenvelopewiththeimageinsidetapedupinthewhiteboard.Talkabouttheconceptofdrawinganimageupside-downandwhyitisahelpfullearningtool.
2.Pullouttheimagetothefirstdottedlineandusetapeorputtytoholditinplace.
3.Askstudentsaboutthelinesandshapestheysee.Begintodrawtheimageonyourwhiteboardslowly.Talkaboutthelinesandshapes,stoppingtoaskstudentswhatyoushoulddrawnextasyougo.Havestudentsfollowalongontheirownpaper,studyingtheimageastheydraw.
4.Continuetopullupsectionsandrepeatstep3untilthedrawingiscomplete.Itcanbefuntohavestudentsguesswhatthedrawingisaseachsectioniscompleted.
5.Iftime,studentsmaybegintocolorthedrawingoradddesigns.
History
TheBookofKellsisafamousmedievalilluminatedmanuscriptandacclaimedtobeoneofthemostbeautifulbookseverwritten.IttakesitsnamefromthevillageofKells,innorthwestIreland.Itisthoughttohavebeenproducedaround800AD.TheBookofKellscontainsthefourGospelsinLatinbasedontheVulgatetextwhichStJeromecompletedin384AD.Thebookiswrittenonvellum(preparedcalfskin)andincludeslavishdecorationandornamentation.Abstractdecorationandimagesofanimals,plants,andhumansaimtoglorifyJesus’lifeandmessage,andkeephisattributesandsymbolsconstantlyintheeyeofthereader.
Resources:(http://www.wclibrary.info/kells)(https://www.tcd.ie/Library/manuscripts/book-of-kells.php)