Name: ______________________________ Date: ______________ Team: ______
Directions: Part 1 fills in during the slides. Part 2 is two hunts: first in the living room described below, then in this classroom. Find one example of every element in each place and write what it does to the feel of the room. Part 3 is your sketch.
Word bank in other languages
[Check with a native speaker before printing.]
| English | Turkish | Portuguese | Spanish |
|---|---|---|---|
| line | çizgi | linha | línea |
| shape | şekil | forma (formato) | figura (forma) |
| form | biçim (üç boyutlu form) | forma (volume) | forma (volumen) |
| space | alan (boşluk) | espaço | espacio |
| color | renk | cor | color |
| texture | doku | textura | textura |
| pattern | desen | padrão (estampa) | patrón (estampado) |
| light | ışık | luz | luz |
Part 1: The eight elements
| Element | In a phrase | Picture (draw a tiny one) | One example from the slide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Line | |||
| Shape | |||
| Form | |||
| Space | |||
| Color | |||
| Texture | |||
| Pattern | |||
| Light |
Part 2: Two hunts
Hunt A: the described living room
Read it twice. Every element is in here at least once.
The living room is long and narrow. Two tall windows on the far wall reach almost to the ceiling, and the afternoon sun comes through them in stripes because of the blinds. The walls are a pale warm gray. A long, low couch in dark blue sits against the left wall, and its cushions are a rough, nubby wool. In front of it is a round wooden coffee table with a smooth, shiny top. On the floor is a rug with a repeating pattern of black and white diamonds. The right wall has a bookshelf that goes from floor to ceiling, packed tight with books of every color. A tall floor lamp with a curved neck stands in the corner by the couch. The corner by the windows is empty, and it is the only open floor in the room. One brick wall behind the bookshelf was left bare and painted white. A single large painting of orange circles hangs over the couch.
| Element | What I found in the living room | What it does to the feel of the room |
|---|---|---|
| Line | The ___ makes the room feel ___ | |
| Shape | ||
| Form | ||
| Space | ||
| Color | ||
| Texture | ||
| Pattern | ||
| Light |
Hunt B: this classroom
Stand up. Look. Touch what you are allowed to touch.
| Element | What I found in this room | What it does to the feel of the room |
|---|---|---|
| Line | ||
| Shape | ||
| Form | ||
| Space | ||
| Color | ||
| Texture | ||
| Pattern | ||
| Light |
Part 3: Rearrange the room
The bedroom on the slide: a bed under the window, a desk facing the wall in the dark corner, a rug in the middle, a tall bookshelf next to the door, and everything pushed to one side. Redraw it so at least three elements change. You may draw your own bedroom instead (no address, no names).
| DRAW YOUR REARRANGED ROOM HERE |
|---|
Three changes, and why each is better for how the room works or how it feels:
| Change | Element that changed | Why it is better |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | ||
| 2. | ||
| 3. |
Grade 8 stretch: For each change, name a second element it also affects, and say whether the change is free or costs money.
Teacher key
Part 1 (accept close wording): Line: the direction your eye follows; vertical is tall and formal, horizontal calm, diagonal active, curved soft. Shape: a flat outline, round or angular. Form: the 3D thing, what you can walk around. Space: the room and what is in it; filled (positive) and empty (negative). Color: warm or cool, light or dark; full lesson in 4.8. Texture: how a surface feels or looks like it feels. Pattern: a design that repeats. Light: natural from windows, artificial from fixtures; it changes every other element.
Hunt A: Line: the tall windows, the floor-to-ceiling bookshelf (vertical, makes the room feel taller), the long low couch (horizontal, calm), the stripes of sun (diagonal, active), the curved lamp neck (soft). Shape: the round coffee table, the orange circles in the painting, the diamonds on the rug. Form: the couch, the coffee table, the lamp (things you walk around). Space: the empty corner by the windows is the negative space; the packed bookshelf is dense positive space; long and narrow is the room's own space. Color: pale warm gray walls, dark blue couch, orange circles (warm accent), the many book colors. Texture: nubby wool cushions (rough, cozy), the shiny table top (smooth, cool), the bare brick (rough). Pattern: the black and white diamonds, the stripes of light through the blinds. Light: natural from the two tall windows in the afternoon; artificial from the floor lamp.
Hunt B: depends on the room. [Sal: write your eight examples here so the check goes fast.]
Part 3: accept any three changes with the element named and a reason tied to function or feel. Strong ones: desk to the window (light, and space in the corner opens); bed away from the window so the window is not blocked (light); rug turned to run the long way (line); bookshelf moved away from the door (space and traffic); a plain bedspread instead of a busy one (pattern). Grade 8: desk move is free and changes light and space; a new bedspread costs money.