Communicating Designs · JHS1 Career Technology

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.5.1.1.4 - Make sketches of objects

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Explain what sketching is and state at least two reasons why designers use sketching to communicate ideas.
Identify the techniques used to sketch objects as two-dimensional (2-D) plane figures such as square, triangle, circle, rectangle and oval.
Demonstrate the techniques of sketching objects in three dimensions (3-D) using isometric, oblique and perspective methods.
Produce a minimum of eight sketches of both plane and pictorial objects and arrange them neatly into a personal sketch album for display and appraisal.
Reflect on their own sketches and describe one strength and one area for improvement in their sketching technique.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Designing and Making of Artefacts/products (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Communicating Designs (5.1)
Content standard: B7.5.1.1 - Demonstrate knowledge and skills of drawing materials, instruments/equipment, lines and their applications, and freehand sketching
Indicator: B7.5.1.1.4 - Make sketches of objects
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 2 (Week 26 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Career Technology, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 31
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1.Discuss what is meant by sketching.
E.g., a quick way of putting ideas down using freehand with a pencil or any other marker.
2. Illustrate the techniques of sketching objects in two-dimensional (2-D) plane figures.
E.g., square, triangle, circle, rectangle, oval
3. Illustrate the techniques of sketching objects in three dimensional (3-D)
E.g., isometric, oblique, perspective
4. Practise sketching of plane objects and pictorial objects to build an album and display for appraisal.