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Using sketch journals is an important part of the creative process. It's a place for students to work out their ideas, a place to doodle, a place to dream on paper. It's where they draw their initial thumbnail sketches. It's where they develop an idea. It's where they reflect on their work, take notes, write down vocabulary. It's also a way for me, as their teacher, to check their progress.
I refer to them as sketch journals instead of sketchbooks because there is just as much writing in them as drawing. Honoring and providing a place for written expression is a key part of my program. There is also a history of using sketch journals that I show my students - from Dan Eldon (a contemporary photo journalist) to Leonardo Da Vinci (a Renaissance master).
As a practical tool in the creative process to an aesthetically beautiful book, these journals remain an integral component in the LSS Visual Arts Program. If you'd like information on how to make sketch journals for your classroom, please contact me.
I refer to them as sketch journals instead of sketchbooks because there is just as much writing in them as drawing. Honoring and providing a place for written expression is a key part of my program. There is also a history of using sketch journals that I show my students - from Dan Eldon (a contemporary photo journalist) to Leonardo Da Vinci (a Renaissance master).
As a practical tool in the creative process to an aesthetically beautiful book, these journals remain an integral component in the LSS Visual Arts Program. If you'd like information on how to make sketch journals for your classroom, please contact me.