Mark making

In our previous class, Taryn and Amanda presented their lesson on mark making. In my opinion their lesson was one of the best ones we have seen in class so far. The two of them seemed so confident in front of the class and were so well prepared. Even when a question was asked from the class that clearly through them off track a little, they were able to roll with it and bring the students question into their lesson. I really enjoyed that the class was started off by a demo rather than a presentation. The way that they were able to bring everyone together was amazing. They created a project where even a student who is not confident in his art abilities would be able to have a fun time with this project. Taryn and Amanda were able to create a fun and engaging project that the whole class could engage in together. They not only were able to create a fun project but they also were able to bring in many art terms and discuss them with out feeling like they were lecturing the class. Another aspect that I think they did well was embracing the silence. Aaron always talks about giving students time to answer and not to be afraid when the room is silent for a few moments. It was clear that Taryn and Amanda took this advice and allowed the class to "save them".