coil pot pacing guide 10-17-17 · school name: teachers name: ceramics and pottery i grades 6 - 12...
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SchoolName:TeachersName:CeramicsandPotteryIGrades6-12[Dates]
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Part1–ConstructionCoilPotPart2–AddingSculpturalHandlesPart3–SgraffitoDesignPart4–Glazing
Thispacingguideisbasedona90minuteclasseveryotherday.Adjustittosuityourschedule.
PacingGuide
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PART
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Day1 Cutoutdesignandtemplate.DiscussRubricGradingCriteriasostudentsknowwhattheyneedtolookforintheirdesign.
Day2 Presentation:Startingthecoilpot.Studentspressthebaseforthecoilpot.Demonstratehowtorollcoilsandleaveasamplewitheachgroupsotheywillknowhowthicktomakethem.Closelywatchstudentsscoreandslipcoilstogether.Studentsshouldonlyhaveacoupleofrowsupatendofclasstime.Youwantthemtostartwithagoodfoundationsohavethemtakeitslow.Wrapwellwithplasticaftereachclass.
Day3 Studentswillcontinuerollingandaddingcoils.Theformdoesn’thavetobeperfectlysmoothontheexteriorbutitisimportantthattheformbeflaredoutslightlyandallthecoilsarewellattached.
Day4 Studentsshouldbeclosetotheintermediategoalof6”highatthesametimethepotis6”wide.Iftheygotoowidetoofasttheymayhaveproblems.Insteadofpassingoutrulerspurchasepopsiclesticksortonguedepressorsthatare6”inlength.
Day5 StudioDay.Havestudentscontinuetobuildtheirpottothe6”x6”mark.Studentswhohavereachedthatgoalcaneitherbuildstraightupacouplerowsorstarttosmooththeexterior.
Day6 Allstudentsshouldbeattheir6”x6”mark.Havethemusethesideofthepopsiclesticktosmooththeexterior.Itdoesn’thavetobeperfectlysmooth,thatwillhappenlater.Theinteriorneedstobewellattachedbutnotsmooth.
Studentsshouldnowstartusingtheirtemplateandbuildingupacoupleofrows.Youhavetodecidehowmuchyouwanttostresstheuseofthetemplate.Sometimesstudentscandeviatefromtheoriginalplanandstillmeetthecriteria.
Day7 Studentsshouldnowstartbuildingin.Theymayfindthisdifficultfortheyfeelthatgoingintooquicklywillmaketheirformcollapse.Theymaywanttobuildupinaconeshapewhichwillcreateanoddformandbetootall.Encouragethemtoconstructthetopofthepotlikeanarchortheshapeofabasketball.
SchoolName:TeachersName:CeramicsandPotteryIGrades6-12[Dates]
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RT1–CO
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Day8 Studentscontinuetobuildinbutneedtostopjustbeforetheopeningistoosmalltofittheirhandinside.Bythispointthebottomofthepotshouldbeslightlystiffandthetopsoft.
Hint:Ifthepotistoowetyoumaywanttohavethestudentsputitonasmallboardordrywallandwrapitinsidethebagwiththepot.Thiswilldrawsomeofthemoisturefromthecoilpotbutnotdryitout.Dothisonlyasneeded.
Day9 Tosmooththeexterior,studentsshouldstand,putonehandontheinside,andgentlytaptheexteriorwithawoodenpaddle.Thiswillrefinetheirshape.Don’tworryiftheshapeisn’tsymmetrical,theyrarelyare.Oncetheyaredonepaddlingtheywillfirstusetheserratedsideofthescraperandthenthestraightsidetorefinethesurface.
Day10 Studentsshouldcontinuetobuildtheopeninginward.Theywillactuallyoverbuildtheopeningthenuseasmalljarlidtomarkacircleandrecuttheopening.Thiswillensuretheneckoftheirpotisnotoffcenter.
Day11 Thenextstepistoaddcoilsdirectlyontopoftheopeninguntiltheyreachtherequiredheight.Theformsshouldgoup(theneck)andslightlyout(thelip).Flaringoutattheverytopwillgivethepotamorefinishedlook.
Day12 Cleanup.Studentswillnowscrapeandsmooththeupperhalfoftheexteriorandontheinteriorasfarastheycansee.Oncetheformiscompletetheyarereadytostartonhandles.Studentsneedtocontinuetowraptheirprojectsattheendofeachclass.
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RALHANDLE
S Day13 Handlescanbeassimpleascoils,butexploresculpturalalternatives,whichwillmakeeachprojectunique.Handlesareanythingtheycangrabtoliftthepot.Thereshouldbeaminimumoftwohandles(nomaximum),morecanbeanexcitingdecorativeelement.
Day14 Encouragestudentstoexplorehandleoptions.Theymaywanttosculptbothhandlestomatchandthenattachorbuilddirectlyontothepot.Handlesneedtobeplacedwithintheupperhalfforstabilityandbecausethatareahasmoremoistureforabetterattachment.
Day15 Studio:Handles.Givestudentsplentyoftimetoexperimentandexecutetheirhandles.
Option:Iftheydon’twant‘fancy’handlesbutprefersimplecoils,havethemmakealidtocompensateforthegradingcriteria.Thiswaytheycanhavethesimplehandlesandremovethelidlateriftheydon’tlikeit.(Inrealitytheyusuallydo!)
Dary16 Studio:HandlesContinuetowraptheproject.Itmaystarttofirmupwhichisgoodbuttheydon’twantthemtototallydryoutbecausethiswillmakethesurfaceworkmoredifficult.
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RT3–SGRA
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Day17 Oncethehandlesarecompletestudentsneedtoselectordevelopadesignfortheirsgraffito.Iftimeallows,havestudentscomeupwiththeirowndesignorincorporateahistoricallessonsuchasMayandesigns.Theyneedtochoosesomethingbig,bold,blackandwhitewithnograytones.Stresscontrast.
Day18 Whenstudentshaveselectedtheirdesigntheyneedtodecidewhethertheywantitonthefrontandbackorallaroundthewidestpartoftheirpot.Resizeimagesifnecessary.Studentsneedtotracetheirdesignandcoloritinwithablackmarker.
Oncetheyhavedecidedwheretoplacetheirimage,theyshouldspongeon2-3coatsofV-361JetBlackUnderglaze(oranyBlackAMACOUnderglaze)withinthatarea.
Day19 Studentsshouldfinishtracingandcoloringtheirdesigns,thenturnthetracingpaperoverandscribbleonthebackwithasoftpenciltocreateatransferorcarbonpaper.Usepushpinstoattachtheirdesigntotheblackunderglazetheyappliedwithinthelastclass.
Day20 Studentsshouldtracetheirdesignontothepotusingapencilorballpointpen.Beforetheygettoofar,havethemliftthetracingpapertoensuretheycanseetheirdesign.Oncethetracingiscomplete,theycanremovethepaperanduseacarvingtool,pintool,orbambooskewerstooutlinetheirdesign.
Day21 Oncethedesignisoutlined,havestudentsscrapeawaythepartsofthedesignwhicharewhitewithacarvingtool.
Continuetowrapthepotsaftereachclass.Theywillbedryingoutbuttheyshouldnotbecomebonedry.
Day22 StudioDay:SgraffitoAtthispointthecoilpotsshouldbefirmbutnotdry.Iftheysgraffitoondrypotsitcangetverydusty.Havethemworkverticallysoscrapsfalloffortheymayuseasoftdrybrushtosweepthescrapsaway.Anythingbutblowingfortheymayaccidentallyinhale.
Day23 StudioDay:SgraffitoHint:Usingpiecesofthinfoam(fromthefabricstore)orpillowsmadefromplasticbags,allowsthestudentstolaytheirpotdownwithoutharmingthesurfaceoftheirpot.
Day24 StudioDay:SgraffitoUseasmanydaysasyouneedforthisprocess.Oncestudentsaredone,encouragethemtocreatetheirownuniqueborderaroundtheirdesign(thiswillalsohelpintheglazingprocess).Studentscanalsosgraffitotheirnamesonthebottom.Oncetheirpotsarecompletetheyarereadytodryandgointothekiln.
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RT4–GLA
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Day25 WhilethepotteryisdryingthisisagreattimeforthemtocompletetheTechnicalRecordSheetsfortheirCoilPot.
Day26 WhenstudentsarewaitingfortheirpotstobefiredandworkingontheirTechnicalRecordSheetsitisaperfecttimetotalkwiththemaboutglazesandwhattheyplantouse.Theycanincludethisontheirpaperworksothatwhenthedaycomestoglazetheyhaveanideaofwhattouse.
Day27 OncethepotshavebeenbisquefiredtheyneedtobeglazedontheinsidefirstusingDC-10Low-FireDippingClear.Useafunneltopourtheglazein,coattheinside,andpourbackout.Rememberbrushingclearglazesarethickerandshouldn’tbeusedtopourintoapot.
Day28 Oncetheinsideisglazedstudentscanglazetheexterior.ThesgraffitopartisglazedwithLG-10ClearGlazeoratranslucentglaze.AnopaqueglazesuchasTeacher’sPaletteorCrystaltexisusedfortherestofthecoilpot.
Day29 Givestudentstimetogetthreecoatsofglazeontheirpots,especiallyaroundtheirsgraffitodesign(theytendtoskimponthispartanditlooksstreakyafterfiring).Makesureallglazeisremovedfromthebottomoftheirpots.
Day30 FinishglazingandcorrectanyTechnicalRecordSheetsincasestudentshavedecidedtochangeglazecolors.Loadandfiretheirpots.