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      • Surface Design
    • Coil >
      • Public art
    • Assessment >
      • Create a Glaze
    • Slab >
      • 3 MUGS
      • Slab Sculpture
      • Wall Piece
      • Darted Tumbler
      • Flower Pot
    • Sculpting >
      • Teapot
      • Mobile/Windchime
      • Surreal
      • Figurine
    • Themes >
      • Self Portrait
      • Home
      • Play
      • Prettiness & Hope
      • Struggle & Expression
      • Beauty
      • Food
      • Anthropomorphic
      • Extreme Emotion
      • Impressionism
      • Inspiration
      • Investigation
      • Holiday Sale
      • Slab Architecture
      • Expressionism
      • Mashup
      • Craftivisim
    • AP-3D >
      • Summer Prep
      • Choice
      • Breadth >
        • Review of the EOA & POD
        • Abstraction
        • Negative Space
        • Found Object
        • Container
        • Cardboard
        • Clay Composite
        • Wearable
      • Concentration >
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TWO MUGS

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
​What are the basics of wheel throwing?
How do I center?
How do I make a cylinder?
What is trimming?
What are some some trouble shooting tips?


ASSIGNMENT

You will be learning the basics of wheel throwing with the goal of creating two mugs. You must complete all of the tasks listed below and go on the wheel everyday while the class is working on their projects in order to receive your points.

​​Requirements:

Prep:
Notes on safety, physics, and cleaning up- 5 points

Steps:
Centering checked off- 5 points
Pulling Walls Checked off- 5 points
Trimming Checked off- 5 points
Handles Checked off- 5 points
Picture
Reflection:
Self- 5 points
Button Text

PREP

Notes

FORMING

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Picture
Picture

CENTERING CLAY


PULLING THE WALLS


TRIMMING


HANDLES


Additional Tips and Tricks


REFLECTION

Self Reflection

Unit Plan
Teacher reflection