The project got finished up this week.
The students had a renewed interest in the project once they started to embellish the skeleton figures with hair, cloth, and beads. During the painting sequence, the students started to get a little restless, but as soon as they started cutting cloth for the clothes and applying hair, they were very focused. I think that having many stages to a project keeps it new and exciting to them. Gary said that the students are more focused when they do a longer project since they are investing more time and want a good result. The timing of this project was unsure because of some scheduling issues due to assemblies the first couple of days. What I mean by timing is that we weren't too sure how long it would take the students to complete the sequences or the project as a whole.
I learned that the personal touches that students apply is probably one of the most engaging sequences of this project next to the actual sculpting/building. The students enjoyed the final embellishing sequence more because it reflected their interests and a part of themselves in the piece.
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