Part of Lesson Plan: I am Ready to Talk Now!-Basic Lip-Syncing Exercise

Activity Overview / Details

Supplies needed: Large newsprint, sketch, or bond paper for drawing. A variety of drawing pencils

Demonstrate how to draw the head and mouth shapes listed below.

Part 1:

Sketch the dialogue pages in the Preston Blair animation book-Chapter 4 pages 163-164

Complete all of the consonants, vowels, and the practice sentence 

Part 2:

Sketch various head studies from the Preston Blair animation book:

Chapter 1 Page18-complete one round and one oval head construction-follow book process

Create one of the finalized heads at the bottom of the page

Chapter 1 page 19-sketch two egg head techniques

Chapter 1 page 22-sketch one of the dog cartoons

Once complete with the practice sketches create your own character head for use in the final lip synching project

Once you have completed the above write down a sentence, part of a nursery rhyme, or a poem of your choice. Must be a minimum of two full sentences.

After creating your character head draw your sentence following the consonant and vowel shapes created earlier.