Party Planners: Plans for a Pinata

On November 6, 2006, the Party Planners met to discuss their ideas about the unicorn pinata.
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RB: "We could put bows on it."
EC: "How about the unicorn color going to be purple and white and pink?"
KO: "How about red and green?"
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The group sat down to design their unicorn through individual drawings.� When the group was done, they had eight very different designs.� Ms. Leigh spread the drawings out on the table and explained to the group that we needed to choose one drawing to use as our pinata guide.� Each member proudly picked up his/her own drawing.� Ms. Leigh observed that the planners all chose their own designs.� The group then giggled and began looking at the other designs saying, "I like this one, How about this one, We could use this."�

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The group decided that they would draw another picture, but this time as�a group.� They would collaborate on one design.� EC volunteered to draw the horn, and RB decided to draw the body.� TR expressed her interest in drawiing the legs, tail, and bows. BW and KO used Jan Ken Po (Rock, Paper, Scissors) to decide who would draw the face.� BW won but agreed to let KO help her in the drawing of the face.

A Collaborative Piece

On November 13, 2006, the group decided to meet again to work on their collaborative drawing.� To their surprise, JD, a classmate, had come to school with pictures of pinatas.��JD knew that the Party Planners were planning to make a pinata and intentionally brought in something he thought might help the group.� They started the meeting with JD sharing his pictures of the pinatas.� The group noticed that there were no unicorns, but did agree that the horse was the closest relative.�

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After closely observing the pictures of the pinatas, the group then revisted their individual drawings that they had done the week before.� By revisiting their�earlier drawings, the group was�able to discuss and think about their previous ideas and the ideas of others.� They used this newfound inspiration to create a magical drawing of a magical creature through drawing, coloring, and decorating.�

After Thanksgiving break, the Party Planners will use their collaborative design�as a guide as they�make a pinata with the help of Ms. Leigh and Ms. Jordan.�

Posted on November 22, 2006 2:47 PM | Permalink