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World of
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 Introduction
A tesselation is the repetition of a pattern that covers an entire region--it is important that part being repeated must fit together with itself. Much of the artwork of M.C. Escher focuses on tessesations. The Dutch graphic artist Maurits Corneille Escher was born on June 17, 1898, and died on March 27, 1972. You can find out more about his life here. He did all kinds of really intersting and amazing things, many of which can be seen here. Subject: Art
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Objectives
Students will examine the artwork created by M.C. Escher. Students will view Moorish design. Students will create original tesselations.
M.C. Escher was born June 1898 and died March 1972. As a young man he was encouraged to study carpentry and crafts. He did not do well in school, however, except for the arts. Consequently, his family allowed him to study architecture in college. In his spare time he enjoyed traveling to Spain. This was where he became influenced by the Moorish tesselations that he later became famous for in his art.
http://www.camosun.bc.ca/~jbritton/jbsymteslk.htm
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2.A large sheet of paper where you will put your final design. (about 12" x 18") 3.Sharp Scissors. The more detailed the design the smaller they must be. 4.Tape. Any kind of tape will work - clear tape works well. 5.A pencil 6.(optional) crayons, colored pencils,
or markers.
Procedure:
2.Select an area of this object and cut
it out. DO NOT THROW AWAY THIS PIECE.
4.Select another section of the square
and remove it.
5.Tape it on the other side of the square at exactly the same height you cut it from. (when cutting from the top or bottom, tape at exactly the same distance in width) 6.Continue with steps 4 and 5 until you have created an object you would like to use in your final drawing.
8.Place the object next to the outline so that it aligns up perfectly with no empty spaces, and make another outline.
10.Now you can color the design and add detail.
11.Then you're done. Culminating Activity Insert your grading rubric
for the culminating activity or a link to your rubric or test document
file.
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http://www.cs.unc.edu/~davemc/Pic/Escher/
web resources for your culminating activity here. Also link supplementary materials such as PDF files and /or document files. 
Casa Roble
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cutting from the top or bottom, tape at exactly the same distance in width)
