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Everybody knows what a dragon is

• Its an enormous, fierce, bloodthirsty creature
  appearing in fairy tales and legends with brave
  knights who are always challenging him...

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The dragon is a legendary beast in the folklore
of many European and Asian cultures

• Legends describe dragons as large,
  lizard-like creatures that breathe fire and have
  a
• long, scaly tail.

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• In Europe, dragons are traditionally portrayed as
  ferocious beasts that represent the evils fought
  by human beings.

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But in Asia, especially in China and Japan,

• the animals are generally considered friendly
  creatures that ensure good luck and wealth.

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According to some medieval legends

• Dragons lived in wild, remote regions of the
  world. The dragons guarded treasures in their
  dens, and a person who killed one supposedly
  gained its wealth.

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• In China, the traditional New Year's Day parade
  includes a group of people who wind through the
  street wearing a large dragon costume. The
  dragon's image, according to an ancient Chinese
  belief, prevents evil spirits from spoiling the
  new year.

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• Another traditional Chinese belief is that
  certain dragons have the power to control the
  rainfall needed for each year's harvest.

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• However the dragon is also something else. He is
  admirable, intelligent and educated creature, who
  leads a most interesting life.

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• He has some fascinating characteristics in
  addition to those occasional glimpses we are
  given through fairy tail and legends.

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• In the world of fantastic animals, the dragon is
  unique.

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• No other creature has appeared in such a rich
  variety of forms. It is as though there was once
  a whole family of different dragon species that
  really existed, before they mysteriously became
  extinct.

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Objective

• Create visual texture using pen and ink
• Visual texture is the way a surface looks like it
  might feel.

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ASSIGNMENT

• Create a dragon from your imagination. Use pen
  and ink to add visual textures and detailsNext
  Activity Create visual texture using scratch
  board (negative image)

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GRADING CRITERIA

• Creativity
• Visual texture
• Craftsmanship

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Chinese Calendar

• Rat - 1984OxTigerRabbitDragon - 2000Snake

Horse- 1990RamMonkeyRoosterDogPig - 1995
Note Dragon (Chinese Year of the
Dragon-2000/yr. 4698, Feb 5 and 6)