3rd graders started a unit on figure drawing, or drawing the human body, using a very fun technique that uses quick curly lines called gesture drawing. I did a number of poses to get third graders started with their drawings and then gave third graders a chance to pose for their classmates. You can see this student really captured the shapes of some of his classmates and put their initials next to each of them. Every third grader did a great job, but I am choosing to recognize C. G. in Ms. Newkirk's 3rd grade class, student artist of the week!