TechWorks · BertyBot’s LogoLab · Grades 6–8 · teacher
Pacing, keys, and ELL notes
Name ______________________________
Date ______________
8–10 day map
- Lesson 1 + type sorter. Print vocab cards and six types.
- Lesson 2 + silhouette quiz. Print simplify sheet.
- Lesson 3 (day A): AeroLink arrow, Arcady A→Y, diagrams.
- Lesson 3 (day B): hidden-space hunt + worksheet.
- Lesson 4 + color lab + color chart.
- Lesson 5 + type fit + letter-as-logo.
- Lesson 6 clinic + guess-the-cousin. Assign paper brief.
- Studio / drawing day. Constraints on the wall.
- Peer critique with frames + rubric.
- Gallery walk + reflection. Optional: one-color print of finals.
Keys (short)
- AeroLink hidden: arrow. Arcady: A→Y path. North Park: book in leaf. Foxfire: one ear is a flame.
- Foxfire, Beacon, North Park: pictorial. Stride, Pact: abstract. Quill, Harbor, AeroLink: wordmark. Red Rail: lettermark. Summit, Arcady: combination. Mesa: emblem.
- Burger Blast / Star Tutors / IRON GYM: too many fonts + effects. Zippy: contrast. NiteOwl: off-brand neon.
- Cousins (from memory): Niko→Nike, Pear→Apple, McWaffle→McDonald's, Amazoff→Amazon, Bullseye Mart→Target, Bubba-Cola→Coca-Cola, DashDash→Adidas, Stargoose→Starbucks.
ELL moves (always on)
- ES toggle, read-aloud, cognates, sentence frames, word bank on every task.
- Pair oral rehearsal before writing. Allow sketches before sentences.
- Language objective posted beside the I can.
- Word drill in Studio: definition in, term out. Keys 1–4.
Clinic sample: Burger Blast — four typefaces, no hierarchy.