I borrowed this idea from a very memorable assignment I completed in high school. I needed a makeup assignment I could have students do any number of times at home with minimal materials. I have a lot of high school students who have missed my 7th period class repeatedly due to sports, and many have already done all six of these makeup worksheets. The directions for this makeup assignment are below:

You may do this assignment any number of times to make up excused absences. Turn makeup work no more than two school days after the absence. Each assignment must employ a new image.

STEPS

1. LOCATE. Find a photo in a magazine or newspaper. It should have a full range of values. It must be at least 4 inches wide and 4 inches tall.
2. CUT. Cut the photograph out of the magazine or newspaper. Then cut it in half, making sure that each half still has a full range of values.
3. PASTE. Tape or glue one half of the photo down onto a sheet of plain white paper. Leave room next to it for the other half. These first three steps should take only 10 minutes.
4. DRAW. Draw the missing half, using the second half of the photo as a reference. Draw the full range of values. No tracing! Spend at least 40 minutes on this drawing step.
5. TURN IN. Turn in the drawing along with both halves of the photo (one half will be pasted down next to your drawing; the other was your reference.)

UPDATE 3/13/07: Student Work

Here are two excellent examples of student work on this makeup assignment:

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