WI standard 1(A): Visual Memory & Knowledge

A.12.2. Students will know advanced vocabulary related to their study of art.

Students will understand and use art terminology.

Students will understand and use Art Terms:

Art-1 vocabulary

none

continued use throughout the course

Everyday class usage

Reflection papers after major assignments and Final paper

Use terms in conversations and critiques.

Introduce more advanced Art terminology

A.12.3. Students will know and recognize styles of art from their own and other parts of the world.

Students will recognize art styles from different countries.

Students will understand the concept of Photorealism, its origins, and create an artwork in that particular style.

grid grawing method

shading techniques

value shading

linear drawing skills

blending values

semester 2

Project performance.

(summative assessment projects)

Rubric:

• Evidence of artistic ability / Growth.
• Quality and craftsmanship of the finished project.
• Application of the given process / steps.
• Correct use of materials and work space
• Creativity / originality
• Specific project requirements

Photorealism

Depends on individual student:

• Assign a more challenging assignment
• Move on to the next project

Improve shading technique

WI standard 2(B): Art & Design history, citizenship, and environment

B.12.4. Students will know how artists, designers, and cultures influence art.

Students will recognize the influence of an individual artist on Art.

Students will learn about Linear perspective, its history, inventor, and its importance to Art.

Students will create a series of assignments using Linear perspective.

• use rulers, measurements, draw a grid
• ability to draw thin and thick lines

semester 2

Project performance.

(summative assessment projects)

Rubric:

• Evidence of artistic ability / Growth.
• Quality and craftsmanship of the finished project.
• Application of the given process / steps.
• Correct use of materials and work space
• Creativity / originality
• Specific project requirements

2pt Perspective

Birdhouses

Depends on individual student:

• Assign a more challenging assignment
• Move on to the next project

Unit 1: Line

(includes formative assessment - worksheets, practice, and feedback)

Students will:

• understand the importance of LINE as one of the Elements of Art,
• learn the related vocabulary,
• develop the related skills

  individual feedback

• learn the types of line
• use line in a drawing and composition
• demonstrate ability to produce a linear design with specific line requirements

  Drawing with lines
  individual feedback

• demonstrate eye-hand coordination and sense of proportion

  individual feedback
  Line Repetition Design

Students will create designs made with lines only (line is the only Element of Art used)

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Students will demonstrate precision skills in drawing lines:

• drawing solid, uninterrupted lines,
• even spacing between straight and curved lines,
• freehand straight lines,
• step-by-step design planning.

• Basic drawing skills
• Understanding of Forms of Art (drawing, painting, sculpture, etc. )
• Understanding of Elements and Principles of Art
• Basic Art vocabulary
• Drawing solid lines skill
• Eye-Hand coordination
• Sense of Proportion

Weeks 1-3

continued use throughout the course

Project performance:

Line Repetition Design
(summative assessment project)

Rubric:

• Evidence of artistic ability / Growth.
• Quality and craftsmanship of the finished project.
• Application of the given process / steps.
• Correct use of materials and work space
• Creativity / originality
• Specific project requirements

Depends on individual student:

• Assign a more challenging assignment
• Move on to the next project

Unit 2: Shape/Form

(includes formative assessment - worksheets, practice, and feedback)

Students will

• understand the importance of SHAPE as one of the Elements of Art
• learn the related vocabulary
• understand that everything we see around us is made of shapes/forms,

  individual feedback

• learn to identify shapes,

  individual feedback

• break down complex shapes into simple geometric shapes, see and recognize shapes,

  See Shapes
  Tangrams
  individual feedback

• learn the steps to draw objects from observation - further develop eye-hand coordination and sense of proportion

  Hand study
  Drawing Hand
  Flower study
  individual feedback

• learn to construct tessellations

  individual feedback

• In addition students will learn advanced coloring techniques for colored pencils and watercolors

  colored pencils w/s
  individual feedback

 Students will create two projects based on creating shapes and using shapes to create realistic drawings:

Students  will demonstrate two major drawing skills:

• abstract thinking and planning by constructing a tessellation
  
• observational drawing skills
• ability to stylize lines and shapes
  
• Students will also demonstrate:
• application of colored pencils techniques to create a 3-D coloring
• 2 watercolor techniques

• Understanding of Elements and Principles of Art
• Identifying geometric shapes
• Using a ruler
• Measurement skills
• Observational drawing skills
• Basic coloring skills
• Experience with watercolor paint

Weeks 4-8

continued use throughout the course

Project performance.

Tessellations
(summative assessment project)

Hand & Flowers
(summative assessment project)

Rubric:

• Evidence of artistic ability / Growth.
• Quality and craftsmanship of the finished project.
• Application of the given process / steps.
• Correct use of materials and work space
• Creativity / originality
• Specific project requirements

Depends on individual student:

• Assign a more challenging assignment
• Move on to the next project

Unit 3: Value

(includes formative assessment - worksheets, practice, and feedback)

Students will

• understand the importance of VALUE as one of the Elements of Art,
• learn the related vocabulary,
• understand how to use a value scale

  Value Scale
  individual feedback

• learn shading techniques

  Pointillism
  individual feedback

• learn chiaroscuro

  Chiaroscuro
  individual feedback

• learn basic form construction (symmetrical figures: cube, sphere, pyramid, cylinder, and cone)
• learn to use values to create an illusion of depth

  Value design 1 or
  Value Design 2

• learn the “grid” drawing method

  Learning Grid method
  Value drawing (photorealism)
  individual feedback

Students will demonstrate their skills by creating a series of art assignments:

• shading techniques
• value accuracy
• demonstrate knowledge of chiaroscuro pattern
• form construction
  
• apply various shading techniques, including stippling, cross hatching
• proper use of grid method
• create an illusion of depth with values

• create a realistic pencil drawing using a photo as a reference
  

• knowledge of basic geometric forms, definitions of axis, base, radius, surface.
• use rulers, measurements, draw a grid

Weeks 9-13

continued use throughout the course

Project performance.

Value design 1
(summative assessment project) or

Value Design 2
(summative assessment project)

Value drawing - photorealism
(summative assessment project)

Rubric:

• Evidence of artistic ability / Growth.
• Quality and craftsmanship of the finished project.
• Application of the given process / steps.
• Correct use of materials and work space
• Creativity / originality
• Specific project requirements

Depends on individual student:

• Assign a more challenging assignment
• Move on to the next project

Unit 4: Color

(includes formative assessment - worksheets, practice, and feedback)

Students will

• understand the importance of COLOR as one of the Elements of Art,
• Intuitive color schemes coloring:

  Landscapes coloring

• learn the related vocabulary,
• learn COLOR THEORY:

  Color Schemes
  Practice Color Schemes
  individual feedback

• understand how to mix colors
• use Color Wheel to choose a color scheme

Students will demonstrate their skills by creating a series of art assignments:

• Mixing secondary and intermediate colors
• Painting within a defined area,
• Creating shades, tones, and tints of  colors
• Creating color values

• basic painting skill - “stay inside the lines”
• eye-hand coordination
• painting within a defined area
• controlling the stroke size and direction

Weeks 1-6

continued use throughout the course

Project performance.

Color Wheel
(summative assessment projects)

Rubric:

• Evidence of artistic ability / Growth.
• Quality and craftsmanship of the finished project.
• Application of the given process / steps.
• Correct use of materials and work space
• Creativity / originality
• Specific project requirements

Depends on individual student:

• Assign a more challenging assignment
• Move on to the next project

Unit 5: Space

(includes formative assessment - worksheets, practice, and feedback)

• Students will understand the importance of SPACE of Art,
• learn the related vocabulary,
• learn the types of perspectives
• understand the principles of building 1 and 2 point linear perspectives
• understand the concept of aerial perspective
• learn the impact of value and color in perspective
• understand how to utilize a "grid plan" approach in building a linear perspective

Students will demonstrate their skills by creating a series of art assignments:

• city plan

• birdhouses in 2 point perspective

• use rulers, measurements, draw a grid
• ability to draw thin and thick lines

Weeks 7-14

continued use throughout the course

Project performance.

(summative assessment projects)

Rubric:

• Evidence of artistic ability / Growth.
• Quality and craftsmanship of the finished project.
• Application of the given process / steps.
• Correct use of materials and work space
• Creativity / originality
• Specific project requirements

Depends on individual student:

• Assign a more challenging assignment
• Move on to the next project

Unit 6: Texture

(includes formative assessment - worksheets, practice, and feedback)

Students will

• understand the importance of TEXTURE as one of the Elements of Art,
• learn the related vocabulary,
• understand the concept of "implied" texture
• be able to create an illusion of texture by various methods
• learn how to apply a texture to a 3-D form

Students will demonstrate their skills by creating a series of art assignments:

• textured balls

• understand chiaroscuro pattern
• value shading
• understand Patterns

Weeks 15-18

continued use throughout the course

Project performance.

(summative assessment projects)

Rubric:

• Evidence of artistic ability / Growth.
• Quality and craftsmanship of the finished project.
• Application of the given process / steps.
• Correct use of materials and work space
• Creativity / originality
• Specific project requirements

Depends on individual student:

• Assign a more challenging assignment
• Move on to the next project