Visual Art
Content: 8th Grade – 2nd Semester course
Name of Teacher: K. Jones
Grading Period: FIRST NINE WEEKS
Instructional Strategies (May include, but not limited to):
Anticipatory set
Brainstorming
Critique
Cooperative Learning
Differentiated Instruction
Experimentation
Formative & Summative Evaluation
Independent Practice
Inquiry
Integrated Technology
Journaling
Lecture
Peer Tutoring
Problem-based Learning
One-on-one Teaching
Word Wall
Resources:
Art (Grade 8), Scott Foresman Text (MCS adopted text)
Textbook Transparencies
Art Library
Teacher Made Materials and Resources
Museums and Galleries
Internet
First Nine Weeks Grading Period Course of Study:
- Art Elements
- Principles of Design
- Examining Historical/Cultural Aspects
- Critiquing Process
- Interdisciplinary Connections
- Shape to Form
- Demonstrating an understanding of a variety of media, tool,Techniques, and Processes
- Figure Drawings
- Portraits/Self-Portraits
- Compositions using one-point and two-point linear perspective
- Enlarging images using the grid method
- Using a Viewfinder to frame a composition
- Compositions using Design Elements/Relationships
- Compositions Utilizing Design Principles: Emphasis
- Compositions Utilizing Design Principles: Visual Rhythm
- Compositions Utilizing Design Principles: Balance
- Compositions Utilizing Design Principles: Unity
- Compositions Utilizing Design Principles: Variety/Contrast
- Compositions Utilizing Design Principles: Harmony
- Compositions Utilizing Design Principles: Pattern
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of media, tools, techniques, and processes:
Techniques in Pencil
Techniques in Oil Pastel
Techniques in Marker
Techniques in Colored Pencil
Techniques for Shading
Techniques in India Ink
One Point Perspective
Two Point Perspective
Utilizing Specific Design Principles
PRODUCING ART: 2-D ELEMENTS AND
PRINCIPLES
Demonstrate basic understandings of Art Elements:
- Contour lines
- Shapes influenced by color, value, and texture
- Color
- Space
- Harmony
- Pattern
- Emphasis
- Visual Rhythm
- Balance
- Unity
- Variety/Contrast
- Harmony
- Pattern
Demonstrate basic understandings of Art Principles
Demonstrate understanding of emphasis (main point of interest) created by: color, size, value,contrasting values, colors lines, shapes, sizes and placement in format to create dominance.
HISTORY/CULTURE
Historical/Cultural Aspects
- Artists/Artworks
- Media/Tools/Processes
- Influences
- Styles and Themes
Critique
- Knowledge-Based Decisions
- Personal Preferences (aesthetics)
Interdisciplinary Connections
- Similarities/differences
- Themes, purposes, meanings
Calendar
- Jan 03 - Jan 7 Its all in the Reflexes - Rendering hands illustrating shape to form relationships while demonstrating a variety of media to distinguish light sources using Pen and Ink- Artist Escher
- Jan 10 - Jan 14 Being your own Super Hero - Self Portrait Figure Drawings using Oil Pastel - Artists Frida Kahlo and Vincent Van Gogh
- Jan 17 - Jan 21 The Nightmare in the Hallway - Rendering a hallway to understand 1
- and 2 point Perspective in Charcoal - Artist
- Jan 24 - Jan 28 Art that goes Pop! - Creating a comic book collage that will be created into a larger piece using a view finder and the grad method in Marker. Artist - Roy Lichtenstein
- Jan 31 - Feb 01 Emphasizing Who You Are - Using the elements of design such as Emphasis, Balance, Rhythm to create a design of your own name in Marker. Artist - Various Graffiti Artists.
- Feb 7 - Feb 11 The Sound of Music - Using music to create an abstract design using the elements of harmony, rhythm, and pattern in colored pencil. Artists - Wassily Kandinsky
- Feb 14 - Feb 18 Divine Inspiration - Creating a stained glass design in marker using Radial Balance.
- Feb 21 - Feb 25 We are One - Unity in art through abstraction. Artist - Keith Haring
- Feb 28 - Mar4 Ancient Cloth - Creating a Kente Cloth to learn about Variety and Contrast.
- Mar 4 - Mar 11 Review Week - Completing any unfinished art work and end of 9 weeks test.
Assessments/activities/projects/performances (may include but not limited to):
- Critique Art Prints and fellow classmates art work
- Written reflections after each major project
- Journal Entries about the project
- Rendering hands illustrating shape to form relationships while demonstrating a variety of media to distinguish light sources using Pen and Ink- Artist Escher
- Being your own Super Hero - Self Portrait Figure Drawings using Oil Pastel - Artists Frida Kahlo and Vincent Van Gogh
- The Nightmare in the Hallway - Rendering a hallway to understand 1 and 2 point Perspective in Charcoal
- Creating a comic book collage that will be created into a larger piece using a view finder and the grid method in Marker. Artist - Roy Lichtenstein
- Using the elements of design such as Emphasis, Balance, Rhythm to create a design of your own name in Marker. Artist - Various Graffiti Artists.
- Using music to create an abstract design using the elements of harmony, rhythm, and pattern in colored pencil. Artists - Wassily Kandinsky
- Creating a stained glass design in marker using Radial Balance.
- Unity in art through abstraction. Artist - Keith Haring
- Creating a Kente Cloth to learn about Variety and Contrast.
