Overview
Seventh grade students meet for art twice a week all year. In this course, students focus on drawing, painting, and design skills using pencil, colored pencil, charcoal, pastels, watercolors, and acrylic paints. They learn to define the elements of art and the principles of design and to apply their knowledge to their artworks. The course offers the opportunity to experiment with new techniques and materials. Students keep sketchbooks to collect their ideas and share drawings in class each week.
Objectives
The student will:
A. Review and
expand his/her view of the art elements and principles of design.
B. Identify and
discuss various art media and art forms.
C. Discuss
expressive qualities of the art elements (for example, static and active line).
D. Compare and
contrast the elements of shape and form.
E. Create art
that shows objects or surroundings as the student would like them to be.
F. Create art
that includes personal symbols and celebrates individuality.
G. Interpret
reality and fantasy in original artwork that requires deliberate
decision-making and connections to other areas of study.
H. Examine the
artwork of other artists for inspiration and technique.
I. Examine
art from other cultures, past and present, to understand how art functions in
those communities and cultures.
J. Identify
the skills used in making aesthetic judgments and differentiate between
preference and judgment.
K. Construct
and use sets of criteria for evaluating works of art.
L. Identify
the purposes of art.
M. Reflect on
how the knowledge and skills learned in the visual arts apply to their future.
Content
A. Drawing
1. Still
life/ pencil
2. Figures/pencil,
charcoal, pastel
3. Landscape/ink
4. Perspective
5. Basic
design problems
B. Painting
1. Watercolor/landscape
2. Tempera/still life
Methodology
Discussion
Demonstration
Show examples-motivation
Class work-teacher input and guidance
Critiques
Student Directed
Teacher Directed
Modeling student and teaching
Evaluation
Student and teacher critique
School exhibits
Use of techniques and ideas in the work produced
Peer mentoring
Resources
Drawing and newsprint paper, construction paper, watercolor paper, crayons, watercolors, markers, pastels, clay and glazes, tempera paint, scissors, glue, brushes, pencils, rulers, erasers, India ink, ink pens, bamboo brushes charcoal, tortillons, watercolors, acrylic paint, colored pencils.