Forsyth Country Day School Curriculum Guide ART801

ART801 Eighth Grade Semester

Course Grade Level Length

Overview

Eighth grade students meet for art twice a week all year. They concentrate on the areas of three-dimensional art: mask making, ceramics and fibers. Design, pattern and color are the focus in these assignments with the reinforcing of drawing and painting skills. Students create art that includes personal symbols and celebrate individuality. Knowledge of ceramic terms and techniques enable each student to create a work that is expressive of their personality. The fibers unit involves weaving and/or basketry. Tapestry weaving projects may include belts, wall hangings, and/or purses.

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. To look at color and its use in two and three-dimensional art.

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. Masks

B. Ceramics

1. Teacups

2. House or set of items

C. Fibers/Weaving

1. Belt

2. Tapestry

D. Drawing/Painting

1. Sketchbook

2. Self-Portrait

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

Pariscraft, acrylic paints, clay, underglazes, underglaze pencils, glazes, frame looms, backstrap looms, and assorted yarns.

American Craft magazine

Held, Shirley, Weaving, New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. 1973.

Nelson, Glenn. Ceramics, New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc.