| This is a beginning level exploratory course in a variety of media. The course is intended to help students develop introductory skills and vocabulary, learning new techniques, and expand knowledge of art, artists, and their cultural influences. The elements and principles of art will serve as a foundation for the lessons presented. This brief experience of art instruction includes both two-dimensional and three dimensional. The class touches upon each of the California State strands. | |||
| MAJOR UNITS OF INSTRUCTION may or may not be taught in this sequence. Time varies per unit. Standards listed are aligned to state and PAUSD art content. | |||
| Unit of Instruction | Standards | Activities/Lessons/Assignments | Intersection with Core |
| Drawing: exploration of different drawing techniques and genre | •Artistic Perception •Creative Expression •Technical Skill •Historical and Cultural Context |
•Pre drawing exercises •Cubism and abstraction-line drawings •Lettering •Single Line portraits •Figure drawings and proportion •Pastel still life |
Math-Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing numbers with decimals Math-Estimating computational |
| Painting: exploring watercolor | •Aesthetic Valuing •Technical Skill |
• Portfolio cover-watercolor techniques • Watercolor self portraits |
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| Digital Media: use of technology tools in new modes of visual expression. | •Creative Expression | Fantasy stratigraphy using Painter | Sixth Grade Science-earth’s layers |
| Ceramic Container | •Technical Skill | Slab construction of useful container | Sixth Grade Social studies-Early Humans and ancient crafts |
| Cartooning | Habits of Mind | •Create caricature through copying and invention | |
| Portfolio | Aesthetic Valuing |
• Collected works, written response on final evaluation | 6th Grade Language Arts – writing programs |
created by Leslie Goldman 6-4-2007