Art – Grade 8

District 2853

Month

Content

Performance Standards Addressed

Skills for Student Achievement

Assessment

Week 1	· Principles of Design · Review Elements	Artistic Interpretation - Ability - Benchmarks #1, #2 Understanding - Benchmarks #1a, #1b, #1c, #1d, #1e, #2, #3	· Review of principles and in-depth study of each · Notes on lecture and video · Video - Principles of Design	· Completed notes and worksheets · Begin resource folder - notes, projects, worksheets added each week
Week 2	· Pattern	Artistic Interpretation - Ability - Benchmarks #1, #2 Understanding - Benchmarks #1a, #1c, #1d, #1e, #2, #3 Creativity & Performance - Ability - Benchmarks #1, #2, #,3, #4, #5 Understanding - Benchmarks #1a, #1b, #1c, #1d, #1e, #2, #3	· Chapters 1, 3, 8, 9, 10 Text Worksheet · Notes - lecture and video · Study pattern types · Create patterns · Complete a project using repeated pattern	· Completed note on video and lecture · Classroom observation · Use of materials · Production of project
Week 3	· Rhythm	Artistic Interpretation - Ability - Benchmarks #1, #2 Understanding - Benchmarks #1a, #1c, #1d, #1e, #2, #3 Creativity & Performance - Ability - Benchmarks #1, #2, #,3, #4, #5 Understanding - Benchmarks #1a, #1b, #1c, #1d, #1e, #2, #3	· Combined with pattern · Lecture - notes · Study how pattern creates rhythm · Other means of creating rhythm are also discussed	·
Week 4	· Balance	Artistic Interpretation - Ability - Benchmarks #1, #2 Understanding - Benchmarks #1a, #1b, #1c, #1d, #1e, #2, #3 Creativity & Performance - Ability - Benchmarks #1, #2, #,3, #4, #5 Understanding - Benchmarks #1a, #1b, #1c, #1d, #1e, #2, #3	· Chapters 3, 4, 8, and 9 Text Worksheet · Note on video and lecture · Study types of balance · Study ways of creating balance · Complete projects using balance	· Completed notes on video and lecture · Classroom observation · Use of materials · Production of projects
Week 5	· Proportion	Artistic Interpretation - Ability - Benchmarks #1, #2 Understanding - Benchmarks #1a, #1b, #1c, #1d, #1e, #2, #3 Creativity & Performance - Ability - Benchmarks #1, #2, #,3, #4, #5 Understanding - Benchmarks #1a, #1b, #1c, #1d, #1e, #2, #3	· Chapters 8, 9, and 12 Text Worksheet · Notes on lecture and video · Study size relationships between self and other objects · Produce projects that show size relationships using various means	· Completed notes and worksheets · Classroom observation · Use of materials · Production of projects
Week 6	· Emphasis	Artistic Interpretation - Ability - Benchmarks #1, #2 Understanding - Benchmarks #1a, #1b, #1c, #1d, #1e, #2, #3 Creativity & Performance - Ability - Benchmarks #1, #2, #,3, #4, #5 Understanding - Benchmarks #1a, #1b, #1c, #1d, #1e, #2, #3	· Chapter 8 and 9 Text Worksheet · Notes on lecture and video · Study - way to create emphasis · Produce projects that show emphasis using different techniques	· Completed notes and worksheets · Classroom observation · Use of materials · Production of projects
Weeks 7-8	· Unity and Variety	Artistic Interpretation - Ability - Benchmarks #1, #2 Understanding - Benchmarks #1a, #1c, #1d, #1e, #2, #3 Creativity & Performance - Ability - Benchmarks #1, #2, #,3, #4, #5 Understanding - Benchmarks #1a, #1b, #1c, #1d, #1e, #2, #3	· Chapter 9 Text Worksheet · Notes on lecture and video · Study ways to create unity · Study ways to create variety · Complete projects showing unity or variety	· Completed notes and worksheets · Classroom observation · Use of materials · Production of projects
Week 9	· Putting it all together	Artistic Interpretation - Ability - Benchmarks #1, #2 Understanding - Benchmarks #1a, #1b, #1c, #1d, #1e, #2, #3 Creativity & Performance - Ability - Benchmarks #1, #2, #,3, #4, #5 Understanding - Benchmarks #1a, #1b, #1c, #1d, #1e, #2, #3	· Create a project that shows more than one principle · Must show understanding	· Classroom observation · Completed project

ARTISTIC INTERPRETATION

A student shall demonstrate an "understanding" of:

#1 How the components of visual arts are used to convey meaning:

a. elements, including color, line, shape, form, texture and space;

· principles (for example, repetition, contrast, or balance);

· vocabulary;

· styles (for example, abstract or impressionist); and

· structures (for example, two dimensional or three dimensional);

#2 The connection between a visual art work, its purpose, and its cultural and historical contexts; and

#3 How the principles and vocabulary of visual art are similar to and different from other arts areas (for example, dance, music, or theater).

A student shall demonstrate the "ability" to:

#1 Communicate a personal reaction to works in visual art using the components of visual art; and

#2 Use criteria to evaluate works of visual art.

ARTISTIC CREATIVITY AND PERFORMANCE

A student shall demonstrate an "understanding" of:

#1 The components of visual art:

· elements, including color, line, shape, form, texture, and space;

· principles (for example, repetition, contrast, or balance);

· vocabulary;

· styles (for example, abstract or impressionist); and

· structures (for example, two dimensional or three dimensional);

#2 Technical skills of visual arts (for example, selecting and using tools and techniques of the medium); and

#3 how audience and occasion affect artistic choices in creation of visual art.

A student shall demonstrate the "ability" to:

#1 Use artistic processes to create in a variety of visual art contexts;

#2 Express and communicate ideas using the components of visual arts;

#3 Generate ideas for artistic expression in visual arts;

#4 Make and explain artistic choices in creating visual art; and

#5 Use feedback to revise artistic expression in visual art.