Art Curricular Skills for Grades 6-8

Unit of Study / Learning Targets / Resources
Drawing / Exploratory
  • Demonstrate basic techniques of drawing from life using: (options)
  • Gesture Drawing
  • Contour Line Drawing
  • Grid Drawing
(Element s= line, form, space, shape, contrast; Principles = balance, proportion, pattern, rhythm)
  • Use a viewfinder to create a composition
(balance, unity)
  • Create a value scale
(value)
  • Illustrate proper use of a value to show three-dimensions
(shape, form, value)
  • Demonstrate shading techniques:(options)
  • blending
  • stippling
  • hatching
  • cross-hatching
(shape, form, value)
  • Describe the difference between shapes and forms
  • Explain the 3 main styles of artwork (realism, abstraction, and non-objective)
  • Create a realistic or abstract drawing (options)
  • Still life
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
/ Article of Week
Videos
Sharepoint
Powerpoint
Interactive websites
Student Examples
Visual aides
“Explore Art” textbook
CMS
Elective
  • All of 6/7 drawing skills (listed above)
  • Differentiate between linear and atmosphericperspective
  • Compare/contrast the differencebetween one and two point perspective
  • Measure using rulers
  • Use line to create space in their drawing
  • Create a drawing of an interior or exterior space utilizing perspective techniques

Ceramics / Exploratory
Hand-building techniques
Experience wheel work (if get wheels)
  • Demonstrate correct additive and subtractive hand-building techniques
  • Wedging
  • Slab
  • Coil
  • Pinch
  • Impressing tools into the clay
  • Carving out
  • Using a needle tool
  • Adding on details
  • Create a ceramic project
  • Box, tiles, plaques, cups, bowls
  • Choosefinish-type and colors to apply to their piece to create an interesting and unified work of art.
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Elective
  • All of 6/7 ceramics skills (listed above)
  • Apply proper textural details (additive, subtractive, incised) to enhance ceramics piece
  • Distinguish between relief and sculpture-in-the-round
  • Practice correct technical aspects of wheel thrown pottery.
  • Centering
  • Smoothing rim
  • Cylinder or bowl
  • Trimming

Painting /
  • Demonstrate proper use and care of brushes
  • Hand placement
  • Pull towards self, not back and forth
  • Cleaning
  • Storing bristles up
  • Practice painting techniques (sampler)
  • Blending
  • Flat
  • Color mixing
  • (Layering and Dry brush for exemplary)
  • Pointillism
  • Create a color wheel to demonstrate color theory and its properties
  • Identify the principles of color theory
  • Triad
  • Monochromatic
  • Analogous
  • Complementary
  • Neutral
  • Warm and cool
  • Tints and shades
  • Describe the properties of color theory
  • Evaluate how color theory is used in art and everyday life
  • Create an abstract or non-objective painting
  • tempera
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Elective
  • All of 6/7 painting skills listed above
  • Acrylic or watercolor (both) – Painting techniques
  • Blending
  • Flat
  • Color mixing
  • Layering
  • Scumbling
  • Dry brush
  • Wet on wet
  • Frisket (masking)
  • Washes (graded, flat)

Graphic Design /
  • Layout
  • Audience
  • Using text with images
  • Computer skills
  • Basic (scanning, saving, printing)
  • Image creation and manipulation
  • Copyright vs. Appropriation
  • Design a graphic element
  • Poster design
  • CD cover
  • Logo design
  • App Icon

Crafts /
  • Differentiate amongst the various crafts
  • Contemporary
  • Skilled workers
  • Accessible art
  • Trends
  • Demonstrate skills specific to the material
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Printmaking /
  • Create a printing plate or screen
  • Produce prints from that plate or screen.
  • Positive and negative space
  • White space
  • Series

Careers*
*Infuse into each unit or stand alone / Elective
  • List and describe different careers related to art.
  • Demonstrate knowledge and skills to create 2 and 3 dimensional works and time arts (e.g. film, animation, and video) that are realistic, abstract, functional, and decorative.
  • Demonstrate knowledge and skills that communicate clear and focused ideas based on planning, research, and problem solving.
  • Know and describe how artists and their works shape culture and increase understanding of societies, past and present.

Art History
Art Elements
Art Principles /
  • Compare and contrast the elements and principles in two or more art works that share similar themes.
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Composition /
  • Recognize the elements and principles that create a composition
  • Demonstrate the successful application of the elements and principles to create a composition in their own artwork.
  • Identify and demonstrate how space is used in various artworks (atmospheric, aerial, linear/ foreground, middle ground, and background)
  • Positive and negative space