Scott County Middle School

Curriculum Framework

2007-2008

Content:Art Grade 6 /
Topic:Elements and Principles of Design /

Content

(What do your students need to KNOW?) / Demonstrators
(What do your students need to be able to DO?) / Assessment
(How will you assess what your students ALREADY KNOW, and assess WHAT THEY’VE LEARNED?) / Activities
(HOW will you teach it?) / Resources
(What MATERIALS will you need?) Technology / Differentiation
(How will you reach the DIVERSITY of learners?) / Literacy Connection
(How will you use READING and WRITING with this material?) /
Context
Program of Studies
AH-6-SA-U-2
Students will understand that the principles of design and the elements of visual art are intentionally applied in creating works of art.
AH-6-SA-U-3
Students will understand that responding to and critiquing works of art involves an understanding of elements, principles, and structures appropriate to each area of the arts
Core Content
AH-06-1.4.1 Students will describe works of art using elements of art and principles of design.
AH-06-1.4.2 Students will identify a variety of art media and art processes. / Academic Expectations
1.13 Students make sense of ideas and communicate ideas with the visual arts.
2.22 Students create works of art and make presentations to convey a point of view.
2.23 Students analyze their own and others' artistic products and performances using accepted standards.
2.24 Students have knowledge of major works of art, music, and literature and appreciate creativity and the contributions of the arts and humanities. / Quiz
Test
Open Response
Daily work on art projects that specifically define each element and principles.
Class observation
Critique
Graded work
AH-6-SA-S-VA1
Students will use appropriate terminology to describe and analyze the use of elements of art (line, shape, form, texture, color) and principles of design (emphasis, pattern, balance, contrast) in a variety of visual artworks
AH-6-SA-S-VA2
Students will use the elements of art, principles of design, and a variety of processes in creating artworks
AH-6-SA-S-VA3
Students will apply organizational structures and describe what makes them effective or not effective in communicating ideas
AH-6-SA-S-VA4
Students will identify and analyze the use of elements of art (e.g., line, shape, form, texture, primary and secondary colors, color schemes/groups) and principles of design (e.g., focal point, pattern, balance, contrast) in a variety of two and three dimensional artworks
AH-6-SA-S-VA5
Students will identify a variety of subject matter in visual artworks (representational – e.g., landscape, portrait, still life, nonrepresentational – e.g., abstract, non-objective) / Watch videos for a brief overview of Elements and Principles.
Critique artists work from different periods
Lecture on them and meaning.
Vocabulary handout.
Assign art projects that use each Element and Principle. / Paper
Pencil
Rulers
Crayons
Paint
Markers
Brushes
Erasers
TV and VCR
Colored pencils / Students are not judged against each other but on there own ability and completion of each assignment in relation to their ability. / Students write notes and write a critique of each work after finishing.
Open response questions.
Read vocabulary words and definitions.